The world’s ecosystems - forests, farmlands, cities, wetlands, grasslands, oceans, waterways - which are critical to supporting life on Earth are in danger. The next ten years offer the last...
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Q&A: Sarah Robyn Farrell makes music to activate a revolutionary love for the planet
Sarah Robyn Farrell wears many hats. Her work as eco-communicator, writer and activist bridges social and environmental justice. And it is all reflected in her music. Following her debut single,...
Just 20 Companies Produce Over Half of All Single-Use Plastic Waste
In a groundbreaking report published this week, researchers revealed that just 20 companies are responsible for producing 55 percent of all single-use plastic waste worldwide. The 20 global...
11 Ways you can help protect nature’s biodiversity
To mark International Day for Biological Biodiversity on Saturday (22 May), we've compiled a list of tips you can apply to your life to help conserve nature's biodiversity. Biodiversity is all the...
Legalising the budding hemp industry will help it bloom
Did you know that the hemp plant is a carbon sequestrator? Did you know that hemp needs less water to grow compared to other plants commonly grown for textiles? Did you know it can be grown largely...
Tips on how to avoid greenwashing
A brand or company greenwashes when it gives a false impression or provides misleading information about how products are environmentally sound. It deceives consumers into believing that a company's...
Long read: Climate scientists say that the concept of net zero is a dangerous trap
This article was published by Conversation Insights and Apple News editors and written by James Dyke (Senior Lecturer in Global Systems, University of Exeter); Robert Watson (Emeritus Professor in...
Tips: How (and why) to Compost
Grow, Eat…COMPOST…Repeat. This is the theme for International Compost Awareness Week in the US, which we think is brilliant, as composting is a really good way to reduce your carbon footprint. This...
6 Freedom Day Tips: What you can do for environmental justice
To mark Freedom Day in South Africa we have compiled this list of actions you can take to help all people have an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being. Why? So that all...
Sustainability Case Study: How SA’s biggest belt factory transformed its operations
Leon Buhr had been running Equator - the Belt Factory, South Africa’s biggest belt manufacturer, for 20 years when his young children questioned the environmental impact of his work. “They asked if...
9 Must-see documentaries for Earth Day
In celebration of Earth day we have compiled this list of must-see environmental documentaries. Some are newly released, others are older, but highly recommended. If you're not out in nature,...
Sandton City puts sustainability at its centre
Walking through Sandton City's Diamond Walk you won't miss the new exhibition of designer installations. Showcasing paper bag designs by Franz Gräbe and garments designed by some of South Africa’s...
One year later: Do Li Edelkoort’s predictions for a post-Covid fashion era still ring true?
Just over a year ago Li Edelkoort said the virus is possibly “a gift for the planet”. It will teach us to slow down, produce less, consume less, and use what we already have to create mindfully. The...
Meet the designer who is creating a green fashion movement in Zambia
Softly spoken during most of our conversation, Betty Chilonde becomes animated when the topic turns to circularity and the potential of fashion in Zambia. Betty is not only a designer. She is also...
Fabric of change: Mozambican designer Wacy Zacarias fixes textiles with healing plants
When Mozambican designer Wacy Zacarias realised that most African textiles were not really African but imports from Holland and China, she shifted her focus from fashion design to reclaiming...