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

Youtube

Why are people still confused about Climate Change? ft. Liv Lo

Everything you need to know about the climate crisis: What is climate change, why is it happening, and what can we do about it?

ByGITNB02/09/20200 minRead time

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP

Surviving To Thriving: How One Sustainable Business Battled Covid-19

The last six months have been a wild ride filled with unknowns and uncertainty, especially for sustainable business owners and entrepreneurs. We recently caught up with Emma Paris, owner of Balanced Living and The Living Cafe in Singapore to hear how they survived the COVID storm, and how its loyal community is helping them thrive…

BySarah Kwong02/09/20208 minRead time

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These are the people helping you balance your carbon footprint

Brand video for The Greeen Company's new venture Handprint. https://www.facebook.com/Handprint.te...

ByGITNB01/09/20200 minRead time

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The best effing plant fertiliser you’ve ever seen – Plantonic

Hands up if you try super hard but are useless at keeping plants alive 🙋🙋‍♂️ Plantonic is an effing excellent fertiliser that will do the hard work for you. It's totally plant-based making it safe to use around kids and pets. Your plants will thank you.

ByGITNB01/09/20200 minRead time