Laura Costello
@lauracostello.bsky.social
Stories & sustainability💚 Helping to drive the marketing/ad industry’s climate transition. https://linktr.ee/lauraevelync Purpose Disruptors & THINKHOUSE
The health care for a fossil fuel advertising ban is obvious. The question is: will our government act? #BanFossilAds
The health case for a fossil fuel advertising ban
Key points An estimated 8.7 million premature deaths occur globally each year from air pollution attributable to fossil fuel combustion alone.[1][1] Climate change, which is primarily caused by the bu...
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Tony Holohan is absolutely right to point out the human health impacts of worsening pollution. Of it's all connected! www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Dr Tony Holohan claims public health ignored as Minister welcomes nitrates derogation
Former chief medical officer says opt-out from pollution restrictions is worrying for water quality
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Using a billboard to power a Time Machine - Adfree Cities
Did you know that a digital advertising screen is an unusually powerful source of energy for time travel? We’ve found that Black Friday adverts are particularly ideal for harnessing energy to travel t...
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New work! Letters to the Future is a global project with GOAL NextGen inviting young people to write to the generations ahead, reflecting on the actions and values needed to build a fairer, brighter world for all. youtube.com/watch?v=ZfpjaBQAeRc&feature=youtu.be
Letters to the Future- A NextGen Youth Project
YouTube video by GOAL Global
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I find this framing on 'stuff' particularly useful, and really stood out as worthy of sharing this week as Black Friday campaigns fill the feed....
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‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement
At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recovery
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Listen to our chats on Black Friday & overconsumption here, from 13.40 mins in www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Behind the Story: Re-thinking Black Friday spending
Irish people buy more clothing than most Europeans and spending accelerates as Black Friday approaches, according to sustainability expert Laura Costello.
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Spoke about Black Friday and fast fashion overconsumption with RTÉ this week www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Behind the Story: Re-thinking Black Friday spending
Irish people buy more clothing than most Europeans and spending accelerates as Black Friday approaches, according to sustainability expert Laura Costello.
rte.ie
Vogue is now saying 'we all need to buy less full stop.' www.vogue.co.uk/article/is-s...
Am I Buying Too Many Second-Hand Clothes?
Vogue’s senior sustainability editor Emily Chan asks: how much is too much?
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What does it look like when ad campaigns champion connection over consumption? This time last year, to coincide with Black Friday, we launched our “Less Buying, More Being” campaign - part of our Good Life 2030 Ireland project. Read more about the work: www.creativeireland.gov.ie/en/blog/good...
Good Life 2030 Ireland: Visions for Deeper Connection to self, others & nature - Creative Ireland Programme
Good Life 2030 Ireland: Visions for Deeper Connection to self, others & nature
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What's holding up the publication of the critical land use review? According to former minister @eamonryan.bsky.social, who commissioned the report, "it is being held back for fear that those interested in preserving the status quo would explode... www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Eamon Ryan: Why is the Government delaying publication of the land use review?
Fears around the report are misplaced and it is long past time for it to be published
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"Consumption by the world’s wealthy – in both North and South – is pushing humanity beyond ecological safety limits, while billions remain below the minimum standards for a decent life." hotorcool.org/wp-content/u...
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Europe is losing the equivalent of 600 football pitches of natural and agricultural land every day. We are squandering what little nature we have left.
Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day
Investigation shows extent of green land lost across UK and mainland Europe to development from 2018 to 2023
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Ireland’s natural environment in ‘very poor’ condition, EU analysis finds
Ireland’s natural environment in ‘very poor’ condition, EU analysis finds
European Environment Report - news (analysis piece to follow) Embargoed to Sunday night 11pm
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If you still care about “mother nature on the run”, this is your opportunity to make your voice count & state your opposition to the proposed weakening of environmental laws across Europe. Great piece by @miseanja.bsky.social on defending laws protecting nature www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Hands off nature — vital to defend the laws protecting nature and people
Here's how to make your voice count and state your opposition to the proposed weakening of environmental laws across Europe — the European Commission has launched a consultation about the “simplificat...
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"the catastrophe highlights a systemic failure by the state bodies to protect our waterways...."
Elaine McGoff @elainemcgoff.bsky.social · last yr.This article hits the nail on the head. What we get from our Government is nice words, empty promises and little action, while our precious waterways die. 'That response highlights again our enthusiasm for enacting laws but not enforcing them.' www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
How can we craft the next chapter in advertising’s story to be one of resilience, that works in harmony with our natural world? Join us for 'Reimagining Advertising Dublin'. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reimaginin...
Can’t wait to use these and begin incorporating them into workshops well done Laura, Melaine & the whole team that worked on these
Laura Costello@lauracostello.bsky.social · last yr.
