Voluntourism is becoming one of the trendiest ways to travel and provide help in low socio-economic areas. It has become a rite of passage for many gap year students, with 1.6 million people volunteering overseas each year (Save The Children, 2017). Recently, many have criticised voluntourism, claiming it often does more harm than good. Although […]
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Government, Society, Sustainability
Global digital equality is key to ensuring societies and economies become thrivable. This means that all genders must contribute to and participate in an ever-growing digital world so that no one gets left behind. A 2015 report by McKinsey Global Institute reported that advancing women’s equality could add $12 trillion to global growth by 2025,
Women and technology: Is global digital equality within reach? Read Post »
Lifestyle, Society, Sustainability, Technology
Mention the typical household, and it’s the stereotype that comes to most people’s minds: Women in the kitchen, men at work. Progress for gender equality has come a long way from 100 years ago in many countries, but women are still doing much more unpaid and domestic work. Inequality and unpaid work: The statistics Unpaid
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Lifestyle, Society, Sustainability
CLIMATE TIPPING POINTS “The moment of critical mass, the threshold, and the boiling point.” (Gladwell, 2000). That’s how Malcom Gladwell popularised the term “Tipping Point” back in 2000. Since then, the term has been increasingly welcomed in Climate Change science. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) started using the term in its Fourth Assessment
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Environment, Science, Sustainability
In recent decades, global glacier depletion has become a ‘hot topic’. The world watches as age-old ice bodies are quickly melting away at unprecedented rates, due to human-induced climate change, and leaving behind dramatic changes to mountain landscapes, freshwater scarcity and significantly rising sea levels around the globe (Rasul, Dahe and Chaudhry, 2008).
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Environment, Science, Sustainability
Knowing these climate change buzzwords can help you save the planet and have a greener future today.
Do You Know These Climate Change Buzzwords? Read Post »
Environment, Sustainability
What is carbon tax? A carbon tax is a fee paid on the carbon content of goods and services. Typically applied to the energy and transport sectors, carbon taxes are used to encourage the reduction of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions. Currently, national carbon taxes are established in 25 countries, including Japan, Ukraine, Canada,
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Business, Energy, Government, Sustainability
A lot has been said about sea-spiracy or is it seas-piracy? This article addresses some key concepts which may help us differentiate between the hype and reality. After viewing the program on Netflix with a fellow colleague, discussing the program, and reading several reviews, it is clear we have a divided reception to this documentary.
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Business, Society, Sustainability
In a 2020 Globescan report, 60% of participants labelled climate change as a top concern, but were stumped on what to do. The same report suggests that people are likely to alter aspects of their life and do their bit for the environment if they find easier options to achieve that. Here’s how restaurants can help.
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Business, Environment, Lifestyle, Sustainability
Fossil fuel subsidies undermine the efforts to stop climate change. Yet, governments in many countries continue to give – what are essentially unreasonably large discounts – to coal, oil, and gas companies. This is despite the fact that many of these countries have committed themselves to climate change solutions. Fuel subsidies are a major barrier
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Environment, Government, Sustainability
