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SXSW 2025: MIT’s vision for the next era of innovation

SXSW has evolved from a music and film festival into a global stage for technology and media innovation. With that transformation, it’s only fittin...

Design : Technology : Climate Change

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Architects embrace wearable tech to connect with Mother Nature

Danish design studio Inxects has unveiled the Gaia Communication System (GCS), a ground-breaking wearable designed to bridge the gap between humani...

Sustainability : Design : Technology

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Stat: Britons more likely to act on climate crisis if leaders set an example

A new study has found that UK consumers are more likely to reduce their carbon footprint if they see politicians, celebrities and business leaders ...

Sustainability : Society : Tomorrow's Leadership

Big Ideas

The Synthocene Era: Far Futures

The impact of The Synthocene Era on how we work, organise, connect and find meaning in life could be profound. LS:N Global explores the far future ...

Technology : Future Of Artificial Intelligence : Climate Change

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Oxfam and Vinted tie up for London Fashion Week

Non-governmental organisation Oxfam partnered with online marketplace Vinted for its Style for Change runway show at London Fashion Week.

Fashion : Sustainability : Retail

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Stat: Wealthier nations less alarmed by climate change despite higher awareness

A recent global survey highlights a striking disparity in climate change attitudes between people in high-income, high-emission countries and those...

Society : Sustainability : Finance

Micro Trends

Ancestral Eco Pantry

Bridging the gap between traditional preservation practices and modern convenience, these design innovators hint at a future with more ancestral an...

Future Of Food Storage : Sustainability : Eco-design

Micro Trends

Eau de Climate Change

As more flora and fauna become extinct every year, perfume innovators are becoming activists by attempting to encapsulate the authentic smell of Mo...

Beauty : Fragrance : Sustainability

Viewpoints

Retrofitting Revolution

LS:N Global sits down with Rachael Orr, CEO of Climate Outreach, to discuss the importance of retrofitting for creating sustainable homes and achie...

Sustainability : Home : Retrofitting

Behaviours

Gen Z in Singapore

Singaporean Gen Z are facing burnout, driven by economic pressures and climate change anxiety, but beware of their national pride and willingness t...

Singapore : Emerging Youth : Gen Z

Behaviours

Gen Z in Australia

Amid fractious global politics, national housing shortages and looming recession, Australia’s youth are connecting via grassroots activism and new ...

Australia : Gen Z : Loneliness

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Stat: Rising heat exposure poses dire risks for older adults by 2050

A recent study published in Nature Communications reveals that by 2050, an additional 246 million people over the age of 69 will face dangerous acu...

Environment : Climate : Sustainability

Big Ideas

VivaTech 2024: Accessibility, Climate Tech and AI in Healthcare

AI took centre stage once again at the ever-growing Parisian start-up and tech summit VivaTech with ground-breaking advances in climate, health and...

Technology : Artificial Intelligence : VivaTech

News

Boycott X app encourages ethical consumerism

Boycott X, a ground-breaking app launched in December 2023 by Chedy El Tabaa, has risen to the top of the free utilities app rankings on the French...

Ethics : Technology : Boycott X

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Protect Our Winters Finland turns snow into ads against climate change

Protect Our Winters Finland (POW) has launched an innovative Snow Media service to turn snowy landscapes into advertising spaces, raising funds to ...

Environment : Climate Crisis : Advertising

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Stat: Significant cocoa price drop offers relief to chocolate manufacturers

Cocoa prices have plummeted by 30% in just a few weeks, marking a significant reversal from their recent record high levels.

Food : Sustainability : Indulgence

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Wall’s Solar Priceboard keeps ice cream frozen during power outages

In an innovative move to tackle Pakistan’s frequent power outages, ice cream brand Wall’s, in collaboration with creative agency LOLA MullenLowe, h...

Sustainability : Food & Drink : Climate Change

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Foresight Friday: Seyi Oduwole, intern

Every Friday, the Future Laboratory team offers an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, ...

Foresight : India : Climate Change

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Stat: Climate change causes a health hazard for workers globally

As the climate emergency escalates, the labour organisation of the United Nations studied its impact on the global workforce.

Sustainability : Health & Wellness : Society

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Bolt invites kids to design human-centric future cities on a playmat

Urban planner Lior Steinberg and Bolt, the shared mobility app, have joined forces with 37 children in Helsinki to re-imagine the conventional city...

Youth : Sustainability : Mobility

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Giant conceptual clock ticks towards a sustainable future

Mumbai-based Studio Aditya Mandlik, a creative consultancy focused on producing future-proof experiential installations, has conceptualised In Time...

Sustainability : Future Spaces : Climate Change

Viewpoints

How Climate Change is Re-routing Travel

New destinations, off-peak travel times and safety concerns are the new normal for travellers. Players in the sector must adapt accordingly, or the...

Sustainability : Travel & Hospitality : Society

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Agency for Nature begins creative campaigns to reconnect youth with nature

A collaboration between climate-driven creative nonprofits Glimpse and Purpose Disruptors, Agency for Nature has unveiled five inventive campaigns ...

Sustainability : Advertising & Branding : Design

Podcasts

Podcast: Dr Susanne Etti on the Reality of a Carbon Footprint

In our latest Back to the F**kture podcast, Dr Susanne Etti talks carbon labelling and more collaborative and constructive ways to tackle the clima...

Podcast : Back To The F**kture : Sustainability

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Pluri wants you to drink lab-grown Arabica coffee

Biotech start-up Pluri is venturing into the coffee industry with the launch of a cell-based coffee business that aims to combat the climate challe...

Sustainability : Food & Drink : Technology