The Barcelona Restaurant That Tells Refugee Tales
Tucked away in a mediaeval Spanish square, an unconventional restaurant is training refugees and telling their stories, hoping to change the lives of migrants and how people see them. Espai Mescladis is both a restaurant and culinary school – and part publishing house. It trains migrants from as far afield as Venezuela, Senegal and Pakistan […]
Experts Question Wisdom That More Food Means Less Hunger
Increasing food production through intensive farming will not necessarily end world hunger, experts said on Thursday in a finding that flies in the face of established policy. The United Nations has said countries must double the productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers by 2030 to eliminate hunger and ensure all people have access to […]
Rebooting Food: Finding New Ways to Feed The Future
Banana trees that fit inside a test tube. Burgers made without a cow in sight. Fish farmed in the desert. Robots picking fruit. Welcome to the brave new world of food, where scientists are battling a global time-bomb of climate change, water scarcity, population growth and soaring obesity rates to find new ways to feed […]
Is This The World’s Most Sustainable Shopping Mall?
Frasers Property Australia teams up with eco-warrior Joost Bakker to unveil rooftop plans for an ultra-green development in Burwood, Victoria. The future of retail and hospitality will touch down in Burwood, Victoria from late 2019 when Frasers Property Australia opens what is destined to be the most sustainable shopping centre in the world. With the […]
Fashionably Late: Saudi Arabia Hosts First-ever Fashion Week
Fashionable women, dark-haired Saudis and blonde Eastern Europeans alike, fill the gold-trimmed halls of Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel, marking the start of Saudi Arabia’s first-ever fashion week. Models and makeup artists preparing for the inaugural Saudi episode of Arab Fashion Week that took play in early April said they were surprised the event was taking place […]
Can Blockchain Restore Americans’ Faith in Government?
Americans don’t trust the Federal government. The Pew Research Center found that only 18 percent of Americans say they trust the Feds. It’s small wonder we have a disruptor in chief in the White House. Can technology restore our faith in Uncle Sam? Blockchain, the distributed ledger system not only allows for greater transparency, but […]
Tips for Becoming a Socially Responsible Investor
When it comes to investing, a growing share of Americans think strong financial returns are not enough. They want to make a social impact, too. According to the US SIF Foundation, sustainable, responsible and impact investing grew by more than a third from 2014 to 2016. The sector accounted for $8.72 trillion in investments in 2016 – […]
The 8 Cybersecurity Trends of 2018
How can businesses better protect themselves from the increasing volume and complexity of cyberattacks while preparing for the opportunities of automation and digitalization of industries? A new report by global company TÜV Rheinland, a company that tackles challenges arising from the interaction between man, technology and the environment, aims to sheds some light on these […]
Robots at the Gate: The Future of Work
According to a new report by Barclays, new technology is changing our work and social lives at unprecedented speed and intensity. Leaps in technological advancement are nothing new, and innovation often results in incredible step changes in the home and the workplace: the printing presses of the 1400s widened access to books (and therefore knowledge) […]
Crop-A-Porter Wins With Fashion From Crop Waste
From food crops, smart stitches and 3D-modelled clothes, to advanced recycling processes and biodegradable clothes with health benefits. On March 20, five innovations that can help speed up the shift to a circular waste-free fashion industry and protect the planet were awarded the third Global Change Award, sharing a 1 million euro grant from the non-profit H&M Foundation. […]
