Newsflash: Overall consumer debt in the US last year amounted to $13.9 trillion, the highest it’s been since data has been made available. This figure paints a worrisome picture of just how many people are currently struggling to stay on top of their personal finances. With over-dependence on credit cards, personal and student loans and mortgages, it’s...
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Climate Joy Series. Thanks for supporting this series, where we shine the light on positive climate news and remind everyone it’s not all bad. And now without further ado, here is the roundup of good news for the week, as it relates to the environment and climate action:...
Happy New Year! Welcome to this week’s edition of Climate Joy, the first of the year. In a sense, this year began appallingly from an environmental sense; the Australian bushfires are still raging and the country’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison doesn’t seem bothered by it. But at times like this, more than ever, we are...
As Christmas approaches, I too have begun preparations to celebrate the festive season with my loved ones. Now a core component of the Christmas festivities across the various regions of our world is food. And a big part of food– in my part of the world at least– is the meat to be consumed. For...
Over the past few years, fashion consumers have become increasingly aware of the negative impacts of their purchasing choices on the environment. The more aware people are of the effects of their over-reliance on fast fashion, the more likely they are to slow down and make more sustainable fashion choices. About 150 fashion brands signed the...
A lot was done this year to create awareness about the climate emergency we all face. Better policies were formulated in various corners of the business and government sectors, crowds participated in climate protests and more consumers began to pay attention to what they buy. More than all these though, a lot more people have...
Welcome to this week’s edition of Climate Joy. It’s nearly Christmas and I can only imagine how busy you’ve been with planning for the upcoming festivities. So in the interest of not wasting any more of your time, here’s the positive news we’re celebrating this week: 1. Greta Thunberg named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year...
A few weeks ago, ‘Climate Emergency’ was declared word of the year by Oxford Dictionary. Personally, I feel that this is a good way to end the year; a signifier, if any was needed that the message of the eco-community has transcended various borders to finally go mainstream. Generally speaking, 2019 has been a good...
This week’s edition of Climate Joy is proudly brought to you by our sponsor Australian Ethical: Welcome to yet another edition of our Climate Joy series. Regardless of the fact that this year is steadily drawing to a close, efforts to preserve earth as our communal heritage is still underway. Now without further ado on the...
This week’s edition of Climate Joy is proudly brought to you by our sponsor Australian Ethical: Welcome to a brand new month and another edition of our Climate Joy series. We began collating these positive new stories to share the bits of good news severely lacking in climate change and environmental reporting. The aim is to...
This week’s edition of Climate Joy is proudly brought to you by our sponsor Australian Ethical: Welcome to another week’s edition of our Climate Joy Series. This is the 34th edition of this beloved weekly series where we bring a collection of positive climate news to you. From renewable energy and the music industry to cleaner...
The global clamoring for sustainable fashion has been on a steady increase for quite some time, and as this year draws to a close, 2019 has marked some of the greatest sustainable practices in the fashion industry across the world. The idea of sustainable fashion encompasses a lot more than the designs and textiles themselves...