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Look Who’s Talking: TALKS Highlights at The Conscious Festival

The Conscious Festival would be nothing without its thought-provoking talks. This year, we're dissecting the issues that really matter. Diving into the themes Collective Intelligence, Wellness & Spirituality, Sustainability & Regeneration, Planet & Biodiversity, Fashion & Beauty, we're bringing together some of the world's leading conscious changemakers, experts, influencers and business leaders to elevate your…

ByGITNB26/08/202111 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP IMPACT

Kamea Chayne: of Green Dreamer on healthy skepticism & healing ourselves to heal the planet

How can activism transcend beyond consumerism? Why do we need to be wary of philanthrocapitalism? And how can we self-heal through burnout? Big questions that we are deep diving into with Kamea Chayne—writer, author and host of the Green Dreamer Podcast (and Green Warrior). Green Dreamer is exploring holistic healing, ecological regeneration, and true abundance…

ByStephanie Dickson25/08/202118 minRead time

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP IMPACT

What’s the 411 on Impact Investing?

Is the 411 even still a thing or am I very much showing my geriatric millennial roots here?! Either way, we had a *lot* of questions about impact investing; What is it? H ow do you get started? C an it help the planet? W hat impact is it really making? Here's what we found…

ByLeanne McNulty23/08/202130 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP IMPACT LITTLE GREEN STEPS

Resource List: Afghanistan, Lebanon & Haiti

With everything that's going on in the world, we felt it was only right to put out a resource list for our community. This resource list is for our community to learn more about what is going on, and to engage in tangible actions, that help the impacted communities. The team at Green Is The…

ByGITNB19/08/20219 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP HOME

A guide to the season’s best sustainable accessories & products – for the beach or pool

Living in the tropics means that summer lasts for a good chunk of the year. While the humidity can be hard to handle, the joys of the season itself are abundant, as are the sustainable summer accessories here to help us make the most of it. We feel lucky that we get at least another…

BySarah Kwong17/08/202113 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

Rebecca Campbell: on micromanaging the universe & embracing a soul-led life

How do we embrace a soul-led life? How can we stop micromanaging the universe? And why is shadow work so important to our growth? Big questions that we are deep diving into with Rebecca Campbell, best-selling Hay House author of Light Is The New Black and Rise Sister Rise. Rebecca Campbell walked into my life…

ByStephanie Dickson16/08/202117 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

The climate science isn’t wrong: here’s why.

This article is co-authored by Tammy Gan and Kylie Flanagan. Kylie (she/her) is a climate change mitigation and resilience strategist, educator, and writer. Based on unceded Coast Miwok lands in so-called California, United States, Kylie helps to run a small, Bay Area-based foundation and is currently working on a book of interviews with women and gender-expansive…

ByTammy Gan12/08/202130 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP IMPACT PLANET

Meet the youth climate activists already creating positive change

It’s International Youth Day on August 12th so we are celebrating the activism of some exceptional young environmentalists from around the world. Fridays for Future and the Sunrise Movement have proven just how motivated and effective young people are in the fight for climate justice but even those activists seem old compared to these guys!…

ByLeanne McNulty11/08/202114 minRead time

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP

The journey of reducing our website’s carbon footprint – how Greenpixie left us mind blown

How did an outreach email about website optimisation help us to save as much CO2 this year as we could by cycling 3000 kilometres instead of driving? Our co-founder and creative director, Paula Miquelis, explains. Enter the magic of greenpixie helping to reduce our website's carbon footprint. “As a social enterprise raising awareness about sustainability,…

ByGITNB10/08/20218 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP WELLBEING

Sex and the Sustainable: Intimate Items for Intimate Times

Today, sustainability is touching every area of our lives, from what we wear to what we eat, even to what we do in the bedroom. Yup, that’s right - what was once a totally plastic-tastic affair is now becoming more sustainable and conscious. From toys to lube, being kind to the planet (and our bodies)…

BySarah Kwong09/08/202114 minRead time