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Cutting through cynicism: Why are community-level environmental campaigns so effective? The debate around individual choices versus action from nations and big businesses has been ongoing in the environmental space for decades. But, increasingly, campaigns that are somewhere in the middle, at community level, are leading the way when it comes to getting results. Community campaigns can cover all manner of environmental topics, from habitat creation and restoration to phasing out plastics and lobbying for stronger climate policy A quick Google search of the term ‘individual action on the env...

Patagonia launches campaign urging Brits to support community renewable energy After successful campaigns on renewable, community-owned energy projects in the US and EU, Patagonia has begun supporting UK residents to follow suit. Image: Joppe Rog/Patagonia.  The outdoor clothing and equipment brand launched a new campaign, called ‘We the Power’, in the UK and EU on Thursday (15 April). The campaign’s headline facet is a documentary of the same name that has been made available on YouTube. The 38-minute documentary explains how community renewable energy projects can contribute to the l...

Updated: 16/04/2021 - 18:54 Share this article Citizen energy cooperatives across Europe are fighting to bring the benefits of renewable energy production back into local communities. The idea is not entirely new. Small groups have been generating their own renewable power for decades. But today, the network of communities across Europe is up to one million people. The European Federation of Energy Cooperatives represents 1,500 energy cooperatives in Europe. Together, they want to compete with big extractive energy monopolies which exacerbate the climate crisis. American outdoor...

Sustainable Business Covered podcast: How can we accelerate action on nature and biodiversity in 2021? The new edie podcast episode is streaming now, featuring exclusive biodiversity-focused conversations with Earth Security, Patagonia and the Woodland Trust. The award-winning edie editorial team delivers three exclusive interviews with a focus on nature  Episode 97 of the Sustainable Business Covered podcast, brought to you in association with the Woodland Trust, is designed to inspire and inform listeners ahead of what will be a crucial few months for global action in the biodiversity spac...

January 27, 2021 Clockwise, from top left: Laura Lane, UPS; Darnell Grisby, TransForm; Guy Grainger, JLL, Boma Brown-West, EDF; Miriam Nelson, Newman's Own Foundation; Asheen Phansey, Circular Fashion Group; Clare Shine,  University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership; Janelle Heslop, Amgen. Middle row from left: Claire Bergkamp, Textile Exchange; Steve Quarles, AWEA; Elliott Rodgers, Ulta Beauty; Maribel Bostic, SunPower; Dana Worth, Plenty. You dared to dream that some of the upheaval of 2020 would let up at the New Year's stroke of midnight? The speeds and feeds of 2021 a...