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Our house is on fire: Greta Thunberg calls for global climate action

Ed’s note:The 16-year-old Swedish activist, Greta Thunberg delivered a powerful speech at Davos 2019. Here is her speech: Our house is on fire. I am here to say, our house is on fire. According to the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

January 25, 2019

Fashion

How rental services make fashion more sustainable

Imagine. At the beginning of a new month, 30 or 31 outfits are delivered to your door by a rental service. Clothes and accessories are clean, the right fit for your body shape and styled to suit your lifestyle, including...

January 21, 2019

Why microbeads are a threat and why they’re hard to handle

Features

Why microbeads are a threat and why they’re hard to handle

Plastic is everywhere. It is used across a spectrum of applications from durable industrial equipment, household appliances to throw-away single-use items and even the clothes we wear. This wide scope of uses is ascribed to its versatility, low-cost and because...

January 9, 2019

Guides Opinion

Talking Rubbish: How to have a sustainable festive season

How can we participate in this magical, and much-needed holiday period without falling prey to the excess? For a while now, I have been aware of the consumerist trap that Christmas has become. For many middle class and affluent families, ...

December 22, 2018

Fashion

Fashion Revolutionary is one of GQs 50 best-dressed men in South Africa

A Fashion Revolution activist is one of the top 50 best-dressed men in South Africa. GQ magazine recognized Cyril Naicker for his sharp local and sustainable style. We asked Cyril how he keeps up with fashion while being conscious of...

December 13, 2018

Food

Peter Templehoff infuses exotic flavours into old favourites

What: Lunch tasting menu Where: Greenhouse at the Cellars-Honenhort Hotel in Constantia (021 481-1948) How much: R1200 for a seven-course meal including wine (R850 excluding wines) Service: Excellent: unobtrusive and professional. Would I return? Without a doubt. A review on TripAdvisor refers...

November 23, 2018

Features

An open letter: Let’s tackle plastic waste and pollution at source

This open Letter, penned by Ellen MacArthur, Erik Solheim (UN Environment), Stella McCartney and nine other significant industry players, calls on businesses and governments to work together to draw a line in the sand and tackle plastic waste and pollution...

October 29, 2018

Features

Meet the woman saving endangered forests from becoming viscose

Nicole Rycroft is one of a growing crew of people who work tirelessly at changing how we impact Earth. Most of her work has focused on protecting ancient and indigenous trees from becoming wood pulp. She does this through the...

September 25, 2018

Features

Our favourite looks from the Green Carpet Fashion Awards in Milan

At a star-studded fashion event in Milan on Sunday night, the latest sustainable trends and innovation in fashion were on show at their luxurious best. Gowns, dresses and suits made from handwoven palm straw, recycled polyester, organic silk, upcycled...

September 25, 2018

Features

Q+A: Hanri Taljaard on the slow clothing consumption habits of South African women

With a passion for the natural environment and a fascination with the secret language we all speak through our clothes, Hanri Taljaard is currently knee-deep in a PhD study, focusing on “voluntary simplistic” clothing consumption practices in South Africa. Nadia...

September 20, 2018

Opinion

What is the effect of your savings on dirty energy companies?

You may have noticed the work of an organization called Fossil Free South Africa. It’s currently running a social media campaign, Spotlight, calling for SA’s biggest pension and investment funds to help savers divest from coal, gas and oil. To...

September 12, 2018

Features

Redress Design Awards finalists turn waste into want

On the first day of New York Fashion Week, slow fashion had its moment in Hong Kong. Last Thursday 11 emerging sustainable designers from around the world showed their collections at the Grand Final of the Redress Design Award 2018,...

September 11, 2018

Features

This kickass Slovakian sneaker brand pulls at our heartstrings

Shoes aren’t an easy product to make sustainably. Most mainstream mass shoe manufacturing involves toxic glues and plastics and unsustainably-sourced rubber and leather. A few companies have succeeded in making a shoe that is credibly sustainable and looks cool too....

August 17, 2018

Features

Damned if we don’t

Wrapped in post-consumer plastic, Rati Lekalakala imagines being an animal in the same situation. This is not much of a stretch of her imagination: high concentrations of plastic materials have been found blocking the airways and stomachs of hundreds of ...

July 29, 2018

Fashion

Will WWF save the planet by selling one polyester jacket at a time?

You may have seen the World Wildlife Fund’s promoted posts on Facebook and on Instagram. WWF South Africa has launched a technical apparel project in South Africa. I’m a huge fan of innovation in the garment sector and the fact...

July 25, 2018

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Tag: Movement

Our house is on fire: Greta Thunberg calls for global climate action

How rental services make fashion more sustainable

Why microbeads are a threat and why they’re hard to handle

Talking Rubbish: How to have a sustainable festive season

Fashion Revolutionary is one of GQs 50 best-dressed men in South Africa

Peter Templehoff infuses exotic flavours into old favourites

An open letter: Let’s tackle plastic waste and pollution at source

Meet the woman saving endangered forests from becoming viscose

Our favourite looks from the Green Carpet Fashion Awards in Milan

Q+A: Hanri Taljaard on the slow clothing consumption habits of South African women

What is the effect of your savings on dirty energy companies?

Redress Design Awards finalists turn waste into want

This kickass Slovakian sneaker brand pulls at our heartstrings

Damned if we don’t

Will WWF save the planet by selling one polyester jacket at a time?

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