The Conscious Festival by Green is the New Black is coming to Hong Kong – Earth Is Back

Green Is the New Black is pleased to announce Singapore based Conscious Festival coming to Hong Kong for Earth Day weekend, 20- 22 April 2018 at PMQ 元創方 and in partnership with Ocean Recovery Alliance. Two new components are being released exclusively for the Hong Kong chapter. As the first festival of its kind in…

ByGITNB23/03/20186 minRead time

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP Consciousness

The Conscious Scoop: India's Single-Use Plastic Ban, The world's last male white Rhino & Ikea's mushroom packaging.

Here are 10 things you need to know, that's happening in sustainability around the world this week. Lots about plastic and animals this week. From banning single-use plastics in India to plastics contaminating our water to how we can reduce our plastic bag usage in Singapore because for some reason, we still won't ban them even…

ByGITNB23/03/20186 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP Consciousness WELLBEING

One man’s thoughts on gender equality, biases, emancipation and men in skirts.

To skirt or not to skirt? This is not about cross-dressing or drag but one man’s thoughts to freedom through the seemingly simple choice of what to wear on the bottom half. This month we are celebrating sex(es) and exploring the boundaries of gender, sex and the free will of choice. Emancipation: what is it…

ByGITNB22/03/20188 minRead time

Consciousness HOME TV

Cheeky Baby Wear With A Conscience: Behind the Brand with Beth and Sarah from Hunter + Boo

Sustainable, ethical, affordable and totally cute! We spoke to Beth and Sarah the Founders of Hunter + Boo, a conscious baby and children's wear label, on why they built their business, what it means to be organic and discoveries along the way. Sarah and Beth co-founded Hunter + Boo which is a newly launched ethical…

ByGITNB20/03/20183 minRead time

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP Consciousness

The Conscious Scoop: Lush's Palm Oil Free Campaign, Asian Banks Claim Green & Emma Watson's Vogue Australia cover

Here are 10 things you need to know, that’s happening in sustainability around the world this week. Another week, Another awesome campaign to make sustainability sexy and this time, it’s by Lush. We also have the beautiful Emma Watson on the cover of Vogue Australia talking about ethical fashion and what not. And of course,…

ByGITNB16/03/20186 minRead time

BUSINESS Consciousness EAT TV

Redefining Food Pop Culture: Behind the Brand with Ann Lee on Plant-Based Food by Veganburg

'I can't believe this is plant based'! It's an exciting time to be a foodie with the food revolution we are witnessing. This week we spoke to Ann Lee from VeganBurg on what veganism is, how they are redefining plant-based cuisine to make it fun and why it matters. Ann was a vegetarian for about four…

ByGITNB13/03/20183 minRead time

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP Consciousness

The Conscious Scoop: Plant-Based LEGO Blocks, the plastic bag sitch in Singapore and Sustainable sex

Here are 10 things you need to know, that's happening in sustainability around the world this week. So what's the latest this week? Well, Singapore still doesn't want to put a levy on plastic bags (what's new), LEGO is trying to be more sustainable, Greenpeace is using 6-year-olds to market their environmental agenda and Trump, as…

ByGITNB09/03/20186 minRead time

Consciousness

Welltodo Global Founder Series in Singapore: A Wellness Industry Business Event is coming to Asia

The wellness movement is booming. It's hard not to scroll and see something or someone sharing about yoga, mindfulness, meditation or figuring out how to be a healthy human, but what about the business of wellness? That is where Welltodo steps in - your portal for global wellness news. And they are launching their very sought after…

ByGITNB09/03/20187 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP PLANET

Dharavi: Asia’s Largest Slum Or A Recycling And Circular Economy Goldmine?

In early 2018 we toured one of India's biggest slums, Dharavi, to explore its evolution into a $1billion circular economy that prioritises things like education. Dharavi is known as India’s largest slum and the second biggest slum in Asia. Situated in the heart of Mumbai, between 750,000 to a million people (although the actual number…

ByTrisha Mascarenhas08/03/20188 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP TV

Happy Gut Equals Happy Human: Behind the Brand with Dan Gerick on Kombucha & Probiotics

Did you know that our gut is like our second brain? This week we spoke to Dan Gerick, the founder of Bushwick Biotech, Singapore’s very first Kombucha brewery, on why a happy gut equals a happy human, the 101 on probiotics, microbiome and why he is on a mission to make people more beautiful and…

ByGITNB06/03/20183 minRead time