When I first started looking for a yoga mat, I felt like Goldilocks (and the three bears). I found many that were too soft, too hard, too slippery, or too heavy. But the most frustrating thing I found was that most of them were made from PVC. PVC is plastic; how contradictory is it to...
“We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly.” – Anne Marie Bonneau. In just a few short months, many of us have felt our priorities shift dramatically from one crisis – the climate emergency, to another – the coronavirus pandemic. The health and safety...
Are you feeling anxious or irritated during the coronavirus lockdown? Do you constantly want to get up and move? Maybe you need a moment to engage with nature. Getting into the great outdoors is difficult at right now. But our research soon to be published in Australian Forestry shows you can improve your mood by...
Note: This letter from the editor was originally published in our weekly newsletter and is being republished here. Hey guys, How are you? If you’re anything like me, your life has altered during this pandemic. Here’s how mine has changed: there has been a surge of conscious businesses enquiring about working together (which makes sense as...
By Sarah Baillie Sustainable gift giving can be challenging in the best of times, but during the current reality of social distancing and quarantining ourselves at home it’s even more difficult. I have several friends and family members with birthdays in the coming months. I’m also thinking about how to support those whose lives are...
With governments locking down cities and health authorities requesting residents to self-quarantine to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, people are faced with weeks, if not months, of staying at home. Naturally, many will use this time worrying about their health and that of loved ones, as well as their financial situations and careers....
Note: This letter from the editor was originally published in our weekly newsletter and is being republished here. Hey guys, I don’t know about you but my inbox has been inundated with emails about how businesses are dealing with COVID-19, from hotels through to non-profits, I’ve been told in every which way how an organisation is keeping...
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...
As COVID-19 spreads across the world and authorities telling us to properly wash our hands, stop touching our faces, avoid group gatherings and practice social distancing, and the pandemic bringing out the worst in some people (who would have thought toilet paper punch-ons would become a thing?), life as we know it is in limbo....
By Catherine Dionne With all of the catastrophes taking place lately, you might feel a growing sense of desire to give back to local or distant communities. Whether it’s to help during a devastating hurricane, long-lasting bushfire, or unjust political corruption, the truth of the matter is, you might not always have the financial means...
The last few decades have borne witness to many amazing changes in our lifestyles. We have seen the advent of greener homes and powered whole cities with renewables energy. We have witnessed better environmental laws, a remarkable shift in consumer awareness and our understanding of numerous topics across the world stage has broadened. A few...
According to this study, 12.5 million working days were lost due to work- related stress or anxiety between 2016 and 2017 alone. The top three stressors for Americans today are the uncertainty of the nation’s future, money and work with work stress accounting for billions in healthcare costs. Stress at work happens to almost every...