As far as technologies go, blockchain and cryptocurrency are relatively new. Bitcoin which is regarded as the first and most popular cryptocurrency was only introduced in a whitepaper in 2008. You can probably still remember the first time you heard about Bitcoin. Since then, its popularity has grown in leaps and bounds. In the past year...
Schadenfreude: noun : a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of other people In recent times, the world has witnessed quite the dramatic increase in climate-related natural disasters in the global West. The Amazon rainforest, once one of the world’s largest and most important carbon sinks, now produces more...
It’s 2021 and we live in a world of lab-grown meat and UberEATS. It seems that mankind has finally conquered hunger and food insecurity doesn’t it?. Appearances, however, can be deceiving. Look beyond the facade of human development and advancement, and you will find that the world still suffers from hunger and acute food insecurity....
In the last two years, the concept of work as we know it has undergone a few radical changes. Novel ideas centered on remote work and telecommuting have emerged and has suddenly been catapulted into the new normal. One of such concept is the idea of the four-day work week. What does a four-day workweek...
In July, the European Union released what it calls its Roadmap to a sustainable future, a monumental progress especially in the wake of the G7 Summit which failed to make substantial climate progress. While the move was huge, it did not come totally unexpected. From EU elections to the Green Deal presented in December 2019,...
In 2016, Kenyan businessman Francis Romano imported electric vehicles into the country only to have them spend weeks at the clearing port. The country had not yet created a policy regarding the use of electric cars. While it’s been five years since this legendary incident took place, the episode still reflects the current disposition of...
The growing economic inequality in the world is something that can no longer be denied. It seems as the world moves forwards, the gap between the rich and the poor increases in leaps and bounds. Among industrial nations, the United States is by far the most top-heavy, with much a greater share of national wealth...
Ghana is a country in West Africa which spans the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is home to a variety of ethnic groups and is also the beautiful nation that gifted us all the vibrant Kente cloth. West Africa produces about 70% of the world’s cocoa and Ghana is responsible for at...
The last decade has been one of renewed consciousness around social justice issues, some of which have been regarded as normal for decades. One of those issues is the gender pay gap. According to a Pew Research Center analysis of median hourly earnings of both full- and part-time workers in 2020, women earned 84% of...
Most people agree that beauty is one of those concepts with an ever-changing definition. If anything, the beauty industry is as fast-growing and dynamic as the definition of the concept itself. It seems that the more advanced we become, the quicker the race for the cosmetics industry if it must keep up with the latest...
Two weeks ago, the G7 world leaders, heads of state from seven of the world’s largest advanced democracies and economies, including Canada, France, Japan, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States, gathered for the G7 Summit in Cornwall, England. The event was long-overdue and marked the first time the world leaders have met...
Fashion Revolution is over for another year; a time when the global fashion community comes together to highlight the industry’s issues and explore ways to do better. Fashion Revolution Day was founded in response to the 2013 Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in the manufacturing district of Dhaka in Bangladesh that killed at least 1,133...