With deplorable conditions and tragic worker deaths in the garment industry making headlines and the frustrating opacity of the clothing production chain, people are looking for a way to make responsible clothing choices. The slow wear movement offers an alluring mix of simplicity and ethical engagement.

Accessibility is the watchword at the Balonolas solidarity festival, which will be held in Wroclaw in May 2013. Accessibility to art, culture and the environment—that’s what a collective of young Franco-Polish artists is making possible at the heart of a disadvantaged Wroclaw neighbourhood.

In the Peruvian desert, a billboard generates free drinking water for the local population by capturing humidity in the air. Developed in partnership between an advertising agency and the University of Lima, the system can produce nearly 100 litres of pure water per day.

In an effort to develop renewable energy alternatives, a Gambian company tries to popularise the use of peanut shell fuel.