Archived articles from 2012
31 Dec 2012
Bethany Wivell finds that there’s more to the Rotary Club than street collections, and considers its momentous achievements across the globe
29 Dec 2012
Economists from the Financial Services Authority and the International Monetary Fund are among new voices to acknowledge that the ability of private banks to create money was at the heart of the financial crisis
28 Dec 2012
Nicole Vosper considers the magic and beauty of trees – and how to care for them – during the winter months
Europe / Economics & Innovation, Environment
27 Dec 2012
Norway is doubling carbon tax on its North Sea oil industry and setting up a £1bn fund to tackle the impact of climate change in the developing world
23 Dec 2012
The author and filmmaker Helena Norberg-Hodge has received the 2012 Goi Peace Award for her contribution to “strengthening local communities and economies worldwide”
22 Dec 2012
The actions taken by people fighting climate change have been honoured in an online photography exhibition curated by campaign group 10:10
21 Dec 2012
Swathes of woodland is at risk of culling due to an infectious disease sweeping the country, but a new smartphone app aims to limit the damage
20 Dec 2012
Bolivia has enacted new legislation conferring rights on the natural world, elaborating on and fully enshrining the principles set out in a ‘short law’ passed in December 2010
19 Dec 2012
Sweden’s ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ has recognised the tremendous efforts of activists around the world working towards global harmony
17 Dec 2012
With growing environmental concerns over using real trees and with the most common alternative being plastic, designers are rising to the challenge by creating affordable and sustainable Christmas trees that don’t scrimp on style
Global / Economics & Innovation
17 Dec 2012
Economic insecurity has put a dampener on much of the year, but as Natalie Revie finds, the co-operative business model is a beacon of hope in these austere times
Enriching connections
13 Dec 2012
Editorial: At a time of financial recession, we have the opportunity to remember that the greatest assets we have are each other. Our greatest currency is our social bonds. And our greatest capital is the content of the human heart
12 Dec 2012
A new global event aims to unify action on climate change and is calling for young environmental leaders to get behind the cause
Global / Economics & Innovation
11 Dec 2012
Offering a powerful and holistic foundation for a more life-sustaining society, Charles Eisenstein’s idea of the ‘gift economy’ flips current thinking on its head. Jini Reddy meets the man behind the vision
North America / Economics & Innovation
10 Dec 2012
New initiative from Occupy movement unites people in mutual support to buy up and write off millions of dollars worth of citizen debts
UK / Economics & Innovation, Environment, Positive People
07 Dec 2012
Jeremy Wickremer joins the audience for a public conversation between Charles Eisenstein and Polly Higgins, two ‘visionaries of a new world’
Video: Sacred Economics and Sacred Law
UK / Economics & Innovation, Environment, Positive People
07 Dec 2012
Working in the fields of law and economics, Polly Higgins and Charles Eisenstein share the belief that all life is sacred and see this understanding as the basis for a prosperous future. At a public event in London in November 2012, they spoke about their life paths and shared their visionary ideas.
07 Dec 2012
There is resurgent interest in improving citizens’ wellbeing, but this doesn’t mean we should automatically dismiss negative emotions; they can be important signals for change, says Matt Mellen
06 Dec 2012
Reflecting on his internship at Positive News, Tom Lawson considers the benefit of the internet at a time of change in the media