Note: This letter from the editor was originally published in our weekly newsletter and is being republished here. Hey guys, First of all, thanks to all of you who have entered our recent Eco sunglasses giveaway. There’s still time so if you’d like to win a pair of eco sunnies, check out the entry details here. Now...
When sustainable solar watch startup Solios launched its Kickstarter campaign in 2018, Canadian founders Alexander Desabrais and Samuel Leroux weren’t expecting spectacular results. But in just 30 minutes, not only was the campaign funded, it blitzed its CA$25,000 goal, raising a whopping CA$ 90,111! Take one look at the Solios watch and it’s easy to...
The world has a shopping problem. In the rush to keep up with consumer demand for new products, industries end up generating more waste – inevitably sending millions of tonnes of waste to landfills each year. The best way for companies to meet demand but also cut down on their environmental impact is to move...
Note: This letter from the editor was originally published in our weekly newsletter and is being republished here. Hey guys, Lately I’ve been concerned about the lack of empathy and intolerance in the green/eco/left/progressive community. I’ve observed zero wasters nitpick over a zero waste advocate‘s ‘mistakes’. I’ve watched as conscious individuals get torn down by others in the...
Wrangler’s stylish new collection has sustainable attributes, weaves in recycled cotton and has a smaller environmental footprint. The brand is aiming to democratise sustainability and make it more ‘mainstream consumer’ inclusive. There’s a lot that goes into making a pair of denim jeans. From water-intensive cotton production through to the vast amounts of resources needed...
Note: This letter was originally published in our weekly newsletter and is being republished here. Hey guys, The other day, after noticing that an event lacked ethnic and racial diversity and representation in its panellist mix as well as in its advertising and marketing, my first thought was, “Here we go again…”. But I took a deep...
A couple of years ago at Eco Fashion Week Australia in Fremantle, Kristen Leo, a popular ethical fashion advocate and YouTube vlogger stepped out in a fantastic pair of black and white printed wrap-style trousers. Her ensemble was striking and naturally she was quizzed about where her pants were from; she responded, “They’re from MATTER.”...
Note: This letter was originally published in our weekly newsletter and is being republished here. Hey guys, My social media behaviour has changed over the years. An early adopter of tech (I was using ICQ and mIRC in the mid-90s and filling chat rooms with my political, feminist and religious discussions ha!) I am easily bored...
Have you ever slept in linen sheets? If you haven’t, I recommend you invest in SOL Organics 100% Certified European Linen bedding immediately (you can thank me later). Before SOL’s linen bedding came into my life, I was quite happy to continue sleeping and dreaming on their certified organic cotton sheets. But when the brand...
Note: This letter was originally published in our weekly newsletter and is being republished here. Hey guys, It’s been ages since I’ve sent out a newsletter because the last month or so has been the busiest EWP has ever been, so much so that my partner Ben is currently working with us full-time (yay!) and lending not only...
According to a new study, cable news is failing to cover the massive and globally-catastrophic fires in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. The study from nonprofit media watchdog Media Matters for America, found that cable news channels – MSNBC, CNN and Fox News – provided nearly 15x more coverage of the Notre Dame Cathedral fire earlier...
Three weeks after the Amazon Rainforest fires began, the issue has finally found mainstream media coverage, with popular news outlets CNN and NBC reporting on the issue after Brazil’s largest city Sao Paulo was plunged into daytime darkness due to the smoke and images of the city looking apocalyptic began circulating on social media. Shannon...