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BP popularised “carbon footprint” to greenwash and guilt-trip. Here’s how.

FEATURED IMAGE: Photo by Chris LeBoutillier via Pexels | IMAGE DESCRIPTION: a slightly abstract and colourful image of factory pipes with smoke coming out of them in front of a river with a ship Chances are, you've heard the term "carbon footprint" before. Corporations, governments, schools, celebrities, activists have probably told you that you need…

ByTammy Gan29/04/2021

CONSCIOUS SCOOP PLANET

Soil – the unsung hero in the fight against the climate crisis?

We all know how invaluable trees, and especially rainforests, are for combating climate breakdown but there is another vital element that gets a lot less attention than it deserves - soil. 95% of the world's food production relies on the soil but industrial agriculture has led to the loss of one-third of the world's topsoil. …

ByLeanne McNulty28/04/2021

CONSCIOUS SCOOP FASHION

Can celebrities really change the fast fashion industry?

Celebrity "Sustainability Ambassadors" - an emerging trend in the fast-fashion world but activists are not buying it. We take a look at recent announcements by H&M and Primark on their latest attempt to re-brand as ethical businesses. Celebrity Ambassadorship is nothing new but typically falls into two categories: >Brand Ambassador: brands enlist celebrities to help…

ByLeanne McNulty21/04/2021

CONSCIOUS SCOOP FASHION

Christina Dean: of Redress on cleaning up the fashion industry, greenwashing, & having faith

How dirty is the fashion industry really? Why is it not sustainable yet and can it ever be? And why does crisis keep us awake? Big questions that we are deep diving into with Christina Dean, a sustainable fashion advocate who Founded charity Redress, and luxury sustainable fashion brand The R Collective, both on a…

ByGITNB09/04/2021

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

OPINION: What’s wrong with the Instagramification & Netflixisation of activism, & how we can do better

Just so we're clear, this is not another generational halfie's (that's half-Millennial, half-Gen Z) long-form complaint about social media. Instead, this is a—former/semi-retired?—social media activist whose six-month-long break off Instagram produced some actually useful insights. In other words, if you find yourself worn out by digital activism in this hyper-connected, 24/7 information age, you're not…

ByTammy Gan08/04/2021

CONSCIOUS SCOOP PLANET

Seaspiracy review: stream it or skip it? Here’s a more nuanced take…

The talk of the town is the new Netflix documentary Seaspiracy. It's brought to you by the filmmaker behind Cowspiracy (hence the name), so you know it's going to be controversial. We watched it, and have seen the many takes—hot and not-so-hot—on it. So here's a more nuanced one. Whether you've watched it or not,…

ByTammy Gan01/04/2021

EAT

OPINION: Soulful Eating, Soulful Dabba

You may have heard of mindful eating but have you heard of soulful Dabba? In this guest post, Geetika Ghai shares some prompts for a more soulful experience with how we prepare and enjoy our daily food. I have been conscious of the season of indulgence overload of pies, cookies and candies. Being new to…

ByGeetika Ghai02/03/2021

CONSCIOUS SCOOP IMPACT

Journey Through a Green Purpose – event for youth in Singapore

It's a tough, unprecedented time for most, but for young graduates looking to make their first career move, it can be hard to navigate. With career fairs going online or postponed indefinitely, and sustainability job searches on the rise - a few local green warriors decided to do something about it. Enter the online event…

ByGITNB22/02/2021

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP

Elon Musk funds a $100m carbon capture prize. So what?

Elon Musk, the South African billionaire who's known for Tesla and SpaceX (i.e. electric vehicles and colonising Mars), is funding non-profit group Xprize's carbon-removal contest. This means that the man is contributing $100 million of his fortune towards climate solutions. But before we sing his praises, let's take a closer look at what the prize…

ByTammy Gan18/02/2021

IMPACT PLANET

Andy Ridley: on mobilising the masses to save our reefs & lessons from founding Earth Hour

How can we truly mobilise the masses into practical action? What is happening to our reefs around the world, are they already dead? Why is apathy a big threat to the conversation movement? We speak to Andy Ridley, Founding CEO at Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef and Co-founder of Earth Hour, both global efforts…

ByGITNB12/02/2021