Brazil's fashion brands score poorly in first supply chain slavery index
Brazilian retailers scored an average of 17 percent in Fashion Revolution's first survey of the textile industry in Latin America's biggest economy
Pakistan province creates dedicated burial spaces for trans people
While homosexuality is illegal in Pakistan, the country has approved laws giving transgender people better rights than in many other nations
'Resilient' refugees find freedom with Australian food business
Fair Food, which delivers around 1,000 organic fruit and vegetable boxes a week to customers around Melbourne, has workers from the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, Sri Lanka
Aid agencies eye solar power to replace volatile, costly fuel
While the technology has not advanced far enough to make a full swap viable, some solar projects are already underway in the field and aid workers expect many more to follow
Evicted Kenyans demand compensation after mining firm exits
The battle in the Kerio Valley illustrates global struggles to balance economic development with the land rights of local people, who lack formal titles
Coming out: still a hurdle too high for many gay sports stars?
More than 75 percent of LGBT+ people said they remained at least partially in the closet while playing youth sport
Rising sea levels, storm surges pose risks for Hong Kong's artificial island project
The East Lantau Metropolis plan is the government's favoured option to address a chronic housing shortage in one of the world's most expensive property markets
Aid must be directed to the world's poorest, as income gap increases - report
If nothing changes, the gap in earnings between the poorest and the rest of the population will grow to close to $19 by 2030 - almost double what it was in 1990
Climate change is a major multiplier of disaster losses
Measures to adapt to the inevitable impacts of climate change are just as important as cutting planet-warming gases
Invest in children's health and education to spur economic growth - World Bank
More than half of all children born this year will lose half of their potential lifetime earnings due to poverty, poor health and a lack of education