All articles
-
Cambodia workers pay the price of Fast Fashion’s supply chain waste problem
An investigation by Unearthed has found that garment waste from clothes made for big fashion brands is being burnt in brick kilns in Cambodia.
Viola Wohlgemuth • 4 min read -
The UN officially recognised the right to a healthy environment. Here’s what that means.
Historic UN resolution recognises the universal human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment - what it means for people and planet.
Maria Alejandra Serra Barney and Richard Harvey • 5 min read -
In Conversation with anti-apartheid activist Pregs Govender
Renowned anti-apartheid activist, politician and author Pregs Govender chats to fellow author and Greenpeace Storytelling Advisor Yewande Omotoso about her activism - then, and now
-
Coping with Climate Grief: Advice from an Environmental Psychologist
When we raise our expectations about what is possible, grow our inner strength muscles, and do what matters, we can have a personal and a collective impact.
Dr Susie Burke • 4 min read -
How the climate crisis is perpetuating hate crimes in South Africa
Without sensitisation of the climate crisis, the LGBTQIA+ community remain at risk of violence, exclusion from the economy and climate relief efforts
-
Greenwashing is driving our descent into climate catastrophe. But we can stop it
Activism works. If we could ban tobacco advertising and sponsorship, we can ban fossil fuel propaganda
Emma Thompson • 4 min read -
That work that rekindles the sparkle in our eyes
Returning to the Amazon and witnessing its splendor renews our strength to fight against the destruction and violence that consume us and the forest.
Cristiane Mazzetti • 6 min read -
Beyond GDP: Alternatives to capitalism already exist
Over the past two years, the world has faced ever-increasing climate and environmental catastrophes against the backdrop of the worst pandemic in a century.
Katie Tobin & Abigail Aguilar • 3 min read -
‘Don’t get trapped’: One worker’s warning about what really happens in the fishing industry
A fisher shares his story of forced labour in the high seas and how he's fighting back to help protect the rights of migrant workers in the industry.
Friska Kalia, Afdillah & Tan Lee Kuen • 6 min read -
Take Plastic Free July one step further this year: hold the real polluters accountable
Reducing plastic waste in our everyday lives is important, but it’s time to hold the real polluters accountable.
Lisa Ramsden • 4 min read