It’s time for a sustainable catechism on creative consumerism. We live on a finite world. Let’s face it; even time is finite, whether viewing it as our own lives or in the cosmic sense (dependent on philosophy). THRIVE has these 12 marvellous strategies to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals called the Foundational Focus […]
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Education, Environment, Lifestyle, Sustainability
There is a disturbing amount of child labour involved in fast fashion. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, signed in 1989, encourages countries to protect children from exploitation. Hence, child labour is illegal in most countries. Despite this, there are 168 million children worldwide who have no choice but to work.
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Business, Society, Strategy, Sustainability
Container deposit schemes encourage us to recycle. They work by collecting drink containers and giving refunds per item returned. So far, these schemes have been successful in Australia. In 2017, New South Wales started the Return and Earn program as the state’s container deposit scheme. It collected over 3.1 billion packaging containers in its first
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Environment, Innovation, Lifestyle, Society, Sustainability
What is a carbon neutral product? When a product is certified as carbon-neutral it simply means that it did not contribute to global warming. This is achieved by making reductions to carbon emissions in all processes including packaging, operations, sourcing, and finally offsetting any unavoidable emissions through the purchase of carbon offsets. Thus, by buying
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Business, Environment, Lifestyle, Sustainability
Consumerism, Sustainability and Thrivability are three deeply interlinked concepts. Let’s dive into a discussion to understand what they mean and how they are inter-connected. Consumption vs. Consumerism As humanity entered into the 21st century, it did so with the awareness that mass consumption is threatening human health, welfare, and other aspects of life (P.C. Stern,
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