Do your favourite fashion brands step up to the challenge in times of adversity, or do they crumble? The COVID Fashion Report, a special edition of the Ethical Fashion Report, has the answers. Published last week, the report was produced by Baptist World Aid Australia and Tearfund New Zealand – the same research team behind…
The world’s largest coral reef system, the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), has officially lost 50% of its total coral coverage, new research reveals. The groundbreaking study, conducted by researchers from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence’s Coral Reef Studies unit, draws on two decades’ worth of data collected between 1995 and 2017. Findings published…
With everyone from home cooks to celebrities sharing their go-to vegan recipes, the latest cookbook from Edgar’s Mission has something for everyone. The not-for-profit farm sanctuary in rural Victoria has crowdsourced 125 plant-based recipes from its kindness community for the project, enlisting the likes of David Campbell, Osher Günsberg, Morgan Mitchell, Allday, DJ Tigerlily and…
Whatever way you slice it, 2020 has been a hell of a year. It’s rattled us, rallied us and reminded us of what’s important. It’s also forced us to get comfortable with adversity in order to find new and creative ways of embracing disruption. Small businesses especially have felt the pinch, forced to be resilient…
When it comes to living a more ethical and sustainable life, sometimes you’ve gotta put your money where your mouth is — literally. But talk is cheap and finance fickle, so in this four-part online series on ethical money, created in collaboration with our friends at Bank Australia, we’ve balanced the books so you can…
When it comes to living a more ethical and sustainable life, sometimes you’ve gotta put your money where your mouth is — literally. But talk is cheap and finance fickle, so in this four-part online series on ethical money, created in collaboration with our friends at Bank Australia, we’ve balanced the books so you can…
It’s easy to be swept up in the romance of the city of light, love and haute couture when it comes to Paris. But look beyond the croissants and common clichés, la vie écolo is burgeoning on the Right Bank. Consider this your sustainable travel guide to bookmark for days when we can finally wander…
When it comes to living a more ethical and sustainable life, sometimes you’ve gotta put your money where your mouth is – literally. But talk is cheap and finance fickle, so in this four-part online series on ethical money, created in collaboration with our friends at Bank Australia, we’ve balanced the books so you can…
Want to live a more organic lifestyle but don’t know where to start? Juggling needs, wants and preferences against health concerns, environmental sustainability and financial restraints can mean that ‘organic’ is often up against fair trade, locally-made, gluten-free or other must-haves on our shopping lists. In light of Organic Awareness Month this September, we caught…
COVID has dealt a massive blow to the fashion sector – who needs new clothes when there’s nowhere to go and no one to see them? But it will take more than a pause in our purchasing to reverse the huge impact the industry has on climate change. The Fashion on Climate Report (a newly…
Putting sustainable design talent in the spotlight, the Redress Design Award aims to educate emerging designers about sustainable design theory in order to promote a circular fashion economy. Taking into consideration the economical, environmental and societal impacts of a product’s lifecycle, the competition encourages designers to use a combination of zero-waste, upcycling and reconstruction techniques…
After experiencing the powerful ceremony of tea for the first time on a visit to a wintry Poland in 2002, Rebecca Domorev found peace – and a winning business idea – in the humble cup of tea. Tell us about the journey that inspired Tielka? I fell in love with tea in the northern winter…