New York-based North River Architecture & Planning recently added another energy-efficient build to its growing portfolio of environmentally friendly projects — the Accord Passive House, a modern home that has not only achieved PHIUS+ Certification but also boasts no net energy costs annually. INHABITAT
Read MoreFund will include only companies that do not test products on animals, or use animal-derived products, fossil fuels, plastic or agrochemicals. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreFor people with low access to healthy food and high blood pressure, it's free money for groceries. THE HUFFINGTON POST
Read MoreWhile young people throng the streets demanding action on man-made climate change, an older, more sober group of activists is fighting a green campaign: big investors. BBC NEWS
Read MoreLarge rooftop farms aren’t new—in Chicago’s South Side, a 75,000-square-foot greenhouse on top of a factory building grows up to 10 million heads of leafy greens each year (and was the largest rooftop greenhouse in the world when it was built). But the latest rooftop farm to open will be quite a bit larger: around 150,000 square feet. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreFarmers are on the front line of climate change - vulnerable to changes in temperature and rainfall, as well as increasingly frequent extreme weather events. BBC NEWS
Read MoreJust one in four trafficking cases in India ends in conviction and trials can stretch for years, with victims often withdrawing their complaints after being intimidated by traffickers. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreEthiopia’s conflicts are reflected at universities but, by walking in each other’s shoes on stage, students learn to do so in life. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreActivists hope the first National Prevention and Protection of Violence Against Women law, which the government has been working on, will give women more protection from violence. REUTERS
Read MoreResidents in a district of the Indian state of Punjab who want to buy a gun face an unlikely new hurdle: to secure a firearm licence, they must plant at least 10 trees. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreA cookery class has been using food as a way to help young asylum seekers feel more settled in the community. Students are encouraged to practise their English while learning how to prepare a meal. The free workshops, run by the Friendly Food Club and Unity in Vision, take place once a week in Bournemouth and are paid for by the borough council. BBC NEWS
Read MoreSick of waiting for broader policy to change, the Australian city helped finance a massive wind farm by making a commitment to 10 years of renewable purchases. The city’s manager of urban sustainability explains how your city can do it, too. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreIt’s the largest zero-emissions plane to ever fly without any fossil fuels. ZeroAvia, the startup that designed the hydrogen-fueled electric powertrain inside the plane, has been testing the technology over the past year and emerged from stealth yesterday. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreAfter rising to the top of the criminal pyramid in Nairobi’s Kibera slum, George Okewa rejected violence in favour of local leadership. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreIn Kerala state, authorities and mental health experts are providing community-based care for those struggling to deal with the trauma of flash floods and landslides. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreNext100 will serve as an accelerator for young people who want to create new governmental solutions to challenges like immigration, climate change, and criminal justice. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreThe artistic mapping project has helped more than 5,000 women earn a sustainable income in six districts of Tamil Nadu. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreThe challenge of diverting used batteries from landfill is being successfully addressed by Lithium Australia, with the aim of closing the loop on the energy–metal cycle in an ethical and sustainable way. The company has developed a technique to produce refined lithium phosphate using spent lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries as a feed material. SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS
Read MoreNo day is the same for Evalyne Nyangweso, entrepreneur and owner of an ambulance service dedicated to an unforgiving community prone to poor health, disease and high crime rates. Operating in Kibera, Africa’s largest slum, where traditional ambulances daren’t go and even police tread carefully, Nyangweso and her crew are the first responders to medical emergencies. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreIt’s time for an explosion of interest in companies that are actually changing the world, not ones that just say they are changing the world. FAST COMPANY
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