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Why using the Daily Peach earth-friendly re-usable face pads is good for our planet

To adapt our lifestyles to become more sustainable and to help slow down global warming, innovations and products like Daily Peach are crucial to making simple switches that together add up to make a big difference. What started as a...

August 12, 2021

New IPCC report: “We must act decisively now to keep 1.5 alive”

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New IPCC report: “We must act decisively now to keep 1.5 alive”

Statement issued 9 August 2021 by the United Nations secretary-general António Guterres on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group I Report on the physical science basis of the sixth assessment: Today’s IPCC Working Group 1 Report is a...

August 10, 2021

Discover 7 visionary women who are disrupting the status quo

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Discover 7 visionary women who are disrupting the status quo

Despite the COVID-19 restrictions over the last 18 months, there has been extraordinary creativity in shaping ideas, society, business and, well, the future. The pandemic has heightened awareness of climate change, gender-based violence, poverty and inequality. In response, we’re hearing...

August 9, 2021

Research shows why a living wage gives people dignity

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Research shows why a living wage gives people dignity

A recent report from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Development Policy Research Unit indicated that in quarter four of 2018, 46.6% of all minimum wage earners earned below the national minimum wage in their sector, with numbers well above that in some...

August 8, 2021

How Green Degree supports education programmes through upcycled denim

Fashion

How Green Degree supports education programmes through upcycled denim

Green Degree does a few things: It upcycles old denim into new items; it raises funds; and it supports education by equipping learners with classroom tools. Founded in 2019 by Anne Henderson and Cheryl Macdonald, Green Degree collects old denim...

June 24, 2021

11 Ways you can help protect nature’s biodiversity

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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 different kinds of life you’ll find in one...

May 18, 2021

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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 products are environmentally friendly. Here are our tips on how to...

May 11, 2021

Beauty

Easy ways to switch up your bath and beauty routine to lower your impact on nature

The bathroom is one of the main culprits of the endless demand for products contained within single-use plastics. I’m afraid a lot of the responsibility for this, as in many other cases, is down to the advertising and marketing campaigns...

April 28, 2021

5 Clean, local and sustainable lip balms for winter

Beauty

5 Clean, local and sustainable lip balms for winter

With the pandemic, we have had to adapt to face masks which meant that we ditched wearing lipstick. But pandemic or not, beauty treatment shouldn’t be ignored. You might not be wearing lipstick, but you should be wearing a balm....

April 22, 2021

Fashion

Sari for Change is more than just an upcycling fashion project

The fashion industry is one of the most polluting and wasteful in the world. After garments have been bought and worn out (some not worn out), they are discarded with, leading to over 84% of clothes ending up in landfills...

April 12, 2021

Book extract: Why the act of caring for our clothes extends to the act of caring for our environment

Fashion

Book extract: Why the act of caring for our clothes extends to the act of caring for our environment

Ahead of Fashion Revolution Week 2021 we are publishing an extract from Orsola de Castro’s book Loved Clothes Last. Orsola, who together with Carry Somers, launched Fashion Revolution in 2013, a global movement calling for change in the fashion industry....

March 29, 2021

Slow down on this Western Cape slackpacking trail

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Slow down on this Western Cape slackpacking trail

Just over Sir Lowry’s Pass, an hour’s drive from Cape Town, is a slice of hikers’ heaven: the renowned Blue Mountain Trail. Regarded as a punchier sister to the Green Mountain Trail — a four-day, 60km slackpacking hike founded in...

March 10, 2021

Fashion

Long read: Why you should join the Fashion Revolution

The national co-ordinator of Fashion Revolution South Africa Cyril Naicker addressed a UN panel discussion on Sustainable Fashion for All: Examining the Industry through the Lens of Social Justice. Here is an edited transcript of his talk. Below the transcript...

March 4, 2021

Private planes, mansions and superyachts: Why billionaires have such a massive carbon footprint

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Private planes, mansions and superyachts: Why billionaires have such a massive carbon footprint

Tesla’s Elon Musk and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos have been vying for the world’s richest person ranking all year after the former’s wealth soared a staggering US$160 billion in 2020, putting him briefly in the top spot. Musk isn’t alone in seeing a significant increase in...

February 17, 2021

H&M x Lee collection launches along with sustainability tips from creatives

Fashion

H&M x Lee collection launches along with sustainability tips from creatives

All fashion should be sustainable fashion. Change the business model. Slow down production. Produce only what sells. Insist on ethical labour conditions. Don’t let profit stand in the way of change. Pay fair wages. These are statements from a series...

January 27, 2021

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Why using the Daily Peach earth-friendly re-usable face pads is good for our planet

New IPCC report: “We must act decisively now to keep 1.5 alive”

Discover 7 visionary women who are disrupting the status quo

Research shows why a living wage gives people dignity

How Green Degree supports education programmes through upcycled denim

11 Ways you can help protect nature’s biodiversity

Tips on how to avoid greenwashing

Easy ways to switch up your bath and beauty routine to lower your impact on nature

5 Clean, local and sustainable lip balms for winter

Sari for Change is more than just an upcycling fashion project

Book extract: Why the act of caring for our clothes extends to the act of caring for our environment

Slow down on this Western Cape slackpacking trail

Long read: Why you should join the Fashion Revolution

Private planes, mansions and superyachts: Why billionaires have such a massive carbon footprint

H&M x Lee collection launches along with sustainability tips from creatives

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