Economics Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:06:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-32x32.png Economics Archives - Positive News 32 32 The rise of job centres for neurodivergent people https://www.positive.news/society/job-centres-for-neurodivergent-autistic-people/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 08:58:10 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=465473 Increasingly, specialised employment agencies are drawing attention to the benefits of conditions such as autism

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]]> Roll up for the great resale retail rush: the rise and rise of secondhand shopping https://www.positive.news/economics/the-rise-and-rise-of-secondhand-shopping/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 09:17:41 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=465454 Secondhand shopping is a multibillion-pound marketplace – and going from strength to strength

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]]> What went right in 2023: the top 25 good news stories of the year https://www.positive.news/society/what-went-right-in-2023-the-top-25-good-news-stories-of-the-year/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:24:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=463464 The ‘golden age of medicine’ arrived, animals returned from the brink, the renewables juggernaut gathered pace, plus more

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]]> The woman who grew her own pair of jeans https://www.positive.news/economics/the-woman-who-grew-her-own-pair-of-jeans/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 13:05:32 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=460083 Justine Aldersey-Williams owns the only pair of jeans that have been homegrown, home-dyed and homespun in the UK

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]]> Could purpose-led firms lift the UK’s flagging economy? https://www.positive.news/economics/could-purpose-led-firms-lift-the-uk-flagging-economy/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:21:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=459380 It may seem counterintuitive, but getting companies to think beyond the bottom line could boost the economy, a report suggests

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]]> What went right this week: millionaires mooted a wealth tax, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-47-of-2023/ Fri, 24 Nov 2023 09:44:53 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=458746 Millionaires mooted a wealth tax, class entered the climate debate, and blue whales returned to the Seychelles, plus more

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]]> The ‘Queen of small business’ whose mission is to restore the joy in Christmas – and the humanness in retail https://www.positive.news/society/holly-tucker-small-business-christmas-retail/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:04:11 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=458728 Holly Tucker on the ‘magic’ of supporting small businesses – and why nothing of real value gets made and shipped within 24 hours

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]]> What would nature say? Second UK company appoints the natural world to its board https://www.positive.news/economics/second-uk-company-appoints-nature-to-its-board/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:32:34 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=458516 What happens when companies give nature a voice – and a vote – in how they’re run?

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]]> How do you challenge or avoid consumerism? https://www.positive.news/society/how-do-you-challenge-or-avoid-consumerism/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:35:27 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=458365 Black Friday. Christmas. ‘Tis the season for rampant consumerism. How do you choose to do things differently?

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]]> The startups reinventing notoriously hard-to-recycle items https://www.positive.news/environment/the-startups-reinventing-notoriously-hard-to-recycle-items/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:52:57 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=457423 Clothes made from stinky cigarette butts? Yes, really. It’s yet more proof that waste can be a valuable resource

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