Another day, another headline about a fashion company greenwashing to sell more products appealing to conscious customers. This week's news is about H&M being sued for "misleading" sustainable marketing. In the era of climate change, fashion remains one of the least regulated industries. What's taking it so long? And who's paying the price?
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In the past few weeks, you may have heard of the US Senate passing one of the most significant bills concerning climate change. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) aims to tackle global warming considerably with its $369 billion in funding for sustainable energy, electric vehicle tax cuts, local manufacture of batteries and solar panels, and…
Finding ways to live a more sustainable life is now more important than ever. Despite the efforts that have already been made in recent years, waste and pollution continue to increase, and climate change continues to loom over the planet. So it’s clear that more must be done if we are to stop and even…
With the rise of eco-activism in the music scene and in the spirit of Singapore’s National Day Parade today, it’s only right that we shed light on something important: the environmental impact of concerts, live shows, and festivals.
In November 2019, in what was then seen as an unprecedented decision, British rock band Coldplay announced…
The Ecovillage Design Education 2022 edition continues. After the social dimension of regeneration, we dive into the Ecology and Economy of sustainable communities. Concepts such as Permaculture Design, Soil Regeneration, Food Security, and Climate Emergencies have been developed to train new ecovillage designers to build strong and resilient eco-community projects in the future.
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You've seen the twenty-two-year-old's gravity-defying song number on SNL, her progressively radiating Vanity Fair interviews four years in the making, macabre lyrics that have topped charts globally and earned her seven Grammy Awards. But what about the way she uses her platform to speak out against the climate crisis?
Billie's second album, 'Happier Than Ever',…
Consumerism is at its worst, we have basically robbed the Earth of its natural resources for the year 2022, and it seems like we don't care that we did. Data collected since 1971 has helped in defining an annual 'Earth Overshoot Day' – and this date is climbing up the calendar at an alarming pace.…
From Kylie Jenner's 17-minute private jet flight to Taylor Swift leading the list of the worst private plane CO2 emissions, it's evident that moving from plastic to reusable straws isn't going to save the planet. What’s also clear is that while many of us have taken drastic steps to curb our "carbon footprints," all it…