In the new issue of Positive News magazine, we report on how secondhand fashion is experiencing a renaissance and ask five people with a passion for preloved why buying old is the new new. Out now. Subscribe to get your copy: positive.news/subscribe

This wealth extraction is surely the opposite of the Scottish policy priority of #CommunityWealthBuilding 🤔🧐

#CWB #CommunityOwned #CommunityOwnership #SocEnt #Coop #Coop s #WellbeingEconomy

Ten things that went right this week
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Funny how often a co-operative is the answer.
mediaco-op says there's no limit to the kinds of businesses that can work cooperatively
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This. We need to keep exposing economic myths like this with sound evidence 👍

In our updated ethical clothing guide we rate 29 brands, including charity shops and second-hand shops and apps, with 18 Best Buy's!

We look at the innovators that are going beyond fairtrade and organic and give 6 consumer actions against #FastFashion :
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'Every person, everywhere, from every calling, has a role to play in safeguarding the health of the planet and people for future generations, working to bring about an economic system that puts the well being of people and the planet at the center.'
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It's bizarre how, in 2024, this could be written without mentioning the broken economic system that's so obviously the route cause of ill-health, jeezo.

#MediaReform #WellbeingEconomy #BetterJournalism #Capitalism #OwnTheMedia #MediaDemocracy

Love this, Scotland's newest city has some great #Vegan options!

#Dunfermline #Fife #GoVegan #GoVegan Scotland #NetZero #ClimateEmergency

Installations of wind energy were up 50% last year compared to 2022, making it a record year for the industry.

Read more on this story, and find out what else went right this week: positive.news/environment/go…

The world loses the equivalent of a nurse’s annual salary to a tax haven every second, according to Tax Justice Network

Here, we ask what is tax avoidance? Explore the problems with it, and which companies are involved:
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#TaxJustice #EthicalFinance

£100s of billions are lost globally every year to tax avoidance – disappearing into the offshore accounts of the super rich.

These are £ billions that should be being used for public services around the world.

Here's how we can change that: taxjustice.uk/blog/how-does-…

We've launched a Pay-it-forward subscription scheme!

We believe that finding the right information to challenge corporate power and buy ethical products shouldn’t be a barrier for anyone.

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Interested in creating a fairer, stronger & more democratic economy?

Tune in to the #ResetandRebuild podcast to hear from guests Greencity Wholefoods, workers.coop, Co-op Finance & Scottish Enterprise to find out about the important role #coops play.

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Community groups in Edinburgh are being offered free University room hire, thanks to a new scheme. Local groups will be able to hold meetings, workshops, events and even rehearsals without the financial burden of room hire costs. Edinburgh Local edin.ac/44h9CMN

In the new issue of Positive News magazine, we report on how secondhand fashion is experiencing a renaissance and ask five people with a passion for preloved why buying old is the new new. Out now. Subscribe to get your copy: positive.news/subscribe

Our 100 Years of Community Ownership project and Staffin Community Trust will feature in this week's Landward! Tune in on Thursday evening at 8.30pm bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

An important and timely inquiry, in the context of debates around a #FutureGenerations Commissioner and a commissioner for disabled people #PublicPolicy

Mx Duncan Thorp of Social Enterprise Scotland: A Future Generations Commissioner, building on the work of Scotland’s #NationalPerformanceFramework , could benefit everyone in Scotland, now and in the future:
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