The “Preston Model”: the economy for the citizens In 2013, Preston in the United Kingdom will begin a major shift in the municipal economy. Since then, the city has returned to employment and well-being. Admission of failure Preston is a town of 141,000 inhabitants near Manchester. In 2011, City Councillor Matthew Brown deplores the damage…
The economy of happiness What if there was an equation of happiness? Some countries stand out for their high level of well-being. Inspiration from other countries To be happy, you don’t have to be rich. This maxim can be verified through the examples of Costa Rica, the Kingdom of Bhutan, New Zealand, and Amsterdam! The…
Refugees, a vital contribution to the economy Five years after the decision to take in 1.7 million refugees, Germany publishes very positive results of an initially disputed policy. Doubts and fears On August 31, 2015, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced the massive opening of its borders to refugees. Between 2015 and 2019, 1.7 million migrants…
Soon to be a Green Investment Bank in the UK The global climate emergency requires new economic and ecological instruments. The Green Investment Bank (GIB) is one of them increasingly being considered in the UK. False start Since 2008, the Climate Change Act and the United Kingdom have been committed to reducing its CO2 emissions…
Coronavirus : This french brand distributes its’ benefits The French food and cooperative brand “C’est qui le patron” decided to distribute their profits made during the coronavirus crisis. Exceptional recipes Since the beginning of containment, many food brands have made significant profits following the increase in mass purchases of products such as pasta or milk.…
A zero-waste grocery store …. online! Some end up in our oceans, in our forests or just about anywhere but … in our garbage cans! At this rate, the “blue planet” is about to become the waste planet. Their excessive production does not facilitate their recycling, which is not always simple and automatic. Food Waste:…
Fashion trades for all Initially, Nadine Gonzalez created the ModaFusion brand by employing prostitutes and ex-prisoners to reintegrate Brazilian women into society. Subsequently, she turned to education and decided to build a free fashion school, Casa Geração, in the heart of the Vidigal favela in Rio de Janeiro. Then Nadine Gonzalez returned to France and…
Protecting the environment with style! Who said it was impossible to dress in style while preserving the environment? Fashion and environmental responsibility are not irreconcilable. There are so-called eco-friendly clothes that promote: reduced consumption the reuse, recovery and repair of clothing The bad impact of textiles on the environment comes mainly from the use…
Netherlands: Start-up turns food waste into vegetable leather In order to raise awareness about food waste, Fruitleather Rotterdam decided to give a second life to waste. It is during a visit to a market that the founders of the start-up fond that traders throw daily more than 3500 kg of fruit and vegetables in the streets…
Volvo becomes the first premium car maker to go all electric Starting 2019 onwards, all vehicles manufactured by veteran automaker Volvo will either be hybrid or electric. According to Håkan Samuelsson, Volvo Car Group’s president and CEO, “We are convinced that the future of Volvo is electric.” Committed to electrification Electric vehicles are quickly…