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World Wildlife Day is next week. What is it and what can we do to celebrate?

March 3rd is World Wildlife Day, designated by the UN to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. This year, it’s all about forests. What’s so important about forests? What issues do we face with forest protection? And what are some ways we can celebrate World Wildlife Day? The theme that…

ByTammy Gan25/02/20219 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP WELLBEING

Rewilding yourself? What does it mean, why do it & how to get started?

In a society that is becoming increasingly disconnected from its natural surroundings and addicted to technology - what can we gain from rewilding ourselves? We take a look at the benefits of becoming more in tune with the natural world and how you can do it no matter where you live. We have compiled…

ByLeanne McNulty23/02/20218 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP IMPACT

Journey Through a Green Purpose – event for youth in Singapore

It's a tough, unprecedented time for most, but for young graduates looking to make their first career move, it can be hard to navigate. With career fairs going online or postponed indefinitely, and sustainability job searches on the rise - a few local green warriors decided to do something about it. Enter the online event…

ByGITNB22/02/20216 minRead time

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP

Elon Musk funds a $100m carbon capture prize. So what?

Elon Musk, the South African billionaire who's known for Tesla and SpaceX (i.e. electric vehicles and colonising Mars), is funding non-profit group Xprize's carbon-removal contest. This means that the man is contributing $100 million of his fortune towards climate solutions. But before we sing his praises, let's take a closer look at what the prize…

ByTammy Gan18/02/202119 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP EAT

Veganuary had its most successful year, yet meat consumption continues to rise

We know that reducing meat consumption helps reduce carbon emissions - but are people actually doing it? With more vegan products than ever on the market and lab grown meat on the horizon, it might come as a surprise that meat consumption is actually rising. Veganuary recently shared that January 2021 was their most…

ByLeanne McNulty17/02/20217 minRead time

IMPACT PLANET

Andy Ridley: on mobilising the masses to save our reefs & lessons from founding Earth Hour

How can we truly mobilise the masses into practical action? What is happening to our reefs around the world, are they already dead? Why is apathy a big threat to the conversation movement? We speak to Andy Ridley, Founding CEO at Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef and Co-founder of Earth Hour, both global efforts…

ByGITNB12/02/202113 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP IMPACT

Black History Month: Resource Round-Up

Black writer and playwright James Baldwin once wrote: "It is the past that makes the present coherent." The unfiltered lens of history—in this case, Black history—can help us see and understand more clearly our contemporary moment. For this reason, among others, Black History Month is observed in February of every year. In fact, Black History…

ByTammy Gan11/02/20219 minRead time

BUSINESS

Big brands are making big moves for climate – but is it enough?

For years now, environmentalists have been calling on the business sector to set more ambitious goals when it comes to the environment. With consumers catching up and being more informed, the demand for climate-friendly products and services has never been greater and the corporate sector is responding - big names like IKEA, PepsiCo and Nestle…

ByLeanne McNulty10/02/20216 minRead time

WELLBEING

Re:Qi a conscious wellness retreat in Singapore

If you are currently in Singapore it's likely that you haven't left the island in almost a year, and are probably itching to get out. Enter Re:Qi a conscious getaway without getting on a plane. If you are in need for a little R&R, that will soothe your mind, body and soul, this wellness retreat…

ByGITNB09/02/20214 minRead time

IMPACT PLANET

Malcolm Wood & Matt Reid: on plastic conscious hospitality & extreme filming for The Last Glaciers

How can the hospitality industry transform and tackle its environmental problems? Why are climate change scientists not taken seriously? And have we past the tipping point of no return? We speak to Malcolm Wood & Matt Reid serial entrepreneurs, environmental filmmakers & producers, restauranteurs, and long time business partners. Malcolm Wood and Matt Reid are…

ByStephanie Dickson05/02/202114 minRead time