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Social progress should go hand in hand with saving the planet
Chelsea sons Alec Guinness and some of the locally sourced young ruffians in the 1958 film The Horse’s Mouth.
John Bird

Social progress should go hand in hand with saving the planet

What does nature mean when you're behind bars?
a painting of a murmuration in nature
Guest Columnist

What does nature mean when you're behind bars?

'Dangerous levels' of air pollution near London schools, say parents groups
A billboard in Putney showing a pair of lungs which will change colour depending on air pollution levels near major roads
Environment

'Dangerous levels' of air pollution near London schools, say parents groups

Zara Home among high street retailers breaching UK environment rules
Zara Home store in Northern England
Environment

Zara Home among high street retailers breaching UK environment rules

There are big issues. And then there’s the planet
John Bird

There are big issues. And then there’s the planet

Skins star Freya Mavor pens letter 'to Earth' and admits 'I feel lost at sea'
Freya Mavor
Environment

Skins star Freya Mavor pens letter 'to Earth' and admits 'I feel lost at sea'

Government has 'moral duty' to fight air pollution in poor areas after Covid
Traffic in London is a major contributor to the city's air pollution
Environment

Government has 'moral duty' to fight air pollution in poor areas after Covid

Social investing: Here’s how you can invest to help build a better world
Through social investing, The Big Issue group will invest only in companies whose core purpose is to build the technologies that will solve the climate emergency and create a cleaner, more sustainable, world. Image credit: GoranH / Pixabay
Money

Social investing: Here’s how you can invest to help build a better world

How nature recovers even after humans have done their worst
Cal Flyn has written a book on 'islands of abandonment' and how nature can bounce back once humans flee. Image credit: Cal Flyn
Books

How nature recovers even after humans have done their worst

PM must follow Biden’s lead on climate to stop ‘the gravest injustices'
Boris Johnson must follow President Biden's example on the climate crisis, activists said
Environment

PM must follow Biden’s lead on climate to stop ‘the gravest injustices'

'Simply greenwash'? Climate scheme must not be a distraction, campaigners say
a firefighter tackles wildfires. campaigners warn new coalition isn't enough to tackle climate crisis
Environment

'Simply greenwash'? Climate scheme must not be a distraction, campaigners say

If we really wanted to save the planet, we would stop building roads
Professor John Whitelegg

If we really wanted to save the planet, we would stop building roads

Veganuary: What difference can a month make?
Slices of seasoned tomato and avocado sit on a wrap
Elena Orde

Veganuary: What difference can a month make?

In changing our environment, humans also changed ourselves
An illustration of a 21st century woman looking at a woman from the 1800s
Professor Edwin Gale

In changing our environment, humans also changed ourselves

New poll shows climate change and employment top concerns for Brits
Brits have listed climate change as their top concern.
Environment

New poll shows climate change and employment top concerns for Brits

How to save money and the environment this Christmas
Life

How to save money and the environment this Christmas

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Big Exchange: Investing for a better future
Money

The Big Exchange: Investing for a better future

Coca Cola, Pepsi and Nestle named world’s worst plastic polluters in 2020
Image showing plastic pollution found on beach in Malaysia
Environment

Coca Cola, Pepsi and Nestle named world’s worst plastic polluters in 2020

Young people take charge of climate crisis talks with Mock COP26
In a crowd of people outdoors, a hand holds up a placard that reads
Environment

Young people take charge of climate crisis talks with Mock COP26

Is this 'Green Industrial Revolution' enough to get ahead on climate change?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks through Whitehall with papers under his arm
Environment

Is this 'Green Industrial Revolution' enough to get ahead on climate change?