Note: This letter from the editor was originally published in our weekly newsletter and is being republished here. It has been edited for clarity. Happy Saturday guys! I hope you’re having a great weekend! Now I normally send our newsletters out during the week, but it’s arriving in your inbox today because we had a time-sensitive campaign...
A Kickstarter campaign for a Croatian start-up’s eco-friendly sneakers has just launched and with 21 days to go (at the time of writing), MIRET already has 509 backers and surpassed its AU$15,350 goal, raising over $93,700 so far and counting. Following in their father’s footsteps into the footwear industry (literally), MIRET’s founders and brothers Hrvoje...
A petition to make American cult fashion brand Everlane accountable to its promise of “Radical Transparency” has been launched by Remake.world, a non-profit organisation advocating for a more ethical fashion industry and asking consumers to break up with fast fashion. “It’s time Everlane stopped greenwashing and misleading consumers about its supply chain ethics,” the Change.org...
Note: This letter from the editor was originally published in our weekly newsletter and is being republished here. Happy Friday guys! First off, if you replied to our last newsletter and got a bounce back, I apologise. We continue to have tech issues and it has been a huge source of my frustrations this year. First NBN, then Telstra, then...
This podcast show is proudly sponsored by Treedom, a unique green business that allows customers to buy, gift and plant trees and track their growth in an online diary. Since its launch in 2010, Treedom has planted over 900,000 trees! Sustainable lifestyle advocate, author and educator Jen Gale is a self-described “ordinary, knackered mum of...
Note: This letter from the editor was originally published in our weekly newsletter and is being republished here. Happy Friday guys! I’m writing this newsletter from a quiet coastal town called Seventeen Seventy (also known as 1770) in Queensland’s Gladstone region and almost six hours north of Brisbane. This town is known for being the second landing in Australia...
If you’re looking for ethically-made clothing blending traditional textiles and creative flair, you can’t go past MATTER Prints. Distinctive prints and patterns, traditional woven fabrics made by generational artisans and a wrap pant style that seems part sarong and part origami; MATTER Prints is easy to spot once you know what to look for. When...
Sustainable clothing brand Thought has just released its latest collection, showcasing contemporary product lines featuring gorgeous prints, sustainable fabrics and feminine silhouettes for the modern, independent woman. Continuing its commitment to timeless classics, its SS20 range features a core collection of easy-to-style pieces to complement their key product offerings. The new range features eye-catching exclusive...
Note: This letter from the editor was originally published in our weekly newsletter and is being republished here. Hey guys, Several years ago a work colleague turned friend who had come to Australia as an international student from Thailand and whose parents were working for the United Nations said something to me that I have never forgotten. She said, “If you...
Note: This letter from the editor was originally published in our weekly newsletter and is being republished here. Hey guys, I’m not one to deep dive into my romantic relationship but if you can’t share about your relationship on the eve of Valentine’s Day when can you? LOL! So here’s an insight into mine: There are times...
Top researchers worldwide have the hard science to answer the question ‘Are cosmetics and personal care products making us sick?’ When headlines about a U.S. class action lawsuit against the $347b pharmaceutical behemoth Johnson & Johnson linking talc in baby powder to ovarian cancer made national news, Toronto-based writer, director and producer Phyllis Ellis knew...
Note: This letter from the editor was originally published in our weekly newsletter and is being republished here. Happy Friday guys! First off, thanks to those women/womxn who joined our private Facebook group ‘Women Who Love Politics‘. We now have 200+ members and it’s been wonderful to see women share opinions about political candidates, policies, media coverage,...