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Browsing Post-growth Society

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Fashion

Will Patagonia’s stock giveaway herald a post-purpose era?

It has been hard to escape the headlines about the US-based outdoor fashion brand Patagonia’s announcement on 14 September that its billionaire owner Yvon Chouinar, and his family would be giving 100% of their controlling shares, worth an estimated £2.6bn ($3bn, €3bn), over to a trust and non-profit organisation dedicated to fighting the climate…

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Retail

The Kenyan store growing community – not profits

Parisian sports company Distance is paying homage to East Africa's rich running heritage with its latest retail location in Iten, a town in Kenya that is known as the Home of Champions.

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Urbanised World

Shanghai’s Runway Park used to be an airfield

Global design firm Sasaki has unveiled its latest project, converting an airport runway into a linear park.

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Technology

Yezo is a nature retreat built using algorithms

Design practice Laboratory for Explorative Architecture and Design (LEAD) has unveiled Yezo, a travel retreat erected using earth-friendly methods.

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Climate Adaptation and Resource Scarcity

Stat: Millennials swap job-hopping for job security

Research by Deloitte reveals that Millennials are beginning to show greater loyalty to their employers, displaying a shift in mindset from previous research in 2016.

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Retail

The post-Covid consumer: hedonistic or minimalist?

Brands and businesses must prepare for polarised responses to the pandemic as established consumer paradigms are either accelerated or abandoned.

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Climate Adaptation and Resource Scarcity

Stat: US citizens rethink success amid Covid-19

According to Triptk, 26% of Americans are now prepared to change their habits for personal growth since the beginning of Covid-19.

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Fashion

Prada’s new business loan is tied to its sustainability goals

Luxury goods group Prada is demonstrating its commitment to a more conscious future by signing a loan tied to its sustainability targets.

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Food & Drink

Why the food revolution is not about progress

S Margot Finn, author of Discriminating Taste: How Class Anxiety Created the American Food Revolution, explains why our modern appetite for organic and exotic foods is a matter of class inequality rather than global progress.