How do we know when something is organic? 🔊
A couple of weeks ago, the Green Party put forward a new bill surrounding organic farming in New Zealand as well as imports and exports. The bill outlines plans to get stricter on what is defined as Organic. However, there is no overarching consensus on what is...
Why are major tech companies being sued for their role in the cobalt trade?
By Ben Goldson Some of the world’s most powerful companies are being sued on behalf of child labourers either maimed or killed while mining for cobalt, bringing attention to the methods by which the valuable mineral is extracted for global consumption. In a historic...
What needs to be done to prevent a climate-induced collapse? 🔊
Why do sustainable business initiatives so often fail? What fundamental changes do we need from societies and the economic system to stem a climate change-induced collapsed? What economic systems might work on a planet with a finite capacity to sustain life? These are...
Are renewable co-operatives the solution to climate change?
By Ben Goldson Ben Goldson explores whether renewable co-operatives are the solution to climate change. Between 2013 and 2018, the amount of solar power either produced or purchased by American cooperatives increased by nearly ten times, according to a study by the...
E-scooters and human rights: What are the ethical dilemmas in their supply chain and in consumers’ wellbeing?
By Maria Rabino-Neira E-scooters have taken off. But what are the ethical dilemmas in their supply chain and in consumers’ wellbeing? Introduction The promise of globalisation has been to bring a win-win situation to the new interconnected world; consumers in...
Are trackless trams the answer to our rail problems?
By Peter Newman Trackless trams v light rail? It’s not a contest as both can improve our cities, says Peter Newman. A Greenpeace video of me plugging a trackless tram that went viral with 4 million hits has caused a few eyebrows to be raised over whether I think light...
The future of work in Aotearoa New Zealand: What future for the young? ▶
As new technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence continue to grow in influence the very nature of what work means and how it is organised in the future will be radically reconfigured. Not only are new technologies reshaping the types of jobs available...
Could a recession be just around the corner?
By Amitrajeet A. Batabyal The U.S. economy is growing at the fastest pace in five years, and unemployment is at the lowest level in almost half a century. So why are Wall Street and some economists suddenly worried about a recession? The U.S. economy is growing at...
Could a meat tax save thousands of lives every year?
By Marco Springmann Marco Springmann explores the benefits of implementing a tax on meat. By now you’ve probably heard that eating too much red and processed meat is bad for you. Not only is it associated with increased rates of coronary heart disease, stroke,...Subscribe by Email
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