PwC Takes A #LittleGreenStep: barePack Shakes Up The SG Takeaway Scene

PwC employees started 2020 with a new green resolution: the firm is the first in Singapore to provide its employees access to a pioneer ECO takeaway service in a bid to reduce single-use lunch packaging. PwC is the first tier-one corporate in Singapore to offer its staff a zero-waste office lifestyle by joining barePack,…

BySally Shoult21/01/20208 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

The Conscious Scoop: Avoiding Mass Extinction, Net-a-Porter launches Net Sustain, and Joker talks Veganism

This week, the UN draft plan sets ambitious targets to avert Earth's sixth mass extinction. Net-a-Porter launches a sustainable beauty edit. And Joaquin Phoenix calls out the meat and dairy industry. Read on for this week's round-up of top environmental stories. 1. UN draft plan sets 2030 as the target to avert the sixth mass…

ByTammy Gan16/01/20205 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP FASHION

So Hot Right Now: Conscious Brands We’re Loving This Month

Here're this month's conscious brands we think you'll love. Say hello to four sustainable clothing brands modelled by two social entrepreneurs encouraging us all to ditch single-use containers. We got lucky at the end of 2019 and spent a couple of weeks living the digital nomad life in Bali. There’s something about this pocket of…

BySally Shoult14/01/20205 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP TRAVEL

OPINION: Chasing Glaciers in New Zealand

Hannah Nicholl, our resident travel contributor, is currently globetrotting the world taking in some of the worlds most spectacular sites. This time, she heads to New Zealand and while there, she visits all the snow-capped mountain ranges and aquamarine lakes that make up the country's awe-inspiring geology — but all is not as she expected.…

ByHannah Nicholl11/01/202018 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP FASHION

How Conscious Is Cashmere? SANI Breaks It Down

Warm, luxurious, and oh so soft, cashmere is one of the finest materials in the world — and anyone whose ever been wrapped up in a cashmere scarf will agree. But cashmere itself is wrapped up in controversy — just how conscious is cashmere? Just like any lucrative business, the cashmere industry is subject…

ByOlivia Wycech09/01/202014 minRead time

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The Conscious Scoop: Crisis in Australia and Indonesia, Vogue Italia’s January issue, and Golden Globes!

Can you believe it's barely been a week into 2020? This week, we talk about the situation in Australia and Indonesia. Vogue Italia makes a big splash with their January issue. And the Golden Globes went vegan? Catch up on this decade's first week and its top environmental stories. 1. Australia's on fire. We wrote…

ByTammy Gan09/01/20206 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP LITTLE GREEN STEPS

10 Climate Conscious New Year Resolutions for 2020

That time when you start a new year filled with motivation and drive, only for it fizzle out within weeks once reality hits and life gets in the way. This year, step away from unrealistic short-term goals and start playing the long game. We’re not quite sure how it’s 2020 already. But here we…

BySally Shoult08/01/20206 minRead time

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Australian Fires: All Your Questions, Answered

You've seen the wall-to-wall media coverage: photos, videos, sound recordings, tweets, Facebook and Instagram posts. It's been going on for days. If you're feeling overwhelmed, if you're looking for something that explains what in the world is happening, or if you're looking to help, you're at the right place. Read on for all you need…

ByTammy Gan08/01/202017 minRead time

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GITNB’s Most Read Stories Of 2019

Here's the eclectic mix of what you read the most in 2019: from sustainable gifts and crazy eco-inventions to the circular economy of Asia's largest slum and Singapore's sustainable hotels. A lot has happened this year: Greta Thunberg exploded on to the world stage and rallied the youth in global climate strike marches. The Amazon…

BySally Shoult06/01/20204 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP TRAVEL

How to Spend an Ultra Conscious (and Delicious) 24 Hours in Ubud

I went to Ubud, escaped the crowds, and found zen (well, almost). This is a one-day conscious travel guide to having a different experience in the Eat Pray Love epicentre of Bali. Bali I love you, but you’re bringing me down. Aptly referred to as the Islands of the Gods, this moniker has become true…

ByOlivia Wycech19/12/201912 minRead time