Laura Costello
@lauracostello.bsky.social
Stories & sustainability💚
Helping to drive the marketing/ad industry’s climate transition.
https://linktr.ee/lauraevelync
Purpose Disruptors & THINKHOUSE
Helping to drive the marketing/ad industry’s climate transition.
https://linktr.ee/lauraevelync
Purpose Disruptors & THINKHOUSE
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....
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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....
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.
www.rte.ie
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Listen to our chats on Black Friday & overconsumption here, from 13.40 mins in www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
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.
www.rte.ie
November 23, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Spoke about Black Friday and fast fashion overconsumption with RTÉ this week www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
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?
www.vogue.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Vogue is now saying 'we all need to buy less full stop.' www.vogue.co.uk/article/is-s...
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...
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
www.creativeireland.gov.ie
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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...
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...
Reposted by Laura Costello
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...
"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
www.irishtimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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...
"it is being held back for fear that those interested in preserving the status quo would explode...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
"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...
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...
hotorcool.org
October 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"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...
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...
Reposted by Laura Costello
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.
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
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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.
We are squandering what little nature we have left.
Reposted by Laura Costello
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
www.irishtimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Ireland’s natural environment in ‘very poor’ condition, EU analysis finds
Reposted by Laura Costello
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...
www.irishexaminer.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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...
This weekend, at EARTH RISING @ IMMA www.eventbrite.ie/e/earth-risi...
September 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This weekend, at EARTH RISING @ IMMA www.eventbrite.ie/e/earth-risi...
"the catastrophe highlights a systemic failure by the state bodies to protect our waterways...."
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...
'That response highlights again our enthusiasm for enacting laws but not enforcing them.'
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Shocking indifference to catastrophic Blackwater fish kill is a sign of the times
The Blackwater fish kill is part ecological disaster, part culture war, part climate change confrontation and, worst of all, a gross denial of responsibility
www.irishexaminer.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"the catastrophe highlights a systemic failure by the state bodies to protect our waterways...."
Have your say: www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
Climate Conversations 2025 Consultation
www.gov.ie
September 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Have your say: www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
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...
Join us for 'Reimagining Advertising Dublin'. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reimaginin...
September 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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...
Join us for 'Reimagining Advertising Dublin'. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reimaginin...
Reposted by Laura Costello
Can’t wait to use these and begin incorporating them into workshops
well done Laura, Melaine & the whole team that worked on these
well done Laura, Melaine & the whole team that worked on these
August 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Can’t wait to use these and begin incorporating them into workshops
well done Laura, Melaine & the whole team that worked on these
well done Laura, Melaine & the whole team that worked on these
