Location: Global
20 Jun 2012
Several trillion dollars is traded in currency around the world daily, with huge profits being pocketed by banks and traders. But one trader is bucking the trend by donating some of his company’s profits to charity, as well as giving a better rate of exchange to clients
Global, UK / Community, Wellbeing
18 Jun 2012
A week of events celebrating the good in the world will take place from 18-24 June 2012
Global, North America / Environment, Positive People
18 Jun 2012
Stephen Lewis talks to one of the world’s best-known environmentalists, the founder of 350.org, Bill McKibben, about the fierce struggles and successes of the environmental movement
Ripples of change from Rio
Global / Sustainable Development
18 Jun 2012
Twenty years on from the first Earth Summit, Kirsty Schneeberger looks at the potential for positive outcomes at Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, taking place 20-22 June 2012
16 Jun 2012
The United Nations has set new guidelines for giving marginalised people access to land, fisheries and forests
15 Jun 2012
Upon the release of new documentary Symphony of the Soil, Nikki Allen finds out about the role of soil in maintaining a healthy planet
Campaigners step up pressure to end fossil fuel subsidies
12 Jun 2012
Campaign groups Avaaz and 350.org are leading fresh attempts to end fossil fuel subsidies
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
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
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
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
Expect the unexpected
18 May 2012
In 2012, a year that many people see as greatly significant, we have an opportunity to create a better world, writes Simon Marlow
Event calls for education revolution
06 May 2012
An international conference aiming to promote alternative education will take place in Portland on 1-5 August 2012
Global / Community, Environment
04 May 2012
A global day of action will see people ‘connecting the dots’ between extreme weather and climate change
01 May 2012
An online service is helping provide unique travel experiences by connecting visitors with like-minded locals who act as guides or share their knowledge. Jini Reddy tries it out and discovers the hidden jewels of the Yorkshire coast
05 Apr 2012
New research has found that the public want environmental groups and scientists to have more influence on ocean management and that people value the oceans for their role in regulating the climate and providing food and beauty
Global / New Economics, Positive Perspective
05 Apr 2012
Ross Jackson offers a plan for radical economic and political reform that would replace current global institutions with ones that support sustainable economies, uphold human rights and respect environmental standards
