How to Plan the Meanest and Greenest Conscious Christmas Party

A little party never hurt anybody — but some parties definitely hurt the planet. As we enter one of the most indulgent, excessive and consumer-driven time of the year, we'd like show you how to do things a little better. In addition to stuffing stockings a little more sustainably and a guide on having a…

ByPadmini Anbalagan30/11/201915 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP WELLBEING

New Experiences: Learning About The ABCs Of Meditation At The Golden Space

Meditation is a different experience for everyone. The Golden Space in Singapore is a space for people to destress and relax through non-religious meditation and breathing with the help of some crystals and chakra work along the way. To learn more about the practice, and learn how it could become personalised for ourselves, we made…

ByOlivia Wycech29/11/20197 minRead time

CHRISTMAS CONSCIOUS SCOOP EAT

How to Have a Vegan Christmas: Gifting, Cooking And Dining

Whether you're in need of some animal-friendly gifting inspiration, want to reduce your impact this holiday season, or need to find a restaurant for festive feasting, here is your guide to having a vegan Christmas. The holidays are a time when meat consumption spikes, hundreds of kilometres of wrapping paper and packaging are…

ByAlaine Johnson29/11/201914 minRead time

CHRISTMAS CONSCIOUS SCOOP HOME LITTLE GREEN STEPS

10 Quick And Easy Gift Swaps To Have A More Conscious Christmas

It's almost Christmas, and with that comes a surge of indulgence, consumerism and lots and lots of waste and packaging. But it doesn't need to be that way if you approach gift-giving and the Christmas routine with a little mindfulness and creativity. Every Christmas there are a couple of go-to's that inevitably end up in…

ByOlivia Wycech28/11/201910 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

The Conscious Scoop: Bleak UN Emissions Gap Report, Climate Change and Gender Justice & How Harvard and Yale are Complicit

This week, it's sobering news mixed with some exciting developments. We round up the UN Emissions Gap Report and a new analysis on how gender intersects with the climate crisis (spoiler alert: bad news). But also, Coldplay quit touring for the environment, and a Malaysian state protects 1 million hectares of land for conservation. Read…

ByTammy Gan28/11/20197 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP FASHION

OPINION: Say No To Black Friday: Closing The Loop On The Fashion Industry

Studies show that buying stuff doesn’t make us happy. So why does the whole world seem to go crazy when there’s a sale? And in the run-up to Christmas, shopping habits and overconsumption reach new levels of excess. With Black Friday just around the corner, we caught up with Christina Dean, Founder & CEO of…

BySally Shoult26/11/20194 minRead time

PLANET

Past, Present & Future: Wonderfruit Is A (Beautiful) Bastion Of Sustainability

Last year Wonderfruit welcomed upwards of 20,000 people over five days. With numbers like that, it essentially becomes a pop-up city. And a festival like no other. This year, the organisers are taking their city and making it even more sustainable to inspire global citizens for positive change. Here is a bit of what to…

ByOlivia Wycech22/11/201914 minRead time

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP IMPACT PLANET

Circularity by 2030: Top Insights from the Responsible Business Forum 2019

This year's Responsible Business Forum 2019 zeroed in on a topic that's become much of a buzzword: circularity. But what does being circular mean? Why should we aim for circular? And how do we even get there, anyway? We round up the top insights from the Forum to answer all these questions, and more. A…

ByTammy Gan22/11/201920 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

The Conscious Scoop: America’s largest milk producer files for bankruptcy, NYC and LA vs. Big Meat

This week, Dean Foods files for bankruptcy. New York and Los Angeles City Council Members call for a ban on meat products to protect the Amazon. And individual lifestyle changes matter, but not in a way that you might expect. Read on to find out more. 1. Dean Foods, America's largest milk producer, files for…

ByTammy Gan21/11/20196 minRead time

Conscious Festival

TALKS: What We Learnt About Fashion At The Conscious Festival

The final panel of this year’s Conscious Festival in Singapore explored the fashion industry. It gets a bad rap, and deservedly so, for being one of the dirtiest industries in the world that hides behind a mask of glitz and glamour. We were presented with a raft of alarming facts about fast fashion, but left…

ByOlivia Wycech20/11/20199 minRead time

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