Tag: Oxfam

Shopping Second-Hand Fashion Would Prevent Harmful Emissions Equivalent To Flying Around The World 17,000 Times, Says Oxfam

Stuart Mitchell

If all UK adults bought half of their next wardrobe second-hand, it could prevent a whopping 12.5 billion kilogrammes of carbon dioxide emissions entering the atmosphere, new Oxfam research reveals today. This is the equivalent to a plane flying around the world more than 17,000 times, or 261,000 flights from London (Heathrow) to Greece (Athens). The findings launch this year’s Oxfam’s Second Hand September campaign which encourages people to shop preloved and donate what they no longer need or wear for 30 days. Since the first Second Hand September in…

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Sourced By Oxfam ethical range of products set to be rolled out to more Central Co-op shops

Stuart Mitchell

Oxfam is partnering with Central Co-op to sell its Sourced by Oxfam products in Central Co-op shops across the UK. The aim is to continue rolling out the range of ethical products to more shops in the coming years. Birdhouse balls, sari bags and rugs, essential oil gift sets and bee-themed garden products are some of the Sourced By Oxfam items that will be available in the selected supermarket and convenience stores. They will offer Central Co-op customers a taste of the wider range of new products available in Oxfam…

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M&S Launches First Pre-Loved Back-to-School Uniform Shop in Partnership With Oxfam and Ebay

Stuart Mitchell

Marks & Spencer has announced it is extending its long-standing Shwopping scheme with the roll-out of dedicated school uniform Shwop boxes in over 200 of its stores across the UK. Collaboration for change Through the new M&S Back-to-School Shwopping boxes, donated pre-loved school uniform – which passes the hand-me-down quality test – will be given a second life in an Oxfam shop and, for the first time, made available on a dedicated pre-loved school uniform shop on eBay. By partnering with eBay, M&S and Oxfam hope the pilot shop will…

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Rich countries’ continued failure to honor their $100 billon climate finance promise threatens negotiations and undermines climate action

Stuart Mitchell

Flawed accounting systems are not giving the true picture of climate finance As global carbon pollution continues to rise, and climate change wreaks more havoc upon the people and places least responsible for the problem, rich polluting countries are now three years overdue on their promise to mobilize $100 billion a year in climate finance for low- and middle-income countries. To make matters worse, says Oxfam, the actual support they provide is much less than reported numbers suggest, and is coming mostly as debt that has to be repaid. Oxfam’s…

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Oxfam calls for urgent action to close $27 trillion funding black hole faced by low-and-middle income countries

Stuart Mitchell

Low-and-middle income countries face a $27 trillion black hole – accumulating at around $3.9 trillion a year to 2030 –when it comes to meeting costs of climate-related loss and damages, adaptation, and mitigation measures, along with their health, education and social protection needs, new Oxfam analysis finds. Oxfam is calling for rich countries to borrow $11.5 trillion to fund an historic “climate debt swap” with poorer countries, in addition to finally honouring their aid commitments, of which they are in arrears to the tune of $6.5 trillion. Progressive wealth taxes…

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