A beginner’s guide to sustainable investing
Humans have made drastic changes to the environment. We need to change our behaviour—and we need to do it fast.
One simple way you can do your part is by investing your money responsibly.
Category: Climate Change
Sustainability in 2024: beyond buzzwords
Sustainability. It’s a word bandied about with increasing frequency, adorning product labels, fuelling political platforms, and popping up in every Instagram story. But in 2024, amidst a climate crisis intensifying by the day, the question begs: what does sustainability actually mean? Is it simply swapping plastic straws for metal ones? Planting a few trees in…
How global leaders can restore trust with young people
Every day, thousands of decisions about the future of our communities, countries and the planet are made. Too often, young people are excluded from these decisions. Young people are given limited voice to shape the world—resulting in a crisis of youth mistrust in others and the future. Vanished is the promise that each generation will…
Cleaning up Australia’s 80,000 disused mines is a huge job—but the payoffs can outweigh the costs
Cleaning up Australia’s 80,000 disused mines is a huge job, but the payoffs—environmental, social and economic—can outweigh the costs.
Eco-anxiety: climate change affects our mental health – here’s how to cope
In regard to psychological and social responses to climate change, an increasingly common response appears to be extreme worry.
The art of good gifting
Increasing interest rates, housing affordability, rising cost of living pressures—there’s no doubt we’re all feeling the pinch. So, the thought of indulging in gift-giving might seem daunting. And the idea of giving sustainably? That’s for the too hard basket.
Climate change and our health
Climate change has become one of our biggest challenges this century. Omor Faruque shares his own story of living with the impacts of climate change, and what we can all do to help each other and our planet.
The State of Youth Mental Health—And What We Can Do About It
To say there is a mental health crisis in Australia today is to state the obvious, and telling young people about it will likely be met with no shortage of eye-rolling. The truth is, we know there’s a problem.
Vanilla with purpose: a recipe for sustainable communities
Following the devastating cyclone in 2002, New Zealander John Ross was determined to help the village community in Vava’u, Tonga.
Peace and SDGs: A Perfect Match for a Better Future
On International Peace Day (Sep 21), we celebrate the importance of peace for all people and nations. Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but also the presence of justice, equality, and opportunity. It is a necessary condition for sustainable development which, in turn, helps create a more peaceful world.
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