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…
Sustainable Restaurant – Mixt Greens
First appearing in San Francisco in 2005, Mixt Greens is an eco-gourmet restaurant which offers diners a salad which they can pick and choose to their own liking, and have it put together right in front of them. It has a number of options for…
Making The Switch to Sustainable Clothing
If you’re interested in sustainability, then you probably know that fashion is the second-most polluting industry after oil. Given that we all need to wear clothes, sometimes its hard to think of a way to reduce your impact from what you buy. But the truth…
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…
Review: The Good On You ethical shopping app
Good on You is an app focused on ethical fashion that provides information, news, offers and news, all about sustainable and ethical fashion choices. Their aim is to connect customers who want to make better choices when buying clothes – whether it’s to have a…
In Focus: UK and Sustainability
Given the political situation of the UK over the past 2 years since the Brexit vote, it is interesting to see how the UK fares in terms of sustainability. While it has hit the target on some factors, in many other ways the UK has…
Tackling Single-Use Plastics in the EU
Plastics are a major pollutant. For a start, they don’t biodegrade in the same way as natural materials, and even when they do, it only breaks down into microplastics which have now been tested for and found present throughout the food chain, in table salt,…
Pret-a-Manger: A Business That Runs on Sustainability
Whether a business takes into account sustainability and being eco-friendly are two important issues for many consumers today who may consider it when making their purchases. As a result, many companies will make token gestures towards being sustainable such as removing straws but not doing…
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…