Awakening to a new economics
The Birmingham Jane Jacobs Award for anoutstanding contribution tothe protection ofBirmingham’s Built Environment was first awarded in 2024 and is now taking nominations for 2026. The award is named after the pioneering activist Jane Jacobs [1] who took on the city leaders of New … Continue reading 2026 Jane Jacobs Award
We had a heat pump installed in the house earlier this year. With frost on the ground yesterday, it’s been tested in lower temperatures for the first time and is doing just … Continue reading Low carbon heat is not the first heating transition
In an age where so much of what we create is destined to be discarded, the idea of designing for disassembly offers the possibility of a quiet revolution. It’s a … Continue reading Weaving Futures – Further Reflections from the Sustainable Fashion Forum
Described as, ‘an afternoon of shared ideas and community conversations about sustainable style. with insights from makers, thinkers, and change-makers’, on Sunday afternoon I was both inspired and entertained by … Continue reading Threads of Resilience at the Sustainable Fashion Forum
Politicians are reliably and passionately in favour of economic growth, whichever party they come from. Few in politics dare to whisper its name, but there are more radical economists and … Continue reading A fashion for degrowth
Katie Taylor asks whether greater awareness can change our shopping habits. The damaging effects of the fashion industry on the environment are well-documented. The industry has been estimated to produce … Continue reading Fast fashion – a necessary evil?
Dr Andrea Werner considers alternative and sustainable fashion. Clothing, alongside food and shelter, is one of our most fundamental human needs. But clothing has always been about more than just … Continue reading Consume better, consume less
@LessWasteLaura explains how the #GreatFashionFast from @Tearfund can challenge the environmental impact of fast fashion.
Joy in Enough 