Anna Whitehouse, who helped usher in UK government legislation giving workers more flexibility, reveals what makes her tick The post Life lessons: Anna Whitehouse on what life so far has taught her appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
For centuries, male land inheritance in the DRC has stymied women’s access to livelihoods. In one region, women are pushing back The post Women in the DRC are pushing for land rights, and curbing gender-based violence in the process appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Florida shielded children from social media, Scotland passed a ‘momentous’ wildlife bill, and a diet offered climate hope, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
We asked readers: what have you done to empower yourself in these strange times? This is what you said The post The most empowering changes you have made in your lives appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Refugees Rock is a free climbing club for people fleeing war, persecution and exploitation The post Hanging tough: the free climbing sessions for refugees and asylum seekers appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Through the ways they connect communities, these hubs go further, and could form a model for others The post Is this the blueprint for a food bank that’s more human? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Adejoké Bakare hopes she might inspire a new generation of chefs from diverse backgrounds The post ‘I cook from the heart’ – UK’s first black female Michelin-starred chef appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Indigenous peoples are being mustered as citizen scientists in some of the world’s most remote rainforests The post Indigenous communities get tech and training on vital early warning systems appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Global child deaths plummeted, France slowed down fast fashion, and the world’s largest tree thrived in an unlikely place, plus more good news The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Our photographers tell us the human stories behind their favourite shots The post From Lagos to Lima: seven striking photographs from our trailblazing mental health series appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The UK’s conifer plantations are bereft of wildlife, but a new single aims to change that. Will it move the (pine) needle? The post Call of the wild: can this song breathe life into our barren spruce plantations? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The Swedish startup behind the world's tallest wooden turbine tower says that teaming wood with wind power is a winning combination The post A good turn: the world’s tallest wooden wind turbine tower – in pictures appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
What will cities look like a decade from now? Utrecht offers clues as it takes green living to the next level The post The city where ‘the future has already arrived’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A poignant portrait by Michelle Sank is among the Sony World Photography awards open competition winners The post Together: changing times captured poolside in Cape Town appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
With millions of pounds raised over the last decade, we take a look at the impact that investors on the not-for-profit investment platform Ethex have mad The post Not your average bank statement: what 10 years of impact investing looks like appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
UK cancer death rates plummeted, eagles embraced city life, and the ‘happiest’ countries were revealed, plus more good news The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
What started as a picnic for neurodiverse people has become a grassroots movement pushing Peruvian society for acceptance and recognition The post Lima’s neurodiverse picnic movement is liberating Peruvians from stigma and abuse appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Katy Marks has created Uno, a one-cup bra for women who have undergone mastectomies The post The architect who has designed lingerie for the post-mastectomy body appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Youth activist Jennifer Uchendu is on a mission to help fellow Nigerians give voice to their climate fears The post The climate cafe helping eco-anxious Africans find hope amid the heat appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The I Am Not A Typo campaign is calling on tech giants to ‘correct autocorrect’ in the name of equality The post ‘I am not a typo’ campaign urges tech giants to correct their autocorrect systems in the name of inclusivity appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Wikipedia profiled unsung heroines, a satellite launched to ‘name and shame’ polluters, and AI had a cancer breakthrough, plus more good news The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
We asked readers which women most inspire you. From mums and wives to trailblazing public lives, this is what you said The post The women that inspire you, by Positive News readers appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
It’s now used to flog everything from perfume to ice-cream, so how can you meaningfully help girls and women on International Women’s Day? The post 10 ways to really help women this International Women’s Day appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
As California’s pioneering ‘delete act’ progresses, here are five steps you can take today to become less visible online The post Becoming less visible online: five ways to shrink your digital footprint appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
People all over the UK are coming together to save their local pubs, creating community hubs in the process The post All hands to the pumps: the colourful rise of community-owned pubs appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Ahead of International Women’s Day, we want to hear about the women who inspire Positive News readers The post Tell us about a woman who inspires you appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Some horizon-expanding companies have won plaudits from the Green Alley Award in its 10 years to date, altering how we think of waste The post Debunking junk: 10 years of rethinking rubbish appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Europe passed a landmark nature law, Finland almost ended homelessness, and a Scottish land deal empowered communities, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Meet the mums who accidentally kicked off a grassroots movement to protect childhood from smartphones The post ‘Our kitchen has become the hub of an exploding movement of parents’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The wildlife presenter and zoologist Megan McCubbin shares what drives and inspires her The post Life lessons: Megan McCubbin on what life so far has taught her appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Reaching zero-waste in a home kitchen can feel an impossible ambition. Here are six ways to begin The post Six ways to head towards a zero-waste home kitchen appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Waste is a failure of the imagination, goes the adage at Silo: the world’s first zero-waste restaurant The post Thinking outside the bin at the world’s first zero-waste restaurant appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The UK quit a toxic energy treaty, trees kept the eastern US cool, and the four-day week got a boost, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Big oil and gas are doing their best to keep us hooked on expensive fossil fuels. Here’s how to wean yourself off The post 12 ways to phase fossil fuels out of your life appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
In January, a new cruise tax came into effect in Greenland following a campaign by residents and the country’s tourism sector The post How Greenland’s tourism industry lobbied for a green tax, and won appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Its ‘underwater gardens’ echo a tradition of sustainably harvesting the local waters: we go beneath the waves at a Welsh community-owned, regenerative Welsh seafood farm The post From sketch to sea: diving into Wales’ underwater farming revolution appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
War, the climate crisis, political inaction – it’s easy to feel helpless in the face of such challenges. What have you done to empower yourself? The post What’s the most empowering change you’ve made in your life? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
England set a biodiversity benchmark, the ‘most democratic country’ was revealed, and a big bird made a comeback, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A symbol of human resilience, Gaza’s para-cyclists ride through bombsites delivering aid to displaced people The post The para-cyclists delivering aid to displaced Gazans against all odds appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
We asked readers how they celebrate Valentine’s Day. From spreading love at ATMs to looking in the mirror, here’s what they said The post How to spread the love this Valentine’s Day, according to Positive News readers appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A US-based project arranges for handwork projects uncompleted by people before they died to be finished by fellow crafters The post The strangers stepping up to finish craft projects that loved ones leave behind appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Pulses and legumes are a win for people and the planet. Here are some varieties to look out for, and ideas about what to do with them The post Full of beans: how eating pulses can change you and the world appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Australians got the ‘right to disconnect’, Paris put the brakes on SUVs, and a series of climate concerts were announced, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Jack Scott credits running with helping him overcome a six-year gambling addiction that took hold in his early 20s The post Life after: Gambling addiction appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The UN sustainable development goals are badly needed, but progress is slow. Could collective personal shifts speed things up? The post Can the Inner Development Goals help us create a more sustainable future? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Forget red roses and other costly cliches, how do you celebrate Valentine’s Day without succumbing to commercialism? The post How do you avoid the Valentine’s Day consumer-fest while celebrating love? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Athletes are increasingly sticking their heads above the podium to speak out on issues from global travel to greenwashing The post Gamechangers: the sports stars speaking out on the climate appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
EU emissions fell sharply, a blood test for brain cancer arrived, and Somali women tackled taboos, plus more good news The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading