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
The THRIVE project expresses its heartfelt appreciation to Polina Efimova and Dr. Jayant Mahajan for their insightful presentations at the February 2024 Thrivability Matters Webinar. This webinar focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG-12): Responsible Consumption and Production. With their vast knowledge, our presenters caught our attention, highlighting crucial issues surrounding sustainable resource use, and inspired us
February 2024 THRIVE Webinar Highlights Featuring Polina Efimova and Dr. Jayant Mahajan Read Post »
Business, Environment, Sustainability, THRIVE News
Sustainable shopping habits? Eh? What’s happening here? We’re sustainable with our shopping habits, aren’t we? We shop at a supermarket that tells us (through expensive marketing campaigns) that they are on their way to net zero. Furthermore, our go-to website for online shopping explicitly told us that it has dozens of carbon credits. They’re green,
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Environment, Lifestyle, Society, SustainabilityThe THRIVE project would like to extend our warmest gratitude to Cynthia Levin and Sonia Chinnaiyah for their guest presentations at our February Thrivability Matters Webinar. The theme of this webinar was the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, (SDG4, SDG8 & SDG12) (Quality Education, Decent Work, Economic Growth and Responsible Consumption & Production). About Our Speakers
Green consumption has become an increasingly popular trend for individuals and businesses alike. This is because it promotes sustainable development and reduces negative environmental impacts. Signalling theory is an economic concept that explains how individuals and organisations use signals to indicate their intentions to others. Signalling is an important part of green economics. Green economics
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Business, Lifestyle, Sustainability
The “best before date” shows consumers the date when food is no longer edible. When food expires, it becomes unsafe for people to eat. However, the best before date is not always accurate, and sometimes we waste food even while it is still edible. Altogether, it is estimated that one-third of the world’s food goes to
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Health, Science, Society, Sustainability
What’s the carbon cost of consuming 2 billion cups of coffee a day? How can we reduce the carbon impact of coffee?
Coffee Producers: Is the Carbon Cost Too High? Read Post »
Environment, Lifestyle
For many of us, overconsumption is a way of life. This desire to consume is ruining our planet. We need to do more with less, but how?
Doing More With Less: How Overconsumption Ruins our Planet Read Post »
Business, Environment, Lifestyle, Sustainability
