GOOD FIGURES

Where statistics and optimism meet

4m lives are estimated to have been saved due to a significant drop in global suicide rates. Rates have declined 38% since 1994. To put it into perspective, around one million people were killed in combat during that time. 250 of the world’s biggest brands, include Coca-Cola and Nestlé, have pledged to cut all plastic waste from their operations. Signatories have promised to drop all single-use plastics, with a view to all packaging being recyclable by 2025. 1st Scotland is first in the world to include teaching of LGBTQ+ rights in its schools curriculum. Ministers accepted in full the recommendations of a working group led by the Time for Inclusive Education campaign. * These articles have been written by our friends at Positive News, the quarterly magazine for good journalism about good things. See the world…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2019

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