Category: New Economy
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A world in debt: Reforming the multilateral financial architecture
According to data from UN Trade and Development, 3.3 billion people today live in countries where debt interest payments exceed spending on health and education. What can the multilateral system do to address the global debt crisis and ensure equitable access to finance? How can we reform the international financial architecture to ensure that developing…
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The Future is Here with Printed Food
Hey Star Trek fans – that food replicator you always thought was so cool on the show is no longer a thing of the future – its here now in the form of 3D food printers. “3D printed food could transform cooking,” says Hod Lipson, professor of innovation at Columbia University and creator of the…
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Earn money every time a brand or platform uses your data
If you feel you should be paid for the use of your data, this article in Newsfile might be of interest to you: New York, New York–(Newsfile Corp. – July 21, 2020) – Killi Ltd. (TSXV: MYID), a global leader in consumer privacy, announces that its Founder and CEO, Neil Sweeney, was featured in Forbes magazine to discuss the…
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A cooperative for the 21st Century
This post is focused on a segment of a more far ranging article in DieM25 regarding the platform economy and unionization in the European Union. We focus on how, in Germany, a group of food delivery riders set up the Kolyma2 collective that has been able to successfully operate on a local level with the…
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Buru Island Fishermen Profit from Small Scale Fishing Through Fair Trade
For all you sushi lovers out there concerned about the issue of overfishing, you’ll be happy to learn about how Anova Food, LLC, (who leads the industry in global sourcing of wild caught and sustainably harvested tuna) was able to work with local fishermen and processors in Indonesia to insure sustainable fishing practices. An article…
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Fair Trade and Climate Justice
Please take a moment to join the Fairtrade fight against the climate crisis. Add your name to the petition at The Fairtrade Foundation and spread the word to your family, friends and associates. Fairtrade is more than a Mark on a product. It’s a call for change. With the next UN Climate Summit taking place…
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Fair Trade – A Growing Movement
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published some interesting statistics pertaining to the fair trade global movement. The fair trade movement comprises over 2.5 million producers and workers from 70 countries, over 500 specialized importers, 4,000 world shops and more than 100,000 volunteers – figures that are growing, according to Mr. Corbalán.…
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