Pause. The world was virtually at a standstill over the last couple months as countries imposed lockdown measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Non-essential businesses, establishments, and transportation were put on halt and people were told to stay at home. With the pandemic restrictions, the environment was also given a reprieve – our cities...
Hong Kong: On May 5 2020, the Hong Kong government announced that it would be distributing special reusable face masks to all residents – free of charge. “This [CuMask] mask can filter viruses,” Edwin Keh, CEO of the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel which developed the specific mask, said in an interview....
No country was sufficiently prepared with the onslaught of the pandemic that is COVID-19. Months after it was first detected, countries and governments are still reeling in the midst of the devastation it created. However, as COVID-19 brings additional challenges every single day, the resolve of the world to stay on top of the situation...
The world is at a standstill. Most establishments are closed, movement is restricted, and people are asked to stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19, the global pandemic that has affected over a million individuals all over the world and claimed nearly 60,000 lives. Unfortunately, the number of confirmed cases continues to go up,...
Everyday, the headlines are dire. All we see on our TV screens, and read or watch from online feeds are lockdowns, rising statistics of confirmed cases and deaths — all because of COVID-19. As of this writing, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it a pandemic. This disease and its massive rate of infection have...
Southeast Asia has often received flak and a bad reputation when it comes to environmental sustainability. In the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2019 released by the World Economic Forum, Southeast Asia, as a bloc, got a score of 3.8 out of 7 on factors that contribute to environmental sustainability. Given that the region is...
Inequality has always been viewed as a problem. So much so that it is in fact listed as #10 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals — to reduce inequality within and among countries. According to the United Nations, the types of inequalities that persist globally are based on “income, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation,...
As of 2016, 3.2 billion people globally are considered middle class. A study by the Brookings Institution estimates this number to increase by 140 million annually, and in the next five years, by 170 million. While the growth of the global middle class is not necessarily the same all over the world, it can be considered...
Up to this day and age, women continue to be underrated, underrepresented, and generally everything under—. This is particularly true in the arena of politics and STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine). And one of the significant reasons for this is because there are those among us who shy away from being assertive. But...
Green cars. Eco-conscious consumers are loving thee, but how much do thy really cost? Let us count thy ways… This piece started as a look into the purchase costs of green cars. As eco-conscious consumers, we are looking at our gas-guzzling old cars and considering replacing them with spanking new electric-powered vehicles (EVs) that are...
Being eco-conscious when it comes to baby and kids clothing is not just good for the environment. It also goes a long way towards safeguarding the health of your children. You see, environmentally-harmful clothing is tantamount to health hazards. Non-organic cotton, for example, is grown using a lot of chemicals — insecticides and pesticides that...
When you wake up in the morning, what’s the first thing you do? Check your phone for social media updates, emails, and more? What about all throughout the day? Do you notice yourself constantly checking out your smartphone? And before you sleep, have you noticed yourself still checking your phone? For many people, phone addiction...