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The coat of the future

The garment of a modern superhero.

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Some of the novel growing techniques now being pioneered by London’s urban farmers.

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Focus

Tourism that's good for the planet and its inhabitants

A breeding programme for the endangered giant panda has been the backdrop for UN talks on using tourism for development

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Belgium

Using 3D-printing to recycle plastic

A Belgian start-up has been using 3D-printing technology to turn old plastic into sunglasses.

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Living

Behind an ethical fashion start-up

Charlotte Instone, founder of Know the Origin, shares the behind the scenes frenzy and challenges of running an ethical fashion start-up.

14/08/2017

Destinations

Meet Diana Verde Nieto, the pioneer on a mission to make luxury more sustainable

From Krug Champagne to IWC Schaffhausen, Kiehl’s to House of Garrard, the biggest players in the luxury world today confide in her company to assess their social and environmental impact on the…

28/07/2017

Spotlight

Japanese innovation serves sustainability

This edition of Spotlight looks at how Japanese innovation serves sustainability

22/03/2017

Focus

The future of car driving is electric, say experts

How can we persuade people to replace cars with bicycles and electric cars, and to use public transport more often?

02/12/2016

World

Road to Cop 22: protecting Morocco's coastline

Morocco's Blue Belt initiative aims to encourage sustainable fishing, from seas and lakes to consumers' plates, to allow marine resources to renew themselves.

25/10/2016

World

Road to Cop22: green tourism in Marrakech

The Moroccan city of Marrakech, which is hosting the Cop22 climate change summit in November, has dedicated itself to eco-tourism.

22/10/2016

Sci-Tech

More than a mirage: tropical biodome opens in Dubai

Boasting hundreds of species of tropical flora, fauna and wildlife, The Green Planet has opened in Dubai.

07/09/2016

Sci-Tech

Italy: Bringing the eco-beast back from the brink!

An EU initiative hopes to make dilapidated buildings into ecological masterpieces

23/08/2016

Cult

Friedrichshafen expo takes advantage of the great outdoors

Outdoor activities appeal more than ever.

31/07/2016

Next Series

The travelling greenhouse

Can a small greenhouse help to guarantee the sustainability of European forests? To find out, the Futuris team travelled to northern Italy. What

16/05/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: the traveling greenhouse

16/05/2016

World

Innovative teaching to promote sustainability

Overconsumption, pollution, global warming – we are living on a planet strained by decades of excess. So, how do we teach the next generation to face

25/12/2015

Focus

Africa : cities and development, for today and the future

13/11/2015

USA

Study: United States weak on UN development goals

16/09/2015

Germany

Merkel and Hollande pledge action on climate change

The leaders of France and Germany have said more needs to be done if the world is to achieve its goal of limiting global warming to two degrees. The

19/05/2015

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