Recent Good News

While many public figures predicted that public health restrictions would lead to increased suicides in 2020, evidence that came out of Canada in February suggests otherwise.

Fourteen communities working with the Built for Zero program have reached the point where homelessness for veterans or those experiencing chronic homelessness is rare overall, and brief when it occurs.

The shift can’t come soon enough. At over 10 million tons per year, e-waste is the fastest growing waste stream in Europe. Repairing products and extending their useful life could play a key role in mitigating the environmental consequences.

2020 was one for the history books. In a year full of surprises, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the challenges 2020 brought. At Good Good Good, we never want to avoid the reality of the world’s greatest pains. Instead, we look for hopeful stories happening right within them.

"When he sees waste, he said, he begins thinking about ways to use it."

Policy matters because policy affects people in very real ways. Civil engagement, activism, and voting all play a role in helping policy better serve people. Here are five good news stories about new policy changes around the world...

Swiss parliament votes for "self-ID" for transgender people and same-sex marriage, which is likely to face a referendum.

"I can relate to people suffering and not being able to pay bills," Esmond said. "That's probably one of the biggest motivators for me, because I've been there."

It’s fitting that ARK’s voluntary fishing closure includes Hope Bay because it represents new hope for Adélie penguins. Several of the world’s largest mega-colonies of these penguins live in this part of the Antarctic Peninsula, relying on krill as a prime source of forage food.

Better representation among our elected officials matters because it means the makeup of those key decision-makers more closely resembles the varying and diverse perspectives of the people they represent.