Medang4change Are Turning Plastic Waste Into Something Useful: Fuel
Medang4change is a community in Indonesia who are inspiring environmental transformation, one island at a time. Their biggest project? Creating a circular economy by turning plastic into fuel. And they could use a little help
Bamboa: Can Bamboo Really Do All That?
An ode to bamboo: you can build with it, sleep in it, eat it, eat with it, wear it, kill odour with it, even pamper your face with it. It grows like a weed and can withstand earthquakes and typhoons.
The Conscious Scoop: Brazil Rejects G7 Funding, 100% Recycled Denim Tommy Collection & Porsche’s New Electric Car
This week: The Amazon crisis rages on, while Brazil rejects funds to help put it out. DiCaprio-backed fund donates $5m. Tesco bans brands with excessive plastic packaging and more. Catch up on all you missed this week below. 1. Brazil rejects
10 Reasons Why We’re Obsessing Over Christian G. Mongendre & His New Restaurant TREEHOUSE in Hong Kong
TREEHOUSE is Hong Kong's up-and-coming "accidentally" vegan and vegetarian hotspot that looks to be the future of dining: sustainable, ethical, modern and fast. The progressive chef-driven enterprise nods to the green movement with a taste of the future while reigniting
Feeling Sad About The Amazon Burning? Here Is What To Do About It From Asia
So, the Amazon rainforest—often referred to as the lungs of the earth—is ablaze. Calmness has (finally) turned into calamity but the situation needs a lot more than thoughts and prayers. Meanwhile, the Internet is busy arguing about why. And discrediting the
The Conscious Scoop: The Burning Amazon, World’s Forest Animal Population Halved, “I am Afraid”, and more…
This week's sustainability news is big. The world's largest rainforest has been burning for almost twenty days and we *just* found out. WWF releases a scary report about the world's forest animal population. We hear from Greenlanders about their climate
Hong Kong’s Plant-Based Bastion Christian Mongendre Rises From The Ashes
For Christian Mongendre, staying under-the-radar wasn’t an option. From early beginnings at Mana! Fast Slow Food through to HOME Eat to Live, his beliefs have been deeply ingrained in pure, healthy, energetic, consciousness-raising food. This was further impassioned by the
Add Some Oomph to Your Holiday Outfit with These Sustainable Accessories
Heading on holiday soon? Don't forget to elevate your resort look with a classic Panama hat and some sunglasses to shade yourself from all the haters are a must. Accessorize away but don't forget to keep it conscious. Here is
Arth: The Last Rite Done Right
Cremations in India are a ritual that dates back several thousands of years. But they are hugely polluting, and often overlooked in the name of culture. Arth is a community group in India who found a solution that honours religion
#LittleGreenSteps: 10 Simple Ways to Green the World That Count
We're going to let you in on a little secret: micro-actions can equate to macro impact, and the United Nation agrees. Micro-actions are contagious, compounding, and impactful. Small steps that are done repeatedly over time add up — and are
The Conscious Scoop: Greta Sets Sail, Singapore’s First Climate Rally, University Climate Action and more!
This week in sustainability news: universities setting zero-carbon targets, an Irish teen comes up with a method to remove microplastics and Singapore's about to have its first climate rally? Catch up on all the news you've missed below. 1. Young local
6 Things You Didn’t Know About The Plastic Crisis
You know that microplastics are everywhere, and you also know that plastics take hundreds of years to biodegrade. Luckily, we have individuals and businesses working on solutions all the time. But when it comes to the plastic crisis, there's always
