My limited experience with toddlers has taught me that we all go through a period in which we discover the joys of ownership and possession and are incapable of sharing. For my niece, the focus was on a certain thirst-quencher and her oft-repeated mantra.

Cruise lines rely on pristine surroundings for their custom and claim to take good care of the environment, but are they sailing under false colours? Libby Peake investigates

Green and ethical lifestyles are becoming increasingly popular, but what of green and ethical end-of-lifestyles? Libby Peake learns that while ‘ashes to ashes’ might not be the norm, it is increasingly possible

Can you have infinite growth on a finite planet? Of course not. And while government and big business ignore this fact, a growing number of local, grassroots movements are rebuilding on a more human, sustainable scale.

Oil spills don’t just damage ecosystems, they also create great amounts of waste that need to be disposed of. Libby Peake investigates what happens to the mess that cleans up the mess

Wise business doctors that can diagnose and prescribe, or quacks that will take your money and run? With the consultancy market more competitive now than ever before, and budget restraints meaning people want to hold on to their money...

The middle of the production story won’t change; we need chairs, tables and washing machines. But what about the beginning, what about the end? Can those bits of the lifecycle be made more efficient?

It's said that money makes the world go round, but many community waste enterprises are finding it difficult to come by finance. One initiative helping organisations buck this trend is Charity Bank

Our landfills didn’t use to overflow with unnecessary packaging and obsolete products. Janine Derry looks at extended producer responsibility, a not-so-new idea that could ensure our landfills are free of products and packaging once more

Move over carbon, there’s a new footprint in town: it’s made out of water, it’s massive and it requires our immediate attention. Libby Peake learns that we’ve been ignoring the mounting crisis over the world’s water for far too long