Countries that are rich in natural resources are often poor and suffer from high rates of inequality, corruption, human rights abuse, and environmental degradation.
Sustainable Fishing
Overfishing is the process of catching too many fish at once, so that the breeding population becomes too depleted to recover.
Fast Fashion
Being an ethical consumer in today’s world requires first recognizing that consumption is not just embedded in economic relations, but also social and political ones.
The Circular Economy
The circular economy is a process of minimising waste and making the most out of finite resources to achieve sustainable development.
Access to Markets and Industry
Goal 9 focuses on making sure that industries and infrastructure is future-proofed and responsive to the needs of people, giving people the tools to find long term solutions to problems.
Degrowth
For decades, global economies have focused on growth, often at the expense of the environment, traditional land use and land rights of indigenous people and the habitats of plant and animal species.
Child Labour
For tens of millions of children around the world, their basic rights are at risk because they have to work.
Poverty
Poverty is not natural; it is man-made but the way that it is spoken about and particularly how people living in poverty are spoken about, does not reflect this.
Land Grabs
In today’s world landowners, agribusinesses, investors and governments want to acquire land to turn into crop plantations to make huge profits.
Racial Justice
Racism is when an individual, group, structure or institution intentionally (or unintentionally) abuses their power to the detriment of people, because of their action or perceived “racialised background.