As our attachment to consumer electronics continues to grow, so does the industry: it’s projected to reach $1.53 trillion globally by 2026. This edition of The Upside looks to dig a little deeper into the issues the industry faces, all the while looking to the sustainable innovations and promising solutions that are cropping up around the world.

We’ve seen climate action and sustainable innovation come from all corners of the world and all kinds of people and organisations…reminding us to spread hope and cheer, and focus on action above all else in the New Year.

The global toy industry is worth $95 billion. It is also the most plastic-intensive industry in the world. In this edition of The Upside, we delve into the problem, but as always, we shine a light on inspirational examples from the players who are working to turn the toy story around.

In this Upside, we look at UK communities, by way of example, exploring how they can contribute to and benefit from the transition to Net Zero – and we share some of the inspiring examples of where this is already happening.

Fortitude loves fashion. But its human and environmental cost is mind-blowing. Clothing production doubled between 2000 and 2015 and is responsible for 2.1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions. Fortunately there's an explosion of innovation and transformational business models – rental, repair, blockchain and on-demand manufacturing.

Even during the pandemic, we’ve seen the incredible rise of sustainable/ESG investing. We look at how this will help accelerate the transition to net zero and reboot economies around the world.

2020 was a rotten year – we were glad to see the back of it. Through our (festive) upside, we chose to not look back in anger and instead focus on what went right.

In this Upside, we explore some of the facts and stats on clean meat and its ability to help satisfy our growing global demand for meat.