Archived articles from 2012
Connecticut scraps death penalty
11 Jun 2012
The US state of Connecticut has scrapped the death penalty after years of work by campaigners
11 Jun 2012
Stephen Lewis speaks to Satish Kumar, the long-standing editor of the pioneering environmental magazine Resurgence, about the publication's philosophy and achievements
10 Jun 2012
From down-to-earth retreat centres to extravagant spas, Robin Robinson takes a look at some of the best places in the UK to relax, indulge and escape this summer
Press freedom increases globally, finds report
07 Jun 2012
The average global level of freedom of the press increased for the first time in eight years during 2011, according to a report by the human rights monitoring organisation Freedom House
07 Jun 2012
The Welsh government have announced plans to make it a legal requirement for local councils to provide and maintain cycle and walking routes
Global / Economics & Innovation, New Economics
01 Jun 2012
A new interactive online map reveals the breadth of innovative small scale responses to the economic crisis
01 Jun 2012
Denmark’s entire energy needs, including transport, are to be met by renewable technologies by 2050
01 Jun 2012
Inspired by the ‘Olympic truce,’ which calls for countries to come together in peace, an art installation will see encampments of glowing tents set up at eight remote coastal sites on 19-22 July
01 Jun 2012
Former prisoner of conscience and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has entered the Burmese parliament, marking an historic step towards democracy in the country after 25 years of totalitarian rule
01 Jun 2012
Occupy members around the world have collectively written a manifesto in an attempt to identify the causes of current economic, social and environmental crises and propose solutions
Green jobs offer key to youth employment
01 Jun 2012
The government should support the environmental sector, which can offer fulfilling work for young people, says Hanna Thomas
01 Jun 2012
A course designed to help young people find their direction in life will take place at the Asha Centre near Stroud from 29 June to 1 July
01 Jun 2012
A global campaign to raise awareness of the connection between extreme weather and climate change saw thousands of people take part in Climate Impacts Day on 5 May 2012
Global / Economics & Innovation, New Economics, Peace & Democracy, Politics, Sustainable Development, Wellbeing
01 Jun 2012
At a landmark UN meeting on happiness, delegates proposed making wellbeing the central goal of economic development
27 May 2012
A recently passed law, the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, should mean that local councils have to consider the ‘social value’ that outside contractors can offer, rather than just the cheapest deal. Claudia Cahalane asks Peter Holbrook, head of umbrella group Social Enterprise UK, to explain the Act.
24 May 2012
Philip Barron finds out how UK charities are using music to help the wellbeing of hospital patients
24 May 2012
Up to 30,000 school children are being given the opportunity to meet their athletic heroes and win tickets to the London 2012 Olympics through a new education initiative
