The festive season is upon us, so let’s make it a kinder Christmas and start the New Year by choosing to Wear it Kind, a new initiative from global animal protection group, FOUR PAWS. It aims to revolutionise the use of animals in fashion by choosing to buy clothing which encourages kindness to animals, people...
Christmas is around the corner and we all know it is a season of all kinds of merriment. From spending time with family to receiving thoughtful gifts and eating lots of delicious food, Christmas brings enormous joy to so many. Sadly though, this joy seems to be matched only by the degree of waste we...
For those living in the Southern Hemisphere the warm weather has well and truly arrived and with summer officially just a few short weeks away we wanted to talk about ways to be conscious and considerate of our big beautiful oceans these warmer months. Here’s how you can help to protect, and give back, to...
Gift giving and consumption associated with Christmas can often kick start that dreaded eco-anxiety; picturing unwanted gifts, plastic decorations and mountains of food waste and we can understand why. With an increasingly eco-conscious world, there are many ways to enjoy the season and minimise your footprint at the same time. From a Christmas presents perspective,...
With smartphones being a multi-purpose handheld device, it is making every other gadget we used to need seem obsolete, like the alarm clock and the calculator. However no matter how practical these digital devices are, many of us still prefer to use an actual physical planner than use the digital versions to manage our deadlines,...
I grew up playing with toys where sometimes the batteries leaked or with toys that have been painted with lead. However, that didn’t keep us from playing with them. We just didn’t consider these things because what kid does? We just want to have fun and play with our toys! Now as an adult, I...
Christmas is around the corner and it’s our favorite time of the year. It is an amazing season of magic and the beauty of snowfalls (or searing sun depending on the region and hemisphere you reside) but it’s also the best time to give thoughtful gifts to loved ones. Now, buying Christmas gifts can be...
Organic slimming teas and weight loss teas have been all the rage lately among those wanting to shed some pounds. They are advertised all over social media as the easiest way to lose weight and cleanse the body. It’s not hard to run into tons of #fitspo and #fitspirational influencers with healthy food photos on...
There’s more to conscious alcohol consumption than just reusable straws and recyclable packaging, If you’ve explored a plant-based or vegan diet you would have found in your research that many forms of alcohol are in fact not considered vegan let alone entirely natural/organic. So what exactly is natural wine? Like the food industry there’s many...
The promise of deep cleansing that gently and thoroughly removes skin impurities is what encourages us to purchase beauty products that contain microbeads. We buy into this simple exfoliating solution as it’s more affordable than spending big bucks for a skin treatment at a derm clinic or spa. All we need to do, the packaging...
We all like to try and do our part when it comes to recycling, but the truth is, many of us don’t know what is recyclable and how to dispose of each item correctly. For National Recycling Week, 11-17 November, let’s lift the lid by sharing some top tips on recycling dos and don’ts. 1....
Just an FYI, the latest new fashion accessory is a reusable drink bottle. The ‘un-coolness’ of carrying around a reusable vessel to quench your thirst, is so 2018. If you don’t have a groovy drink bottle, or you’ve left yours in the public toilets on a road trip and cannot bear the carbon emissions of...