Topic Resources: Trade and Aid

Local and Global Perspectives

Global shortages expectd as climate action, climate change and covid have an effect.

https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-58868636

18 000 child labourers working on farms supplying Nestle
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/latest-news/bitter-chocolate-_nestl%C3%A9-identifies-over-18-000-child-labourers-in-cocoa-supply-chain/45423936

Prices of goods mostly higher in Switzerland than in rest of Europe
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/latest-news/consumer-prices_domestic-manufacturers-contribute-to--high-price--switzerland/45168960

Switzerland could lose billions in multinational tax reforms
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/latest-news/smaller-slice_switzerland-could-lose-billions-in-global-corporate-tax-reform/45111912

Source: Smartphone generates higher levels of online shopping
Link: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/latest-news/swiss-consumer-habits_smartphone-shopping-boosts-online-trade/45048146

Source: Human consumerism the cause of mass loss of species
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46028862

Resource: Evidence of plastic waste in the Arctic
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-42990391/plastic-pollution-reaching-record-levels-in-once-pristine-arctic

Resource: Evidence of plastic waste in Caribbean
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-41866046/the-giant-mass-of-plastic-waste-taking-over-the-caribbean

Resource: Pollution linked to one in six deaths worldwide
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-41678533

Resource: Blockage in amount of recycling leads to waste mountains
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41582924

Resource: Island has worst case of global waste washed up on shore
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-39931042

Resource: Article on Taliban attacks on Pakistan shopping centre
Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistans-piccadilly-is-no-1-taliban-target-the-regularity-of-terror-attacks-in-peshawars-bazaar-leads-to-citizens-questioning-their-seemingly-rudderless-leadership-8852025.html

Resource: The truth about snake skin handbags
Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/stomachchurning-images-show-the-shocking-truth-about-indonesian-snake-slaughterhouses-9167783.html

Resource: The effects of cotton farming and agriculture on the Aral Sea (Russia)
Web Link: http://www.vox.com/2014/9/30/6873947/the-aral-sea-was-once-the-fourth-largest-lake-in-the-world-now-its

Resource: Why we need to reduce the number of plastic bags we use
Web Link: http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/this-is-why-getting-rid-of-plastic-bags-is-a-good-thing--ZJgn1mNA7De?utm_source=indy&utm_medium=top5&utm_campaign=i100

Scenarios

Courses of Action and Personal Response

Resource: Swiss pact to improve cocoa plant conditions
Link: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/latest-news/sweet-sustainability_chocolate-industry-makes-pact-to-improve-conditions/43294948

Resource: Norway's answer to the plastic problem
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-42968529/plastic-bottle-scheme-that-could-help-clean-the-oceans

Resource: Eco-friendly was to make smartphones
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20171024-an-eco-friendly-way-to-make-smartphones

Resource: Teaching children about where food comes from
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/mar/18/hens-hire-schools-education?INTCMP=mic_232620

Resource: Charging for plastic bags see major reduction in use
Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/four-charts-that-show-why-we-need-to-charge-5p-for-plastic-bags-a6680016.html

Resource: Waste plastic can be used in making roads
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/magazine-39693091/can-plastic-roads-help-save-the-planet