Ethical
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Getting Beyond the Economy: A Journey with Extinction Rebellion
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In April this year I first went to the protests organised across central London by Extinction Rebellion. I had never attended a demonstration before. To my surprise I found myself in a movement that embodied and tied together many of the views, directions and values that had previously made me feel quite isolated but to…
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Zen Ethics: Collective Awakening and the Five Mindfulness Trainings
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Each winter in Plum Village we have a three-month retreat. There are about 250 people, monastics and laypeople, practicing together for ninety days. We get up very early in the morning and we practice joyfully as a spiritual family. We listen to Dharma talks, we practice walking meditation, we practice eating in mindfulness, we practice…
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Meaning Returns – The Business Conference Focused on Fixing the Problems of Our Time
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Meaning – the annual gathering for progressive business – returns to Brighton’s Dome on 14 November. Now in its eighth year, the conference has a packed agenda that will bring inspiration and fellowship to the growing body of people who believe the world of business should have a positive impact in our world. The particular…
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Microsoft Alternatives Guide: How (and Why) to Avoid Microsoft
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Microsoft is one of the biggest tech companies in the world, recording $126bn in annual revenue for 2018. This 14% increase on the previous year helped it displace Apple as most valuable US company at the time. It’s a startling position considering the company’s struggles back in 2012, posting their first ever quarterly loss after…
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Ethical Consumerism and Self-Growth
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Why ethical consumerism is essential to self-growth Ethical consumerism is sometimes perceived as a luxury for those who are money or time-rich, or even as an affectation to improve one’s social image. Terms like social justice warrior (SJW) are used to suggest that socially-aware people are really just putting on an act, advertising their wokeness…
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On Deep Ethics
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Although “ethics” is commonly equated with a set of rules or principles for right conduct, deep ethics has more to do with a simple humility toward others – an attentive openness not just toward other persons but toward the inexhaustible otherness of the manifold beings that compose this earthly world. When we consider the palpable…
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Interview | Easy Eco Tips
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Social media is the perfect format for sharing tips—easy-to-digest and visually vibrant advice for every quandry you can conceive of. As you might expect, we’re always keeping an eye out for the latest eco-living tips, and we noticed there’s a growing number of Instagram accounts dedicated to sharing actions you can take against the current…
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There Is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years by Mike Berners-Lee
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The summer of 2019 has brought a blistering heatwave of record-breaking temperatures to Europe—and we should get used to it. By 2050, it’s been reported, London’s weather could be similar to that of Barcelona. Taking in these increasingly terrifying predictions about the future of the climate can lead to anxiety, or even worse—paralysis. But what…
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Experts’ Advice: Steps You Can Take to Tackle Climate Breakdown
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After any conversation about the climate crisis, most people ask (or should ask) “What can I do?”. According to climate scientist and communicator Katharine Hayhoe, if you’ve had a conversation like this, you’ve already done a lot. She thinks that the key to having a real discussion about the climate crisis is to connect over…
