Beat The Heat For Good: How To Take Climate Action The past few days have seen heatwaves and wildfires spread across Europe, putting the climate crisis at the forefront of everyone’s minds. For many, this can cause feelings of anxiety and helplessness about the future. Yet, it doesn’t have to be that way. While it’s not a pleasant experience, climate anxiety is a perfectly […]
Weekly Tip 69: How To Travel Sustainably Summer is here! For many, that means summer vacation, too. One in four are planning on travelling somewhere this season, and while vacations are fun and travelling can be unavoidable, it can have a terrible impact on the environment. In fact, transport and travel account for a fifth of global carbon emissions, which is […]
Sustainability Tip 68: Get A Menstrual Cup Throughout history, people have used leftover scraps of fabric, soft bark, or whatever other natural materials were available and absorbent to manage their periods. Yet, as the world developed, disposable pads and tampons became the more popular choice. While initially marketed as a more hygienic and discreet way of dealing with menstruation, the rate at […]
Reading Sustainably: How To Turn The Page On Climate Change Around the world, reading is a favourite pastime for people of all ages. And in the past few years, the number of people picking up a book for fun has only increased due to lockdown. But what is the cost to the environment of all these books, and how can we ensure we are reading […]
Sustainability Tip 66: Keep Your House 'Green' and Tidy Whether you love it or hate it, cleaning is a part of life we all have to deal with. However, what we use to clean has been changing. People are more than ever recognising the difference they can make to the planet’s future and choosing what they buy more carefully. That includes their cleaning […]
How To Lower Your Family’s Footprint at Home The climate crisis is worrying for everyone, and there’s been an increase in awareness around eco-anxiety. While mostly thought of in young people, it can seriously impact parents too. In fact, two out of three British parents believe that climate change threatens their children’s future, and 38% admitted to worrying about climate change more since […]
Sustainability Tip 65: Get A Sustainable Razor Humans have been shaving for thousands of years, but as times have changed, our shaving habits have started to have a terrible impact on the environment. Switching to a sustainable razor could make all the difference. The Waste Problem As you might imagine, the biggest problem with razors is the amount of waste they cause. […]
World Rainforest Day: What Is It and Why Should You Care? June 22nd marks World Rainforest Day! If you’ve never heard of it before, don’t worry, it’s only the fifth one that’s ever been held. So, what is it, why should you care, and how can you get involved? Why are rainforests important? Rainforests (literally forests where it rains a lot) cover about 6% of the […]
Sustainability Tip 64: Sleep Sustainably at Night Getting a good night’s sleep is vital for our health, but how do our sleeping habits impact the planet and sleep sustainably? Bedding, and mattresses, in particular, are actually becoming quite a big environmental issue. In 2017, the U.K. alone threw away more than 7 million mattresses and, according to Zero Waste Scotland, […]
Sustainability Tip 63: Spray it Green We all want to keep our houses clean, tidy, and well-maintained, and cleaning products help with that. They can remove dust, allergens, and germs from our environment. But have you ever considered the environmental cost of our cleaning chemicals? VCOs The biggest impact of cleaning products comes from the ingredients inside. These are called “Volatile […]
Sustainability Tip 62: Don't Buy, Rent All of us are guilty of buying things we don’t really need. Overconsumption is becoming a huge environmental issue, with some reports indicating we consume twice as many material goods today as we did 50 years ago. The ability to buy things online and have them delivered the next day is also making […]