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Sustainable Diet for the Future 

Climate change is at the forefront of everyone’s minds right now – and it’s no secret that our current methods of food production and our food consumption habits are contributing to this. Some smart people at the think-tank Eat based in Norway, in conjunction with…

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Upgrade your home with Upcycling 

Perhaps you’ve moved into a new home, or you’re just looking for something to freshen up your interior for the new year. Whatever the reason, there’s always an excitement that comes with getting a new piece of furniture. What if you could make your own,…

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Restaurant Review: Busboys and Poets 

Busboys and Poets is a community meeting place, and a café and restaurant, which boasts not only a great menu but also a space for curated events, such as poetry and literary nights, open mic nights, and special music events. They’ve had their doors open…

Fashion

In Review: Komodo Clothing 

Komodo, a clothing company based in North London, have been producing affordable and eco-friendly and sustainable clothing for over 30 years. Their supply chain has been established with numerous fair trade policies in mind, from the growers of their raw product right up to the…

Fashion

Sustainable Fashion: Barocco Jewellery 

When sustainable fashion is brought up as a topic, it’s not usually the jewellery which will make you consider how sustainable it is. However with mining being such a polluting commercial activity, it pays for a company to research better ways of producing beautiful things…

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Meat Alternatives for a Sustainable Future 

Ask anyone if they’re considering a vegetarian diet for sustainability reasons and they’d probably look at you like you have two heads. Truth be told, it’s not on most people’s radar. With initiatives like “meatless Monday”, people trying “vegan for a week”, and the popularity…

Travel

Staycation for a Sustainable Break 

Going on a break is important – if we don’t stop to take a breather every now and again, we’ll get stressed out and won’t feel like we can work at our full potential. However, then you end up with another headache – airfare is…

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Electronics Sustainability 

Electronics as quintessential part of the so-called “Digital Age”, are part and parcel of our world and how we interact with it. Although we’ve compressed convenience into the palm of our hand in the form of phones and tablets, electronics cover a far broader scope…

Cosmetics

Sustainable Makeup: Ere Perez 

Ere Perez is an Australian cosmetics company that creates sustainable makeup using natural ingredients and sustainable packaging, which helps to incorporate a more sustainable lifestyle into your beauty regimen. The brand is owned by its namesake and creator, Ere Perez, who grew up in Mexico…

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edie Live 2019 

Edie is a long-running conference named after and organised by the magazine Edie, and functions as a resource for energy-sustainability, and resource efficiency professionals. Edie.net is an online resource and magazine that focuses on news in sustainability relating to business and technology interests. This year,…

Technology

We Recommend: Buycott 

Shopping is difficult when you have strict convictions about what you consider important in a product. Perhaps you worry that it will have been tainted by slavery in the supply chain, or you are adamant that you want to avoid anything that might have been…

Fashion

Sustainable Fashion: Patagonia 

Leading the way in the world of sustainable fashion, Patagonia have been producing sustainable outdoor clothing since 1973. Their ethical practises extend from the source of the fibre used in the production of fabric, to the sale and re-sale of their clothing when it reaches…

Fashion

Secondhand Shopping 

Secondhand shopping is a catchall term for buying things which are secondhand, pre-loved, or which aren’t new from a supply chain – it’s a more sustainable way of shopping for items in a way that reduces your personal impact on environment when you get new…

Technology

Our Recommendation: GoodGuide 

Buying products when you’re trying to be sustainable can be confusing when you’re not sure which products are the best. One of the websites that aims to guide consumers to better choices is GoodGuide. They state “We believe educated consumers make better choices and help…

Business

Modern Slavery – 2018: An Overview 

Although most people will aim to be sustainable consumers, and to purchase our products and services ethically, it can still be difficult to ensure that every step of the supply chain is as ethical as possible. Slavery is a dirty word – and with good…

Consumption

Zero Waste Lifestyle 

People are, on the whole, wasteful – it’s considered part and parcel of modern life. To even think of reducing your impact on the environment by being mindful of your consumption and waste is a little daunting, and where do you begin? Reduce, reuse, recycle…

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Coffee Industry Sustainability 2018 

Coffee has been drunk for many hundreds of years, and has been cultivated for all of this time. The process of obtaining coffee was only expanded as more people drank it, and sustainability wasn’t a factor in its production for a long time. However with…