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Oliver Balch

Portugal

Journalist and Writer at Freelance

Current book project: OUT OF AMAZONIA (Head of Zeus, 2024). Journalist, Writer, Moderator, Reviewer. Sustainability geek. Book lover. Amateurish trail runner.

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Articles

  • For the love of: Folklore

    1 month ago | positive.news | Oliver Balch

    David Clarke will distill a lifelong love of folklore into the new National Folklore Study, which is due to begin in 2026. As part of the social glue that holds us together, myths and legends help meet our need for enchantment, he explains Culture Education Lifestyle Society UK David Clarke will distill a lifelong love of folklore into the new National Folklore Study, which is due to begin in 2026.

  • ‘It’s beautiful, don’t you think?’ The urban miners unearthing treasure in Belgium’s homes and garages

    1 month ago | msn.com | Oliver Balch

    Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

  • ‘It’s beautiful, don’t you think?’ The urban miners unearthing treasure in Belgium’s homes and garages

    1 month ago | theguardian.com | Oliver Balch

    Kelly Sempels’ dad was a builder, most of her five brothers are builders, and, until leaving her last job, she too was a builder. Now, after a career fixing roofs and laying bricks Sempels is plying a new trade: “urban mining”. She and her crew of six still dress and talk like builders, but their focus now revolves less around construction than dismantling.

  • Workers are going public about bad bosses

    1 month ago | ft.com | Oliver Balch

    Between a tightening labour market, return-to-office mandates and bosses calling for more “masculine” leadership, the balance of power...

  • Wave of regulation drives demand for sustainability advice

    1 month ago | ft.com | Oliver Balch

    In a tight market for sustainability services, the UK consulting industry is reaping the benefits of a rise in climate-related...

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Oliver Balch
Oliver Balch @OLIVERBALCH
19 Feb 25

RT @TheTLS: Oliver Balch (@OLIVERBALCH) on the journey from ‘bean to bar’ https://t.co/jxiF0iGajC

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Oliver Balch @OLIVERBALCH
31 Jan 25

RT @REvents_SustBiz: Can #insetting stack the cards towards more sustainable supply chains? @OLIVERBALCH reports. @SourceUp_ @AgriWebb @Ear…

Oliver Balch
Oliver Balch @OLIVERBALCH
20 Jan 25

Politics of representation cause backlash vs Sebastião Salgado photography exhibition about #Amazonia: my piece for @guardianculture @sianlazar @CLAS_Cam, @cececebe, @GeorginaCapel, @guardian Rember Yahuarcani, João Paulo Barreto, Gê Viana #Photography https://t.co/XMyvYS8Iul