If the Amazon reaches a tipping point, it would have major consequences for the planet. Photo: Ejaugsburg
Of: Linnea Ljungar and Myra Pernvall
The financial sector has a key role to play in the fight for a sustainable world. Green investments can be crucial in the fight for Amazon's survival when Brazil's government actively opposes sustainable environmental reforms in the country.
- The democratic conversation no longer works, says Beatrice Crona, associate professor of environmental research.
March 31, 2021, Reportage
To fly or not to fly, that is the question. Source: Piqsels
Of: Anna Wildeke
That countries and companies compensate for climate change is positive for the environment. But the approach also meets with criticism, some believe that the compensation will be a kind of indulgence letter that justifies an already too high consumption. According to Eva Lövbrand, assistant professor at Linköping University, climate compensation is not enough to achieve the goals within the Paris Agreement - drastic reductions in emissions are also required.
February 18, 2021, Reportage
Civil society is important for driving changes in attitudes and influencing public opinion, but cannot take full responsibility. Photo: 2014 Peoples' Climate March NYC 85 by Stephen D. Melkisethian under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Of: Frida Viklund Rundgren
Women - especially in low-income countries - are hardest hit by climate change. A report from CONCORD shows the need for a rights-based strategy to strengthen the link between gender equality and sustainable development. Progress has been made through Sweden's feminist foreign policy, but increased cooperation is needed at all levels of society.
January 18, 2021, Reportage
The water billboard set up in Lima, Peru, by the University of Technology in Lima enables locals to have access to free clean water. (“Photo: Plantamer blog post.”)
Doing more with less. This is how the economist Navi Radjou defines frugal innovations. Although it is an old practice, it is only now resurfacing as a smart and sustainable approach to international development. As this economic approach rethinks consumerism and resource management, can we look at it as the future of development?
December 27, 2020, Product, English, Stores, Reportage
Monitoring global development requires agreed-upon data-collection methods for the coming years. Photo: Dan Gordon / Flickr.
Of: Alexandru Mocanu
Monitoring development is a complex area and not without unsettled issues. Those include insufficient data and limited consensus on how to measure progress. This also reflects upon monitoring progress towards achieving the SDGs.
December 26, 2020, Product, English, Stores, Reportage
Photo: Gerry Machen / Flickr
Climate change threatens the world as we know it and the need for climate action is getting more pressing every day. The impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on oil prices opens the door to a green recovery without fossil fuel subsidies.
December 22, 2020, Product, English, Stores, Reportage
Peter Biro (European Union 2019) / Flickr
Of: Leni Lindemann and Sofu's Malte Rønberg
Political conflict is driving Yemen into the world's biggest humanitarian crisis. Over half of the Yemeni population is acutely food insecure due to the deliberate targeting of food supply and infrastructure. In order to end hunger and achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, international attention on the political nature of the crisis is required.
December 16, 2020, Product, English, Stores, Reportage
The textile industry is particularly vulnerable during the corona pandemic. Photo: Canva.com.
Of: Johanna Lagerlöf
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, global fashion companies canceled orders worth billions of US dollars from Bangladeshi producers. Along with global lockdowns, many factory workers have lost their jobs and have difficulty coping with everyday life. "Our factory is struggling to survive," said Gabriel Adhikary, managing director of a small textile factory in Dhaka.
November 26, 2020, Reportage
Even before the pandemic, a third of the world's women had experienced physical or sexual violence. Photo: Marc Nozell, Wikimedia (https://commons.wikimedia.org)
Of: Cecilia Ljungstedt
In the shadow of covid-19, violence against women and girls is increasing. Women's rights organizations around the world are working hard to stop the violence but need more resources.
November 19, 2020, Reportage
Human rights violations often occur further down the production chains where employees may need to work in difficult conditions. Photo: RAJESH misra (publicdomainpictures.net) /needåix.com.
Of: Amanda Lindell
Child labor, 70-hour work weeks and non-living wages. This is the reality for many workers in other countries who produce goods for Swedish companies. Despite this, there is no legal requirement that Swedish companies must respect human rights abroad.
November 16, 2020, Reportage
