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What makes a product sustainable? Sustainability is a word that gets thrown around like compost at a community garden… well-intentioned, but messy. Learn Biomimicry Here’s our definition of sustainable products for this article: Sustainable products meet the needs of the…
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If pollinators designed gardens, what would humans see? What an amazing, amazing Monday morning discovery for anyone that has an outdoor space regardless of size. It is an app that designs a customised garden for you that will attract and…
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We have all asked ourselves the big questions; where do we come from and what is the nature of our humanity? Archaeological, anthropological, and ethnological studies have attempted to gain an understanding of the painters of rock art and their…
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When the Oscar winning documentary My Octopus Teacher graced international screens, it sent ripples of change and awareness around the planet. One man, one octopus, and the story of their bond, inspired millions around the globe. For humans this story…
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The four-day event was attended by a massive Cape Town crowd, queues extended along the sidewalk as far as the eye could see by Saturday lunchtime. There were at least 500 people eagerly waiting to get a hold of their…
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By Karey Evett The Center for Regenerative Design and Collaboration South Africa (CRDC SA) has won a Dow Business Impact Fund Award worth US$100 000. This funding is good news for South Africa because CRDC SA can now scale its operations…
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Faced with designing products and cities that are sustainable and able to adapt to the ever-changing conditions of climate change, engineers and scientists are turning to nature – and learning from its endless innovations that enable life to thrive in…
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By Skye Mallac When it comes to community upliftment through the lens of equipping people with the knowledge on how to provide for themselves, Soil For Life sits high on the list of organisations who are making a resounding impact….
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By Gwen Sparks In a fast-paced society, what we eat, how it was made and where it originated from doesn’t often cross our busy minds. Over the years farming has evolved so much to keep up with the demands of…
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A gasping review of The Cast Whale Project The Cast Whale Project began as a dream (literally) for German based artist Gil Shachar. He wanted to create a sculpture of a large, dead beached whale by molding every inch of…
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There can be little doubt that our little planet is in need of attention; we’ve known for some years that we’re running out of fossil fuels and that deforestation is a major problem, and that the effects of climate change…
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Melissa Baird stepped out her comfort zone and attended the Pioneers17 Top 50 Start-up event in Vienna Austria to discover how Artificial Intelligence and smart tech innovation is changing the world one app at a time and at a rapid…
Continue readingHow Now, a Sustainable Brands inspired publication, leads its readers on a journey as we seek to explore HOW to innovate brands for sustainability NOW See Less
Continue readingOn the East side of Cape Town, on the road parallel to the best coffee shop in the world (Truth) you will find a small building that is attempting something incredibly innovative—turning to nature for solutions to how to properly…
Continue readingThe impacts of big agri(culture) on the environment can be massive and, as resources continue to dwindle, how farmers adapt to the increasing financial pressures of farming is going to pose a real challenge; or a real opportunity for innovation….
Continue readingEach year, more than 300 million tons of paper is produced, and on average one office worker will print a staggering 10 000 pieces of paper per year, despite the widely used line that hovers at the end of many…
Continue readingWhen the race to walk on the moon began it was first considered to be a ludicrous notion ( and even today there are a few who believe it was all a hoax) but scepticism and disbelief don’t deter the…
Continue readingBy Jess Handley The ocean is an abundance of natural wonders: coral that one could liken to diamonds (they are so hard), volcanic rock activity rumbling deep beneath the water, a kaleidoscope of fascinating marine life, and of course the…
Continue readingThe 1960’s classic film Mary Poppins was arguably one of the first pieces of popular culture to show the notion that a woman’s handbag can house a large number of objects that are seemingly far too much for the volume…
Continue readingIn 2003, a fabulous film entitled Second Hand Lions showed the story about a young boy named Walter who goes to live with his two eccentric uncles in rural Texas. In the first half of the film, one of the…
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