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7 Creative Gifts for Plant and Flower Lovers

7 Creative Gifts for Plant and Flower Lovers

When you buy through our links, we may earn fees from our affiliate partners. Learn more. Succulents make a cute gift, but let’s face it, during the days of pandemic lockdowns, in an effort to connect with the natural world, most people turned to gardening and some built impressive succulent collections. Since succulents multiply and are...

Who Gives A Crap Raises $41.5 Million In Its First-Ever Funding Round

Who Gives A Crap Raises $41.5 Million In Its First-Ever Funding Round

For the first time in its nine-year history, Australian B Corp Who Gives A Crap has sought equity capital and has managed to raise a whopping AU$41.5 million to accelerate its mission to help two billion people around the world access safe water and clean toilets. “Our company’s purpose is to ensure everyone has access to clean...

A 2021 Guide to Sustainable Father’s Day Gifts

A 2021 Guide to Sustainable Father’s Day Gifts

When you buy through our links, we may earn fees from our affiliate partners. Learn more. The secret to maintaining a good quality of life during pandemic lockdowns is to spend as much time in nature – or exposed to nature – as COVID regulations allow. If your urban-based dad is still in lockdown and he...

Aussie Plant-Based Startup Fable Food Co Raises $6.5 Million to Fund Expansion Plans

Aussie Plant-Based Startup Fable Food Co Raises $6.5 Million to Fund Expansion Plans

Just a year and a half after Australian alternative meat startup Fable Food Co. brought their flagship meaty pulled mushroom product to market, the company has raised $6.5 million (US$4.8 million) in a seed funding round to expand its production and manufacturing capabilities. Led by Australian-based VC Blackbird Ventures, a venture capital firm that backed online...

Father’s Day Eco-Friendly Gift Guide: Lockdown Edition

Father’s Day Eco-Friendly Gift Guide: Lockdown Edition

When you buy through our links, we may earn fees from our affiliate partners. Learn more. As cities and regions in Australia continue to lock down as a result of the highly contagious delta variant, it can be reasonably expected that Father’s Day will be celebrated indoors this year. With this in mind, we’ve curated this...

Bee Friendly Farming Announces Tree Grants to Protect Pollinators

Bee Friendly Farming Announces Tree Grants to Protect Pollinators

A new initiative is offering financial support to farmers, orchardists and other primary producers to protect pollinators and provide pollinator habitat on their lands. Bee Friendly Farming® is offering up to $100,000 as tree grants to support tree plantings on BFF CERTIFIED farms. To launch the program, non-profit reforestation organisation One Tree Planted, and Flow...

Heston Blumenthal’s Limited Edition Plant-Based Burger Available Only at Grill’d

Heston Blumenthal’s Limited Edition Plant-Based Burger Available Only at Grill’d

If you’ve ever wanted to try a burger made by a Michelin star chef you’re in luck. One of Australia’s largest burger chains, Grill’d, is giving diners the opportunity to do just that. Grill’d have teamed up with Australian alternative meat brand Fable Food and the king of gastronomy Heston Blumenthal to launch four plant-based burgers,...

Pandemic Leads to Increased Demand for Animal Welfare in Fashion, New Poll Reveals

Pandemic Leads to Increased Demand for Animal Welfare in Fashion, New Poll Reveals

A new poll reveals there is strong demand for animal welfare in fashion. The YouGov poll of almost 14,000 participants across twelve countries commissioned by global animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS shows that almost 90% of respondents want fashion industry to prioritise animal welfare alongside environmental protection and social standards. According to the online poll...

Tip Top Australia to Remove 100 Million Plastic Tags From Waste Streams with Recyclable Bread Tags

Tip Top Australia to Remove 100 Million Plastic Tags From Waste Streams with Recyclable Bread Tags

One of Australia’s largest bread manufacturers is taking steps to ditch its plastic waste. Roughly 100 million plastic bread tags, equivalent to 35 tonnes, will be eliminated from the waste streams of three Australian states as Tip Top continues rolling out its 100% recycled and recyclable cardboard bread bag tags. The first phase of the...

Q&A with Sally Lim, the Australian Co-Founder Behind 2°EAST Sustainable Watches

Q&A with Sally Lim, the Australian Co-Founder Behind 2°EAST Sustainable Watches

As a relative newcomer on the watch scene, 2°EAST was born out of Sally Lim’s desire to replace a broken watch with an eco-friendly version. After searching for a responsibly-made watch with little success, a chance encounter with a like-minded manufacturer at a watch fair led Sally to co-found ethical watch brand 2°EAST. We interviewed...

Half of Consumers Use Their Buying Power to Make a Positive Difference, Survey Reveals

Half of Consumers Use Their Buying Power to Make a Positive Difference, Survey Reveals

New research across a number of markets worldwide reveals that more people are looking to shop responsibly and buy sustainably-produced products. The 2021 Fairtrade-GlobeScan consumer research sampled 15,418 respondents in 15 countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA. It reveals that over half of survey respondents (57%) prioritise ethical business practices,...