Looking for Conscious & Inclusive Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas? Start here.

Whether you are celebrating Valentine's Day with a partner, or just looking for a conscious gift for yourself (because self-love is important too, folks!), here are our top picks of unique, beautiful, and sustainable gift ideas. Love is officially in the air! We're not usually ones for consumer-driven events, but when it comes to spreading…

ByKanksha Chawla09/02/202218 minRead time

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP

Is it really easier to imagine the end of the world, than the end of Capitalism?

‘It’s easier to imagine the end of the world, than the end of capitalism”.* You’ve probably heard something like this before, the idea that we are so bound by the confines of our current system that we are unable to imagine another way. Climate scientists say that capitalism as we know it is incompatible…

ByLeanne McNulty08/02/202218 minRead time

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Social Media Censorship: When Private Companies Get Away With Violently Policing Our Communities

In the past year, private social media companies like Instagram and Twitter have been consistently censoring and suppressing accounts talking about sustainability, Palestine, climate justice— anything anti-capitalist. How is Meta allowed to unilaterally invibilise discourses? And how can we collectively hold tech companies accountable in more structured ways? Suppressing Palestinian Voices In 1984, Palestinian American…

ByKanksha Chawla01/02/202213 minRead time

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Unpacking Singapore’s First Ever Divestment Coalition: Students Campaign Against Fossil-Fuelled Universities

This week, a new research report published by the coalition Students for a Fossil Free Future (S4F) exposed deeply embedded and problematic links between fossil fuel industries and Singapore’s public universities that allow them to “purchase the social license to continue their status quo activities” while compromising university integrity. This is unsustainable and unacceptable. Through demands…

ByKanksha Chawla27/01/202223 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP EAT TRAVEL

The Best Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants in Delhi

Long gone are the days when vegan food was synonymous with tasteless boiled veggies or a glass of soy milk. Veganism is trendy and is very much part of mainstream culture now. From fast food to fine dining, the number of vegetarian and vegan restaurants around the world are increasing. Here is a list of…

ByJyotika Bindra26/01/202214 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP IMPACT

Disability Rights is a Climate Justice Issue. Here’s Why.

During COP26, we saw public discourse finally acknowledge gaps in representation within the environmental movement and in climate justice solutions. Outside the talks, we saw a positive shift with the amplification of Indigenous voices, frontline communities and youth activists. But, there was one community still woefully underrepresented - people with disabilities. We take a look…

ByLeanne McNulty25/01/202216 minRead time

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP FASHION

Unpacking the New York Fashion Act: The Beginning of a Revolution?

On January 7, 2022, a radical new Fashion Act was presented in New York state. If passed, the bill aims to hold the largest fashion brands accountable for their impact — both social and environmental. The Fashion Act will apply to any global clothing or footwear company that is doing business in New York,…

ByJyotika Bindra20/01/202215 minRead time

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Public Money Diverted From Oil & Gas Polluters: 2021 Climate Victories to Carry Us Through 2022

2022 is here much sooner than we expected, and it’s already unfurling with a dizzying urgency. Before we’re fully drawn into fresh goals and expectations this year, let’s acknowledge our climate victories and take stock of the journey so far. Situating New Year’s outside of capitalism Recently, I’ve been remembering and returning to the words…

ByKanksha Chawla19/01/202212 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP FASHION

Sustainable Sneakers: 17 Brands for Eco-Friendly Kicks

These 17 eco-friendly shoe brands are doing things differently. From sustainable materials and ethical production to circular economies and stylish design . Shop consciously for these sustainable sneakers next time you need a new pair. Shoes are big business. Over 20 billion pairs are made worldwide each year. In 2021, the global sneaker mark…

ByJyotika Bindra18/01/202220 minRead time

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Workers and Environmentalists Unite: on Argentina’s Packaging Law, Poverty and the IMF

While Chile, which shares a border with Argentina, has been in the news for the presidential victory of Leftist Gabriel Boric, Argentina’s countrywide protests have fallen off the mainstream radar—workers and environmentalists are fighting for the most important environmental and social regulation of the decade. And thousands of people are taking to the streets in…

ByAarushi Saxena13/01/202217 minRead time