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Stat: Gen Z value ethics over pay when job hunting

Nearly half of Gen Z workers in the UK are rejecting job offers due to perceived ethical shortcomings, according to a survey by Co-operatives UK.

Youth : Workplace : Society

Behaviours

The Synthocene Era: Future:Poll

Debuted at Trend Briefing 2025, Future:Poll research on The Synthocene Era highlights optimism about its societal benefits while addressing concern...

Future:Poll : Technology : Society

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

Big Ideas

House of Beautiful Business Festival 2024: Creating a Life-centred Economy

On a mission to find poly-opportunities in a world of polycrisis, a gathering of thinkers, makers and artists came together in the city of Tangier.

Society : Culture : Technology

Viewpoints

The Future of Responsible AI

The question is not whether AI can replace us but what role we play in ensuring that AI does not irreversibly harm humanity.

AI : Ethics : Artificial Intelligence

Big Ideas

Cannes Lions 2023: AI Mania and the Meh-taverse

The 2023 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity delved into AI obsession, the future of influencer marketing and a lukewarm depiction of...

Media : Advertising : Technology

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Stat: Amazon tops first-of-its-kind sustainability value index

A study released in 2023 by Brand Finance analysed the financial value of sustainability perceptions of the world’s biggest brands.

Sustainability : Amazon : Amazon Sustainable Foundation

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An AI-powered robot lawyer will represent its first defendant in court

An artificial intelligence program trained to act as a lawyer is set to make its courtroom debut, arguing in two speed ticket cases in February 2023.

Technology : Society : Scenario

Macro Trends

The Betterverse

The metaverse has become the new multi-trillion-dollar digital frontier for all that is immersive, engaged and virtual. Here we examine how organis...

The Metaverse : Media & Technology : Society

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British charity shops open doors on Depop

The Charity Seller Programme will help integrate high street stalwarts like Oxfam and The British Heart Foundation onto the digital fashion resale ...

Retail : Fashion : Sustainability

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Stat: Purpose-driven brands are most memorable among consumers

Companies who show a strong sense of purpose are most likely to have a memorable impact on consumers, with people increasingly making purchases tha...

Branding : Marketing : Purpose

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Digital education for intersectional tech workers

Media publication Logic magazine has unveiled a scholastic initiative that aims to invoke positive change in the technology sector.

Technology : Media : Education

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Championing empathy and equality in gaming

Raising Good Gamers is an initiative championing more positive, inclusive and fair online gaming communities for young people.

Media : Technology : Gaming

Markets

Consumer Surveillance Market

Originally created as a means for retailers to generate targeted ads, consumer surveillance has evolved into a lucrative eco-system to analyse beha...

Retail : Data : Surveillance

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Stat: Consumers are losing interest in animal products

A new survey by Morning Consult suggests that leather producers could be in trouble as more people shun animal products.

Fashion : Sustainability : Ethics

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Stat: The fashion sector remains far from sustainable

Many companies are struggling to scale sustainable initiatives, according to the Pulse of the Fashion Industry 2019 report.

Fashion : Sustainability : Society

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The Interview: Dr Daniel Benkendorf on the faults of sustainability

Understandably, sustainability remained the primary driver for change within the fashion industry as both brands and consumers questioned how and w...

Fashion : Sustainability : Ethics

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Cities join forces to protect citizens’ digital rights

New York, Amsterdam and Barcelona are the founding members of the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, an effort pledging to protect citizens’ righ...

Digital : Ethics : Internet

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Web Summit 2018: An app that monetises ethical purchases

Showcased at this year’s Web Summit, Almond app addresses consumer inertia around sustainability by providing monetary rewards for responsible purc...

Food : Drinks : Ethics

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Eco-merchandise

Global – Christopher Kane has created an eco-conscious fashion collection to coincide with the launch of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast film.

Disney : Christopher Kane : Sustainability

Big Ideas

Youth of today

US – Members of Generation Z are more interested in buying products than experience-hungry Millennials, according to a new report.

Barkley : Generation Z : Millennials

Viewpoints

Brand New Ethics

Should brands decide on the moral codes of artificial intelligence?

AI : Ethics : Autonomous Vehicles

Big Ideas

Emotional experience

London – Virtual Futures: Electronic Empathy explored the promise, limitations and ethical implications of using virtual reality to trigger emotions.

Virtual Futures : Empathy : Cyberculture

Viewpoints

Madary and Metzinger: Virtual Reality Ethics

The authors of Real Virtuality: A Code of Ethical Conduct on why brands need to be cautious with VR.

Virtual Reality : Ethics : Michael Madary

Viewpoints

Le Grand Jäger: Khaki Ethics

Guillemette Legrand and Eva Jäger explain why khaki is the perfect metaphor for our era.

The Emotional Economy : New Bricolage Living : Neutral Culture