Bali protects holy places: new guidelines for tourists, Four-day week in Iceland - a positive review

April 04, 2025

Hello dear Good News community,

Since 2019, Iceland has had the option of a four-day week, which was initially launched as a project but has now become established. With success: stable productivity and satisfied employees. For a while now, I have also been working a reduced number of hours, spread over five days. For me, this means more flexibility and more time for personal projects.

Enjoy reading, Selina

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Bali protects holy places: new guidelines for tourists

In order to protect the holy places on the Indonesian island of Bali, the authorities have published new guidelines for tourists. These state that Balinese traditions should be respected and appropriate clothing should be worn. The island had already introduced an entry fee last year. Source: EURONEWS

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Norway: Contract automatically extended for pregnant footballers

There is a new league-wide obligation in Norwegian soccer that is unique in the world: if a player in the top division becomes pregnant and is in the final year of her contract, her contract must be automatically extended by one year. This offer already exists at some Norwegian clubs and AC Milan. Source: SWEGEN HERALD

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Four-day week in Iceland - a positive review

In 2019, Iceland was one of the first countries to introduce a four-day week pilot project. Almost six years later, the results show positive changes: stable to increasing productivity, better mental health and well-being of employees. Source: WECB RADIO

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New sustainability scorecard for food packaging

A new guide in the USA, the UP Scorecard, is designed to help consumers and companies find more sustainable packaging options. The scorecard tool evaluates food packaging based on six key sustainability factors such as recyclability. The first tests were already carried out in 2021. Source: ECOWATCH

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Brazilian rescue center gives abused animals a second chance

The wildlife rescue center Vida Livre Institute in Rio de Janeiro gives animals that have been abused by poachers in the Mata Atlântica a second chance. The institute, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, has treated more than 13,000 animals so far - and released them back into the wild, including sloths and anteaters. Source: MONGABAY

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Latin music is booming in the USA

Latin music achieves record sales in the USA and continues to grow - according to the Recording Industry Association of America, Latin American music generated sales of 1.4 billion US dollars for the first time in 2024. 98 percent of revenue comes from streaming services. Source: MUSIC BUSINESS WORLDWIDE

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