Circular economy: a welcome new trend for the environment. Several factors have contributed to this trend: falling new car sales, stricter environmental standards and changing consumer expectations.

According to a study published in 2019 in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, it is possible that humans consume between 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic particles per year. Here are a few ways to limit this harmful consumption.

Scientists said in a report published on December 13 that the ice shelf holding back the “Doomsday Glacier” is eroding from below due to rising ocean temperatures, and could break up in the next three to five years.

Oxfam, the Laboratory on Global Inequality, published its 2022 report on December 7. Their research has highlighted major disparities in the world’s population. The report also presents strategies for redistributing wealth.

An NGO points the finger at the meat and dairy sectors, which are particularly polluting. The thirty-five largest European companies in this sector are responsible for the equivalent of 7% of the Union’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Roselyne Bachelot announced
next year’s finance bill, which provides an additional 10 million euros to support festivals, subject to compliance with a sustainable development charter.

An Australian communications company has teamed up with researchers to create the “Earth Black Blox”, similar to those used in aircraft to explain a crash, which records temperature and greenhouse gas data.

Katia Vladimirova has received a CHF 50,000 grant from the municipality to study the city’s textile ecosystem. The conclusion: a total absence of alternatives to fast fashion.

Shopping as a plus-size person is easier and more accessible than it was ten years ago: many fast-fashion brands offer plus sizes. On the other hand, it’s much harder to find them in sustainable brands.

Circular innovation: an eco-responsible clothing brand made in France invents the first recycled cotton vase, made from organic and recycled fabric scraps.