Tag: sustainability
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More than Rooftops
What’s one thing that would instantly improve your city? Sydney has embraced solar energy. Rooftop panels are now a familiar part of the suburban landscape, and I would love to see that continue. But perhaps the next stage is not simply adding more panels. Perhaps it is learning to see the whole city differently. Cities…
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The Forest Without Birds
What’s something you’d love to see in the futurebut know you probably won’t live to witness? We arrived in Cao Bằng today after driving through the far northeast of Vietnam, close to the Chinese border. The landscape is astonishing. Limestone mountains rise from the valleys. Terraces cut across the hillsides. Villages sit in unlikely places.…
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Tiny Daily Shifts: A Habitual Approach to Sustainability
People sometimes ask what it looks like to live more sustainably day-to-day, as though the answer might be sweeping or heroic. But most of the time, for me, it’s less about bold gestures and more about habits — small decisions, repeated daily, that shift the dial a little. Here are a few I try to…
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Unsettling Gifts: Three Books That Shifted My Ground
Some books entertain. Others inform. And then there are the ones that rearrange the furniture of your mind. These three books didn’t just give me new ideas; they unsettled me in the best possible way—disrupting old assumptions and making space for a truer way to see the world and live within it. 1. The Grapes…
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You Shape the World with What You Wear
Most of us want to do the right thing.We want to make good choices—not just for ourselves, but for others, too.But the world of ethical shopping can feel overwhelming.Too many labels, too much spin, not enough clarity.Where do you even start? The Ethical Fashion Report, published by Baptist World Aid, is a good place.It doesn’t…
