As a relative newcomer on the watch scene, 2°EAST was born out of Sally Lim’s desire to replace a broken watch with an eco-friendly version. After searching for a responsibly-made watch with little success, a chance encounter with a like-minded manufacturer at a watch fair led Sally to co-found ethical watch brand 2°EAST. We interviewed...
New eco-conscious underwear label Underplants – responsibly manufactured in China using low-impact fabrics made from beechwood fibres sourced from sustainably-managed forests in Austria and Czech Republic – is pledging to ‘bring back the bush’ by planting a tree in Australia for every purchase made following the destruction caused by the devastating 2019/2020 Australian bushfires. The...
An environmentalist and CPA-qualified accountant working in the not-for-profit sector, No Meat May co-founder Ryan Alexander gave up eating meat after a successful year of “meat minimisation”. Keen to make a positive difference to global food security, animal welfare and the natural world, Ryan, along with his partner multimedia artist and long-term ‘vego’ Guy James...
Manufacturer of plant-based meat substitutes Fry’s Family Food is headquartered in South Africa and was producing vegan food long before most people even knew what vegan food was. As the proud global sponsor of Veganuary and as part of EWP’s commitment to the campaign this month, we interviewed Tammy Fry, the Marketing Director of Australia and New...
A feminist hero and champion of gender equality has recently passed and we would like to take this moment to honour and pay tribute to this beloved cultural icon – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, lovingly known as the Notorious RBG. For those who don’t know her, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was without a doubt the most prominent...
We live in a highly connected and globalised world (those of us who have access to the internet that is) and Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and search engines are all free to access, so there is no longer any excuses for being uninformed and uneducated on social justice, racial justice and environmental justice issues and ignoring...
Designer John Moore co-founded ethical clothing brand Outerknown with 11-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater. Outerknown’s creative director and lead designer opens up about the highlights and lowlights of running an apparel business, the sustainability thinkers that have influenced his journey and why he believes the slow approach to design is more sustainable. EWP: Why did...
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...
Let’s just lay down the facts – women are f*cking phenomenal. Women having been pushing barriers since humanity began and pushing for progress in all fields. In a current era of uncertainty, now is the time to celebrate people breaking barriers and shaping the future (especially the voices that are less heard!) Below are some...
This podcast show is proudly brought to you by our sponsor Australian Ethical: Peter Wang Hjemdahl is one of those individuals that gives you hope in the human race. He is solutions-focused, intelligent and compassionate; necessary attributes for the kind of leader we need to help build a sustainable and fairer world. A recent graduate from...
With science under threat, particularly in the U.S. where a growing number of people are rejecting scientific findings on climate change issues, it’s time we turn the spotlight on those on the front lines, to help you understand the work that scientists do and why they play an instrumental role in helping to build a...
When sustainable solar watch startup Solios launched its Kickstarter campaign in 2018, Canadian founders Alexander Desabrais and Samuel Leroux weren’t expecting spectacular results. But in just 30 minutes, not only was the campaign funded, it blitzed its CA$25,000 goal, raising a whopping CA$ 90,111! Take one look at the Solios watch and it’s easy to...