According to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office total fossil fuel subsidies in 2020 were €2.2 billion, compared with €2.8 billion in value in 2019. The decrease was mainly due to the…
Fashion Revolution Week is an annual campaign that takes place every year in the week surrounding the 24th of April. This date is the anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in…
Ireland and the wider world is moving steadily towards the deadline of 2030 by which time we are supposed to have delivered on the Climate Strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals. Delivering…
The coming decade will be one of transformation as we try to meet our climate goals. This edition of National Social Monitor ‘Just Transition’ sets out some specific policies that Social Justice…
The world is at a crossroads. The decisions we make now can secure a liveable future. We have the tools and know-how required to limit warming. But we must act immediately, and every sector must…
The publication of the Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy and the Circular Economy Bill marks significant policy progress for Ireland. Embedding the circular economy principles into our…
Equity and justice must be at the core of climate action policy according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and…
The immediate policy challenges facing Ireland and hampering a fair and inclusive recovery are a totally inadequate supply of social housing; a two-tier healthcare system; climate change; digital…
Fairtrade Fortnight 2022 highlights the growing challenges that climate change brings to farmers and workers in the communities that Fairtrade works with. For two weeks each year, hundreds of…
On Friday, 18th February, Social Justice Ireland published Measuring Success: Sustainable Progress Index 2022, analysing Ireland's progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and…