The sun is shining and the beach is calling, which means one thing – our hot-off-the-press new-look Summer Issue 44 is finally here! After lots of hard work, we’re thrilled to be sharing this fresh new issue of Peppermint with you, our beloved readers. Not only do we have a beautiful updated masthead (thanks to…
Happy World Kindness Day! On this delightful day, we’re throwing it back to a piece from Emiliana Simon-Thomas PHD – a researcher focused on kindness and compassion and its positive effect on the human brain. Back in Issue 26 of Peppermint, she took at look at the science of kindness – and how choosing to…
In an open letter sent to Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week, 240 scientists have warned that Australia is in the midst of an ‘extinction crisis’. Coordinated by the Australian Conservation Foundation and backed by the Places You Love Alliance, a group of 57 organisations including WWF Australia and the Humane Society, the letter urges…
One look at the neon colourways and you can probably guess that online clothing retailer Pretty Little Thing doesn’t favour natural dyes for its collections. But alarming viral posts have now found the fast-fashion brand might be using potentially harmful chemicals. Owned by UK-based Boohoo Group, Pretty Little Thing sells women’s apparel in the UK,…
Did you know that almost half of all plastics produced worldwide are created for the packaging industry? According to data from the World Bank, less than 14% of plastic packaging worldwide is recycled, resulting in a whopping 146 million tonnes of containers, wrappers and packets winding up in landfill every year. The role the fashion…
On September 22, Milan Fashion Week drew to a close with the Green Carpet Fashion Awards – a special event to laud environmental and social sustainability in the sector. Now in its third year, the Awards is a joint effort between non-profit The National Chamber of Italian Fashion and Eco-Age, a sustainable fashion consultancy led…
On September 19, as millions of us were preparing for the Global Climate Strike, the health of the Great Barrier Reef was being debated on the floor of Queensland Parliament. There’s no denying the impact of global warming on the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and other coral ecosystems. But it was another,…
White tundra and cobalt waters. When we think of Antarctica, one of the world’s most remote and isolated biomes, it’s usually as a pristine paradise. The threats of climate change and global warming are well-documented. But scientists are only just starting to grasp the impact of microplastic pollution on polar waters. Never one to back…
We all know it’s what’s on the inside that counts, but let’s face it – when it comes to getting parcels in the post, a little bit of pretty packaging goes a long way. And when that packaging is noissue’s custom-designed, FSC-Certified tissue paper and compostable mailers – well, we’re definitely buying what they’re selling….
In this, our second recipe from Brisbane-based foodie Clare Scrine’s ‘The Shared Table’, we’re rustling up the kind of delicious one-pot meal you can get going then do other essential chores, eg source wine and welcome guests, before returning to find a hearty meal has magically whipped itself up on the stove. The Shared Table…
We love it when two of our faves come together for a great cause – so when actress, environmentalist and climate change campaigner Isabel Lucas teamed up with ethical fashion powerhouse Outland Denim for their new Alchemy range, we knew it would be a goodie. On the eve of the range’s launch this week, we caught up with…
‘Take only memories, leave only footprints’. It’s been a rallying cry for responsible tourists for decades. Ironically, it’s one footprint left by the world’s annual 1.4 billion international travellers – their carbon footprint – that now has scientists concerned. According to research published in Nature Climate Change, the tourism industry accounts for eight percent of…
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