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When you reach for a bioplastic product, you’re probably doing it to reduce plastic waste. But for most other uses, it’s far better to just not use plastic at all. Plastic-free July is a great time to start.
When we talk about sustainability, it is easy to focus on the environmental issues and forget about the social sustainability challenges that exist. GoGenerosity is playing their part in combating poverty, making it easy for people to pay-it-forward to provide for those in need. Glimmer applauds initiatives like GoGenerosity and Charitabl.—all using tech for good.
Nobody chooses to be a refugee. So, this World Refugee day, let’s all think about how we can support the millions of refugees displaced around the world.
Today is World Blood Donor Day—a day to celebrate and thank voluntary blood donors around the world for their gift of blood, and to focus on action towards achieving universal access to safe blood transfusion.
Sometimes we need to hear good news to cheer us up, be optimistic and to keep fighting for the better future that we deserve. So, UK geographer and energy specialist, Neil Kitching brings us seven positive and uplifting stories from around the globe.
Imagine a smokefree society where tobacco does not kill more than eight million people globally. In a world first, New Zealand aims to create a smokefree nation by protecting young people from the many harms of smoking.
With over 40,000 species threatened with extinction, how can we work together and teach our children to protect our precious biodiversity?
Life would be very dull without bees. World Bee Day, on May 20, is a day to celebrate all things bee-related. Let’s see what we can do to protect our precious native bees.
How can we protect not just our own plants but plants everywhere? International Day of Plant Health is the perfect day to take steps in protecting plant health. Because healthy plants make a healthy planet.
Why are women who are employed by the tech industry quitting in such high volumes?
The second in our two part series on girls in ICT looks at the toxic tech culture and asks how women in tech could be better supported to halt the exodus.
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