The Conscious Scoop: Reimagining Food Systems, Renewable Energy Transition And A Permanent Coal Exit?

This week: we need to rethink food systems to build resilience in our communities. And the world's energy transition seems to be slow. But there's good news; coal is on its way out... forever? Read on for this week's top environmental stories. (Want to get top environmental stories in your inbox every week? Here's the…

ByTammy Gan21/05/20207 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP FASHION

Five Things You Didn’t Know About the Jewellery Industry

Scéona is a fine jewellery company doing things differently. Proving that high-end quality and design can also be sustainable, it's turning a notoriously unethical industry on its head with its eco-friendly approach. It’s no secret that the word ‘luxury’ is often code for ‘eco-disaster’. From designer dresses to hotel amenities, most things that boast opulence…

BySarah Kwong20/05/20206 minRead time

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP

South Korea Tackled The Coronavirus. Now It’s Taking On The Climate Crisis

The world’s seventh-largest emitter has launched a Green New Deal. But critics say there are big problems. South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s ruling party won a landslide victory in last month’s national election as voters turned out in huge numbers in a show of support for a government whose successful containment of the coronavirus pandemic…

ByGITNB19/05/202015 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP IMPACT

10 Things You Can Grow Indoors (Or In Small Places)

Don't be stressed about empty supermarket shelves. Growing your own veggies is easier than you think and Rooftop Republic has given us a cheat sheet to help turn your rooftop, balcony or even your windowsill into an urban garden. Living in Asia's metropolitan cities, we don't know much about gardening. But since being stuck indoors,…

ByOlivia Wycech18/05/202018 minRead time

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Are You Ready To Take The #LittleGreenSteps Pledge?

With only four weeks to go until the Virtual Conscious Festival we wanted to share one of our most ambitious goals yet: getting 10,000 people to commit and pledge to take a #LittleGreenStep. Preparations for the Virtual Conscious Festival are well underway. Speakers are lined up , workshops are planned, and our…

BySally Shoult15/05/20203 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

The Conscious Scoop: C40 Mayors, Big Oil, And Free Climate Knowledge!

This week: city mayors join forces to rebuild better. Big Oil is at it again with the lobbying. Deforestation is accelerating. And MIT launches a new site: free climate knowledge for all! Read on for this week's top environmental stories from around the world: pandemic edition. (Want to get top environmental stories in your inbox…

ByTammy Gan14/05/20209 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP EAT

Get Your Hands On Impossible ‘Meat’ At Home: Finally!

Impossible Foods to retail its incredible 'meat' made from plants directly to consumers for the first time in Singapore in a bid to help local partner restaurants and test the waters for future expansion. The revolutionary plant-based meat company has been on our radar in Singapore for a few years now (if you haven't tried…

ByPaulina Tylus13/05/20202 minRead time

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP

Fossil Fuel Firms Linked To Trump Get Millions In Coronavirus Small Business Aid

Revealed: Oil and mining firms – some with ties to Trump officials – taking advantage of funding, review shows. US fossil fuel companies have taken at least $50m in taxpayer money they probably won’t have to pay back, according to a review of coronavirus aid meant for struggling small businesses by the investigative research group…

ByGITNB12/05/20209 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP EAT

OPINION: Jumping (And Staying) On The Plant-Based Wagon

Green Monday intern, Sarah Lee, shares her personal journey of transitioning to a more eco-friendly diet. Here's a millennial's guide to sustainably transitioning to a greener, plant-based diet. Growing up, I never thought about where my food came from, or its impact on my health and environment. Younger me was, as many people probably are,…

ByGITNB11/05/20208 minRead time

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The Virtual Conscious Festival: Look Who’s Talking

You’ll likely have heard the news that we’re transforming our Conscious Festival into a virtual experience this year. One of the highlights of the event is always the TALKS, and this year is no exception. We’ve only gone and done it; the speaker line-up for the Virtual Conscious Festival’s TALKS sessions is insane. If we…

BySally Shoult08/05/20208 minRead time