Wildfires And Weather Extremes: It’s Not Coincidence, It’s Climate Change

Right on the heels of arguably the West Coast's most intense heat wave in modern history comes the most ferocious flare-up of catastrophic wildfires in recent memory. Meanwhile, just a few hundred miles east, a 60-degree temperature drop over just 18 hours in Wyoming and Colorado was accompanied by an extremely rare late-summer dumping of up to…

ByGITNB16/09/202014 minRead time

National Geographic Exhibition ‘Planet or Plastic?’ Launches At Singapore’s ArtScience Museum

Got plans this weekend? Catch the latest exhibition from National Geographic at the ArtScience Museum from now until 28 March 2021. Planet or Plastic? tells the story of plastic’s evolution and features over 70 profound images. In Singapore, 700 million kgs of plastic are discarded every year. By 2050, predictions suggest that plastic in…

BySally Shoult15/09/20204 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP FASHION PARIS

10 Minutes With Crazy Horse Cabaret Dancer Fleur Copin

We caught up with Fleur Copin, dancer extraordinaire at the renowned Crazy Horse Cabaret in Paris to talk about her sustainability journey, how artists play a role in raising awareness about climate and social issues and to learn more about her favourite conscious brands. But first up, here’s the beautiful Fleur Copin starting her…

ByGITNB14/09/20206 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP FASHION

11 Conscious Brands Making Sustainable Face Masks

Cover your face sustainably with these environmentally-friendly (not to mention snazzy) reusable face masks from conscious brands we rate. A new report by Systemiq and the PEW Charitable Trusts shows plastic flows into the ocean are expected to triple by 2040. And s ince the outbreak of COVID-19 and mandatory face masks, the…

BySally Shoult11/09/20208 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

Managers Of $40 Trillion Make Plans To Decarbonise The World. Can They?

A group of global pension funds and investment managers want to clean up their portfolios and get them to net-zero. The group spans 16 countries, with 1,200 members, and controls over $40 trillion (that's $40,000,000,000,000) in assets. How are they planning to do it, and can they actually get there? GETTING THE FACTS STRAIGHT First:…

ByTammy Gan10/09/20208 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP PLANET

#GITNBTalks: Your Carbon Footprint Matters. Here’s Why.

We recently launched the #GITNBTalks online sessions to provide a platform enabling us to discuss pressing topics with thought leaders, industry insiders, and sustainability experts. In our first session, we took a running dive bomb into the topic of why your carbon footprint matters. Have you ever thought about what your personal carbon footprint looks…

BySally Shoult09/09/20204 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP FASHION HONG KONG

Redress Design Awards 2020: Grand Final Winners Announced

The 2020 Grand Final of the Redress Design Awards crowned its menswear and womenswear champions amid tough competition from global entrants. So, who are the eco-friendly designers of the future to look out for? The wait to find out is over... Environmental charity, Redress, hosted its 10th edition of the world’s largest sustainable fashion…

BySally Shoult08/09/20206 minRead time

HONG KONG PLANET

Say No To Plastic At These Zero-Waste Stores In Hong Kong

Reusable containers have come a long way since the birth of cocktails in jam jars and plants in tin cans. They’ve become the singular way to stock your home while caring for the planet (and your health). Let’s go zero-waste shopping in Hong Kong… It’s official: the zero-waste movement is alive and kicking in…

BySarah Kwong07/09/20208 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP PLANET

President Donald Trump’s Climate Change Record Has Been A Boon for Oil Companies, And A Threat To The Planet

Pursuing an unrelenting fossil fuel agenda, Trump has scaled back or eliminated over 150 environment measures, expanded Arctic drilling, and denied climate science. In the middle of his 44th month in office, two weeks before the start of the Republican convention in late August, President Trump rolled back Barack Obama's last major environmental regulation, restricting…

ByGITNB04/09/202018 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

Oatly sold a $200 million stake to Blackstone. So what?

If you've been on Instagram and Twitter at all this weekend, you might have seen something about Oatly. Specifically, people are boycotting Oatly. WTF?! (Yeah, that's us too.) Because news that Oatly sold shares to Blackstone resurfaced thanks to a Twitter thread and an Instagram post, and since then the conversation has grown exponentially. The…

ByTammy Gan03/09/202033 minRead time