Kudos to everyone who is making personal lifestyle changes for a more sustainable world. But is there more we can do in the workplace? Because when it comes to sustainability efforts, it all adds up, and collectively, we can achieve a lot more.
As some offices are transitioning to a hybrid set up, let’s use…
We find ourselves amidst a climate crisis, a socioeconomic crisis, and literal wars across the globe. On a personal level, many of us have faced challenges this year. All these aspects are interconnected. As we approach the festive season, the idea of indulging in consumerism may seem out of place. Why accumulate more possessions? In…
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Our Future Nature Podcast spotlights the problem solvers accelerating solutions to a more sustainable planet. We know all about the climate and biodiversity crisis – this podcast focuses on the solutions. Host Sean Lee-Davies speaks to academics, creatives, innovators, and polymaths about the boundary-breaking ideas and solutions needed to build a better planet. Our…
It's Thanksgiving this week, signalling the imminent arrival of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Alongside these shopping extravaganzas come enticing sales and deals that can be hard to resist. However, the question remains: how can we curb wasteful consumption and environmental pollution?
The Green Alliance's Building a Circular Economy report reveals that as much as…
The Conscious Festival is back. We know there’s nothing quite like experiencing it in-person. So, this year, we’re bringing it to South Beach in Singapore. Lock in the dates – 13-15 October 2023 – and read on for more information.
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Green Is The New Black’s annual Conscious Festival is many things. It’s sobering and spirited, educational…
As the world becomes more dependent on technology, e-waste has become an unintended consequence. But what exactly is e-waste, and how is Singaporean start-up, Circular, disrupting this problem while helping to solve it?
It’s not exactly a surprise when we say that Singapore is an incredibly modern city. However, that entails an almost over reliance…
Now worth $1.7 billion, according to Forbes estimates, Robyn Fenty, known to the world as Rihanna, is the wealthiest female musician in the world. But it’s not her music that’s made her so wealthy. The bulk of her fortune—an estimated $1.4 billion—comes from the value of Fenty Beauty. Much of the rest lies in her…
It’s estimated that by 2030 we’ll produce 74 million tons of e-waste every year, with wealthier nations exporting the problem and poorer countries left to deal with the fallout. At the same time, corporations' love of electronics is showing no signs of slowing down. This week, we revive the e-waste conversation...
The reality behind e-waste…
Plastic has infiltrated our lives (old news). The majority of it is in packaging, but there are many daily items that we take for granted, too. For instance, bags, cutlery, straws, phone chargers, and decor all contain plastic to some degree. But there are a lot of items that you probably use everyday that, in…
During Tesla's 2023 Investor Day presentation in Austin, Texas, billionaire CEO Elon Musk shared the third part of the company's Master Plan towards a fossil-free Earth. But the plan was received with mixed feelings. We get to the bottom of it.
Our energy economy today is dirty and wasteful. 80% of global energy comes…