Sustainable and ethical fashion has come into sharp focus over the last couple of years, with organisations such as Clean Clothes Campaign and Remake pushing for better working conditions and living wages for garments workers and the social movement Fashion Revolution demanding more transparency from fashion brands and encouraging shoppers to do the same. In...
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7 Top Tips for Eating Less Meat and Dairy
It’s week two of Veganuary and if you’re undertaking the challenge and feeling a little overwhelmed, let us be your vegan lifestyle guide. First, a gentle reminder to be grateful that you have a choice in what you eat (since almost a billion people go hungry each year), that you have the opportunity to become...
Environmental Events in 2021 to Add to Your Annual Calendar
The pandemic continues to disrupt our routines and wreak havoc in our lives. We’re carrying disinfectant sprays, wearing face masks in public spaces, greeting each other with our elbows and some families have faced the full brunt of COVID-19, with family members losing their lives. While 2020 was an awful year for many in the...
Participating in Veganuary? Don’t Forget to Consider Herbal Medicines
It’s Veganuary once again, an initiative that encourages people to embrace a vegan and cruelty-free lifestyle for the month of January as a means to protect the environment, animals and human health. Veganuary began in 2014 and participation has doubled every year since. Last year, 400,000 signed up for the 2020 Veganuary challenge. If you’re...
World Soil Day: How This App is Tackling Food Waste and Promoting Regenerative Agriculture in the Philippines
Rising global temperatures are negatively impacting natural systems; large-scale weather phenomena such as droughts, super storms and bushfires are among some of the extreme weather events occurring with greater frequency. From Australia’s unprecedented bushfires, California’s wildfires right through to rising sea levels threatening the lives of people who call the Pacific Islands home, it is...
How to Honor Indigenous People of America this Thanksgiving
It is common knowledge that there are “two sides to every story” and in the case of Thanksgiving, most people are aware of one, that Thanksgiving Day is an annual day that celebrates the pilgrim’s harvest and other blessings. But there’s another, lesser known, story, which can be argued is closer to historical truth. So...
Climate Justice: Here’s How You Can Help Philippine Victims of Typhoon Goni and Vamco
The Philippines has just about had it with natural disasters. While some Filipinos are trying to get back on their feet after the devastating wrath of Typhoon Rolly (known around the world as Typhoon Goni) on November 1 that killed 26 people, here comes Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) sending almost the entire island of Luzon into...
10 Inspiring BIPOC Gardeners and Farmers on Instagram to Follow
Gardening isn’t just about retreating to your own place of calm surrounded by flowers, birds and butterflies. For some, gardening is revolutionary; a radical act that challenges the status quo. In the United States, less than 2% of farms in America is black-owned. The promises made by government after the American Civil War for land...
10 of the Best Nature Films and Climate Change Docos to Watch on Netflix
Netflix has compiled a great list of horror flicks in time for Halloween – from classic to indie to new chiller thrillers for the occasion, but if you really want to feel scared, watching a series of environmental documentary films showing us how the natural world is fading can also do the trick. The way...
7 Affordable Ethical and Sustainable Children’s Clothing Brands
When you buy through our links, we may earn fees from our affiliate partners. Learn more. Seeing my kids in cute threads puts a smile on my face though to be honest, I don’t really splurge on their clothing as it is impractical; my children will outgrow them in a few months. Renting children’s clothing, particularly...
10 Practical Tips for Zero Waste Gardening
Zero waste living shouldn’t just apply to what you do in your home, but what you do in your gardens too. What most people realise only after they begin gardening, is that for an activity that embraces nature, there’s a surprising amount of plastic waste involved. So here are some zero waste gardening tips for...
11 Ethical and Sustainable Outdoor Clothing Brands for the Adventurer
When you buy through our links, we may earn fees from our affiliate partners. Learn more. This year we’ve been plagued with extreme weather, natural disasters and unforgiving viruses (ahem, COVID-19). Some cities and regions are still under lockdown but other areas have begun operating again which has reawakened travel wanderlust. Enjoying any outdoor activity during...