Guides
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Sustainable Fabrics A-Z: Which Clothing Materials Are Ethical?
The fashion industry always seems to be proclaiming the next revolutionary sustainable fabrics: confusingly, some of these trending materials are organic, natural fibres; some are synthetic; and some are even made of the very materials we’ve been told are terrible for the environment, like plastic bottles. So we’ve done some digging to discover which are…
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How to Travel Without Flying in Europe (2019)
This past April, activist Greta Thunberg made headlines as she spoke at environmental events across Europe. But the hubbub wasn’t just because she’s a teenage sensation whose campaigning is inspiring figures from the Pope the Obama – it was because her international journey was done entirely by train. But she’s not the only one opting…
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How to Eat a Planet-Friendly Diet
If you live in a developed country, it can seem churlish to complain about the global food system of farmers, suppliers and retailers that makes sure our supermarket shelves are always fully stocked. But as grateful as we should be for food security and variety that our ancestors—and the 820 million people in the world…
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A Guide to Ethical Energy
The energy industry is powering us towards catastrophic climate change. On the current path we’re on, set by the 100 companies that produce the majority of greenhouse gas emissions—Shell, BP, Exxon & co—the world is projected to get four degrees warmer by the end of the century: meaning drowned coastal cities, regular killer heatwaves and…
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How to Cultivate the Art of Noticing
The stimulation of modern life, philosopher Georg Simmel complained in 1903, wears down the senses, leaving us dull, indifferent and unable to focus on what really matters In the 1950s, writer William Whyte lamented in Life magazine that ‘billboards, neon signs,’ and obnoxious advertising were converting the American landscape into one long roadside distraction. ‘A…
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Sustainable Period Products: A Guide
If you’re like me, you were raised to feel disposable tampons and pads were the only way to manage menstrual blood. You never thought to ask if there was an alternative, and if you did, you were met with a smart answer from your mum along the lines of, “You should have seen what I…
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How to Reduce Your Internet Carbon Footprint
About three years ago, I found out that the internet has a carbon footprint. While browsing, I clicked on an article about Bitcoin and discovered that mining cryptocurrencies uses unfathomable amounts of energy. In fact, it uses so much processing power that the best option for many cryptocurrencies is to house their servers in Icelandic…