asons to be Cheerful – Companies are letting homeless people sleep in their offices
fter workers across France head home for the evening, their office buildings become something amazing. In conference rooms and break areas, temporary bedrooms unfold for homeless people. Kitchens, bathrooms, heat and doors that lock provide many of the niceties not found in conventional homeless shelters. Should every company do this?
It’s Time to Compost Your Clothes
By: Michaela Haas
You’ve heard of farm to table. Now, meet farm to fashion.
Companies Are Inviting Homeless People to Sleep in Their Offices
By: Michaela Haas
Most workplaces sit empty every night. Across France, companies are opening theirs up to people experiencing homelessness.
Smashing Yesterday’s Croissants for a Better Tomorrow
By: Peter Yeung
By repurposing and reselling day-old baked goods on the cheap, a unique Paris bakery is taking a bite out of food waste.
The City That Doubled Down on Listening to Its Youth
By: Ogar Monday
In Masaka, Uganda, where most residents are under 25, a city-run Youth Desk is giving young people a real say in decisions that affect their lives.
Mapping the World of Fungi Beneath Our Feet
See what stories caught our attention this week, including vast underground fungi networks and “smart ecology” in French housing.
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In California, frontline social workers can spend years building trust with people with severe mental illness. Their persistence pays off.
Banking Like the Planet Depends On It
By: Oscar Perry Abello
The fast-growing Climate First Bank is financing clean energy projects one relationship at a time — and it hopes other community banks will follow suit.