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A four-day workweek sounds great in theory. But what would it take to actually make the practice sustainable?
First, here are four new stories from The Atlantic:
Fewer Hours, Same Workload?
The idea of a four-day workweek sounds enticing: Work efficiently over a
With the 2024 European elections and the reorganisation of European Commission jobs looming, Brussels must hurry to conclude crucial negotiations on sustainable and diversified EU trade by the end of 2023.
On the table are two draft laws to ensure no harm to human rights or the environment occurs along EU value chains and several trade agreements, but negotiations are proving to be lengthy and tough – and might not make the deadline.
After some comparatively easy wins
Ever since Meghan Markle’s first public appearance with Prince Harry back in 2017, the Duchess has worn sustainable brands.
She opted for a crisp white shirt (fittingly named “The Husband Shirt”) by her friend Misha Nonoo, whose brand is known for its use of sustainable materials and made-to-order approach.
Meghan, 42, has continued wearing sustainable brands, having just recently worn a camel turtleneck top and skirt set from Bleusalt for a video announcing the Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund.
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There are many changes we can all make to live a more sustainable life — but it’s hard to pinpoint the exact steps to take. It can feel overwhelming! But we promise your first step doesn’t have to be anything huge. You can start small and still make a big difference, simply by switching out some of the everyday products you use in
So Pete, Helen, and I are all besties now, right?
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Would you change your order if you knew it impacted the environment?
A study has found that most people would, as giving ‘eco-labels’ to options on a menu caused diners to choose a more sustainable meal.
Researchers at the University of Bristol asked survey participants whether they would order a burrito with a beef, chicken or vegetarian filling.
Each burrito was accompanied with a traffic light-style ranking of sustainability, of which the vegetarian option was in green for most sustainable.
On a recent afternoon, near the headwaters of Deckers Creek, in West Virginia, Paul Ziemkiewicz, the biological scientist who directs the Water Research Institute at West Virginia University, squatted by a blood-red trickle seeping from a hillside. The color, he pointed out, was the telltale sign of water contaminated by a form of coal waste called acid mine drainage, which poisons aquatic life. For decades, this contaminated water has devastated Appalachia, killing many of the creeks and rivers that lie
“We call it single bottom-line sustainability, where I look at the single bottom line of all those elements, and I start attaching sustainability to it,” Glickman says. “And I start looking at changes of value and then I can build a business case for change.”
As companies set sustainability goals—to be carbon neutral by 2050, for example—they’re tackling complex challenges: regulations change, supply chains are complicated, especially during the current pandemic, and integrating new technologies into legacy systems is almost
