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Green living
A hot new buzzword is green living. How do you live a sustainable lifestyle?
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Sustainable fashion from Pakistan
Pakistan's Crescent Bahuman Group is one of the largest clothing manufacturers in Asia. It is also the most social.
DW Business – Europe
Markets await ECB decision on monetary policy - Nutella not so sweet for Turkish farm workers
Life on Georgia's largest toxic landfill
With plans to close Gonio on the horizon, what does the future hold for those living and working on the trash mountain?
Can books save the world?
The age of human influence on the planet has resulted in a subjugation of nature with ominous consequences.
Circular economy: Sustainable and profitable
Refrigerators, laptops, smartphones — as consumer demand for electronics grows, so does the waste.
How our clothes are killing India's rivers
Fashion industry wastewater is destroying an Indian city's once sacred river.
Eco India — The Environment Magazine
This week on Eco India: Urban migration is speeding up, so what can we do to make life in cities better for everyone?
Ecuador: Seeds of change
Indigenous crop plants are giving way to industrial imports. Seed Guardians aim to reverse the trend.
The boom in megacities
Our growing megacities are in urgent need of new urban planning concepts to keep them sustainable.
Businesses Go Green - MADE
Companies are increasingly embracing sustainability.
The fast fashion lie
Fast fashion is cheap, worn briefly, then discarded, leaving behind mountains of used clothing.
Germany: Increasing food production sustainably
Nigerian-born scientist, Rine Reuben, is trying to put an end to bacterial resistance to antibiotics.
Lithium mining stirs controversy at Thacker Pass
A proposed lithium mine in the US could help green technology — but Indigenous groups say it infringes on their land.
COVID-19 Shift in tourism
Sustainable tourism has increased during the pandemic. Have people changed their travel habits?
EU 'green bonds' off to a record start
There was a great deal of interest among investors as the EU's first "green bonds" went on sale.
Sustainable jeans: Made in Pakistan
The Crescent Bahuman Group is a large Asian textile producer and leading ethical manufacturer.
The changing world of work - MADE
Beyond multifaceted digitalization, skilled workers are facing a raft of new challenges.
What will the world look like if we miss our climate goals?
DW takes a look at the difference between meeting global climate targets and falling short.
Sustainable gold mining in Ghana
In Ghana, Africa's largest gold producer, one organization is training small-scale miners to extract gold sustainably.
Eco India - The Environment Magazine
The concept of green transport is gaining traction but still has some unanswered problems to solve.
Recycling batteries for electric cars
The lithium-ion battery is a central component of e-cars, but not everything is as sustainable as desired during their manufacture. What improvement options are there, especially when it comes to recycling these batteries?
Tackling Russia's garbage problem
Can a new project working with the country's youth improve waste management?
Germany opens world's first green kerosene plant
There are some major hurdles preventing sustainable aviation fuel from getting off the ground.
Pandemic worsens life for world's poorest
Despite some progress, things remain extremely hard in the world's least-developed nations. COVID has made it worse.
Eco India - The Environment Magazine
From solar power to bio energy, sustainable energy is improving lives and livelihoods.
Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine
This week: a city’s fight against climate change, Burundi’s rising lake waters and saving Kenya’s Ondiri wetland region.
Are US Republicans finally waking up to the climate crisis?
A growing sector of right-wing Americans is advocating for climate action — in its own fossil fuel-friendly way.
McDonalds to reduce plastic in Happy Meal toys
More-sustainable toys could be made from cardboard and recycled materials, the company says.
Sustainable livelihoods for women in Colombia
Women on the Pacific coast of Colombia are working to preserve their environment and defend their rights.
Top 5 Cars and Concepts at IAA 2021
Mad car or "urban mobility concept"? Here's our pick from the 2021 Munich Auto & Mobility Show.
Rwanda's switch to electric public transport
Rwanda's authorities are planning to convert half the country's motorcycle taxis to electric power by 2026.
Algae: A green climate solution?
Plastic, fertilizer, fuels -- algae make all this more sustainable. Could they save the climate too?
Europe sees data center boom, but environment suffers
As the digitalization of the global economy continues, the world needs more and more data centers.
Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine
This week: Rwanda's electric taxi drive, saving South Africa's toads and ashtrays made from cigarette butts.
Europe's push for smart cities
Across Europe, new ideas are popping up for how to make cities more efficient for the 21st century.
Recycling cigarette butts with mushrooms
An inventor has developed an ashtray made of cigarette butts that have been digested by a fungus.
Disaster in the Indian Himalayas
Activists say bad urban planning, driven by tourism and urban growth, is exacerbating the impact of the climate crisis.
Recultivating Mali's resilient super-grain
Many farmers are switching to using the ancient and nutritious fonio grain, which can cope well in dry conditions.
From homeless to home builder
In the Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro, a sustainable housing project is helping people build their own accommodation.
Rio: From homeless to homebuilder
A sustainable project in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, offers needy people the chance to build their own apartment.
Using food waste in Ghana
A start-up in Ghana has turned the problem of post-harvest food waste loss into a business venture.
Tips for a nature-safe vacation
How to hike, camp or stroll along the beach without spoiling the view.
4 ways to make solar panels more sustainable
Solar has revolutionized renewable energy. Yet solar power infrastructure still has high embedded emissions.
The Netherlands' cardboard houses
The first weatherproof and sustainable cardboard houses are being built in the Netherlands.
How to produce sustainable animal feed
Black soldier fly larvae provide a sustainable alternative to conventional animal feed.
Focus on Europe
Greece looks for strategies to better prepare for wildfires in the future.
Enabling chickpea cultivation in Germany
A farmer in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany has been growing the falafel ingredient near Magdeburg for four years.
DW Business – Europe
Export Reliance - Delta Woes – German Chickpeas
Companies are embracing the circular economy
More and more companies are increasing their commitment to recycling — but is it enough?
Taking products from cradle to cradle
Businesses in Germany are starting to take the cradle to cradle concept into account while creating their products.
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