Sustainability

Record interest among readers in wide-ranging live online post-budget question and answer session

They can give a false impression of progress, delaying the radical changes that are required

A number of wedding venues are aiming to help couples have a more environmentally friendly wedding day

In the HAI550 mall in Shanghai, most of the clothes are produced by small local brands using materials such as old plastic bottles and used bicycle tubes

If you start planning for this year’s dressing up now you can make Halloween less of a frightener by not buying new stuff and using items you already have

Hair is natural, it can hardly be an environmental hazard? Or can it?

Property Clinic: While apartments were historically considered more energy efficient than individual houses, many older units are now in need of an upgrade

Save money, save the planet: How to wash your hands

And be careful where you store those apples, pears and bananas

Trifol Resources’s patented process creates wax and oil from the waste plastics

Trying out a new product can feel like extra hassle you don’t need at that time of the month, but the savings are compelling

New Innovator: Auranta says its product ‘will revolutionise the gut health of fish worldwide’

‘Inefficient energy behaviour remains broadly unchanged between summer and winter,’ the SEAI has found

Your EV questions answered: Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts

Just 24% of children travel to school on foot these days, a fall from 45% in 1986 – Ireland’s little walkers have become passengers

Dave Robinson switched to running eco park after insurance quote of €40,000 for adventure park

Carbon taxes are pushing petrol and diesel costs up. Besides going electric, are there other ways to save?

Royal London survey also found that younger people have little faith in green credentials of financial service companies

From technical difficulties to queues at machines, there have undoubtedly been bumps along the road

A discarded tent typically uses the same amount of plastic as nearly 9,000 plastic straws, 200 plastic bottles or 22 Coldplay LPs

Living Green provides eco-friendly soil solutions to farmers, horticulturalists and gardeners

Polluted run-off from car washes can end up in rivers, streams, the sea and in groundwater

Retailer opens its 38th branch in the Republic

Designed 'from excavation to door handles’ by one of the principals of the Gro.Work practice, this ambitious four-bed in Ranelagh epitomises living over the shop

New Innovator: John Kelleher, ConnectGreen

Richfield Solar Farm in Wexford could power 4,500 homes but uncertainty over development remains

Save money, save the planet: The endless cycle of clothes shopping is causing water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and landfill

Directive will require firms to disclose information on their performance across social and environmental issues

Save money, save the planet: Microplastics are tiny plastic pieces, less than 5mm in diameter, that have been found in the air, water, soil and sand

Aoife McNamara has put sustainability to the fore in her luxury collections, which have a playfulness and romanticism to them, inspired by the natural world

Researchers explain how microplastics are entering almost every part of the human body and their detrimental effects

On a burning planet with limited resources, we need more international understanding, more curiosity about other lives in other places

Research has found universities play a key role in perpetuating unsustainability and are increasingly being run as businesses

Game Changers: I’ve driven across Ireland, to France and around the UK, discovering the joys of charging in three countries

Almost three-quarters of those questioned view price as key when buying clothes or accessories, according to survey done for Penneys

Save money, save the planet: Acrylic paints contribute to the large amount of microplastics in waterways and have been found in human bloodstreams and breastmilk

Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions

Clothes not smelling like ‘morning silkwood’ or any other AI-named ‘fragrances’ is something we can live without

Coillte chief executive Imelda Hurley juggles climate goals, planting material for sustainable homes and developing a green rural economy

Reduce unwanted flyers coming through your letterbox and lighten your green bin with these tips