by Hrishita Rangoonwala, GSD and Business Studies Correspondent University: Experience that impacts character building in amplitudes that few institutions can come to par with. Generating a sense of personal responsibility towards climate change mitigation in youth is a small yet important piece in the green technology and progressive public policy development puzzles. Universities are a... Continue Reading →
By GLOBUS Assistant Editor and Campaigns Manager, Isabel Govier What is the Rwanda Plan? It consists of a 5-year agreement established in April of 2022 between the British and Rwandan governments, which allows the UK Home Office to send people who would otherwise claim asylum in the UK to Rwanda. Once there, the Rwandan government... Continue Reading →
By Isabel Govier, Assistant Editor and Campaigns Manager of GLOBUS
By Oliver Hembury-Gunn Refugees are treated as political objects by governments worldwide as part of official migration policies. As part of their border defence policies, rich democracies pay huge sums to convince refugee and migrant ‘sender countries’ to block refugees’ onward travel into their borders.[1] Often, governments make no distinction between refugees and labour migrants,... Continue Reading →
by Lianna Ng, GSD Correspondent Back in June last year, when it was announced that the first group of asylum seekers would be ‘relocated’ to Rwanda on the 14th of June, reports of suicide attempts among those facing this prospect began emerging. This arrangement, officially known as the ‘UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership’, was... Continue Reading →
by Ilaria Ravazzolo, GSD Correspondent The common narrative in the media and among the Swiss population today is that the story of Italian immigrants in Switzerland is one of successful integration. They are, in fact, portrayed as the ‘good’, exemplary immigrant group which has achieved full assimilation. How much truth is behind this narrative though?... Continue Reading →
By GLOBUS Correspondent, Ellen Barrett The UN's 'Sustainable Development Goals' list targets position individuals as the primary focus of change. For instance, goal 12 centers around responsible consumerism. Many theories surrounding consumerism centre on the assumption that all actors are rational decision-makers. In actuality, it's not that simple. For consumers, we are all influenced by... Continue Reading →
By Sakeena Rajpal, GLOBUS Communications and Events Officer As the air turns crisper and colder, and the festive season draws closer and closer, I suddenly remembered how important roast vegetables are to a perfect Christmas dinner, shining like jewels as they arrive crispy and tender out of the oven on Christmas day. This is not... Continue Reading →
By Isabel Govier, Assistant Editor and Campaigns Manager of GLOBUS Over recent years the world has been met with ever-increasing waves of activism, with over a third of all human rights climate cases being filed between 2020 and 2021. At the University of Warwick there are 42 charity and campaigning societies, striving to increase sustainability via... Continue Reading →
By Amy Denton, Editor-in-Chief of GLOBUS I have recently delved into the world of eco-cleaning, and I find it fascinating! Whilst chemicals in household cleaners should be safe if used correctly, research suggests that long-term exposure to cleaning chemicals can cause respiratory issues like asthma or in severe cases could even decrease lung functionality. So,... Continue Reading →
By Diogo Ribeiro Dos Santos, GLOBUS Correspondents ESG investing is the present’s equivalent to ‘sustainable’ investing—it allows you to grow your money whilst supporting companies that are making a change for the better – or so goes the current rhetoric. In my previous article, I go into detail on how you can make a difference... Continue Reading →
By Ilaria Ravazzolo, GLOBUS Correspondent Most people are familiar with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (also known by its acronym SDGs) or have at least heard of them. Similarly, I assume that most people have heard of human rights – also a concept supported and ratified by the UN. Even if you don’t know... Continue Reading →
By Sakeena Rajpal, GLOBUS Communications and Events Officer Did someone say dinner for 67 million? As a nation, food security is something that is always on our minds, even more so due to the plethora of issues such as Brexit, Covid-19, the Ukraine War and inflation- not forgetting climate change posing a significant risk to... Continue Reading →
by Dayan Pindoria, GSD Competition Prizewinner ‘Sustainable development' (SD) is widely believed to be an approach towards socio-economic progression that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. At the heart of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are seventeen Sustainable Development... Continue Reading →
By GSD Competition Prizewinner Maia Gorman I have often thought about how our society’s reaction to climate change is to prevent disasters from happening rather than engaging in positive action to create a better future. Our passive mentality can be one of the obstacles society faces in terms of environmental innovation. I think we should... Continue Reading →
By Ella Thompson, Prizewinner of the 2022 GSD Competition Patient Earth tackles human’s inherent tendency of appearing to make change in our lifestyles, without actually doing so. This is a serious barrier in achieving true sustainable development, which can be addressed by a real change in attitudes. In a medical-like matter ‘Patient Earth’ diagnoses the... Continue Reading →
By GLOBUS Correspondent, Šimon Michalčík Do you imagine the future of humankind to be interplanetary—or even galactic? Does the Plan B scenario of Mars colonisation soothe your climate anxiety? Then ponder the problem of orbital debris and think again—for we are standing below yet another emerging global crisis of the commons. Orbital debris (or space... Continue Reading →
By GLOBUS Correspondent, Diogo Ribeiro Dos Santos ESG investing continues to reach new highs, with assets under management increasing exponentially and a large percentage of all worldwide investments being allocated towards it. In my other articles, I explore how ESG investing works and its benefits, as well as the controversies and issues surrounding it. In... Continue Reading →
By Georgia Randall, GSD Competition Prizewinner Sustainable development is the improvement of systems that is conducted without the depletion of natural resources, and maintains a natural environmental equilibrium. We live in a materialistic, money-obsessed, avaricious society where if you don’t own the latest technology or have the most expensive brands, socially, you're ‘missing out’. Moreover,... Continue Reading →
By Eszter Vlasits, Deputy Editor-in-Chief An overlooked greenhouse gas If somebody were to ask you right now to mention one of the greenhouse gases, my bet is that most of you would go for carbon-dioxide. CO2 has become the ‘face’ of harmful gas emissions, it is the one that is brought up the most and... Continue Reading →
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