Eccentrade Hackathon: IT meets sustainability
If you are reading this blog, chances are you don’t live under a rock and are a relatively savvy internet user. Then maybe it’s safe to assume that you, just like me, have been feeling… Continue reading
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It’s time to be bold for ethical fashion
“We thought about changing it… maybe it’s too provocative,” said Sara, business manager of “THRIVE”, an ethical fashion store in Gothenburg, as she caught me chuckling at their branded tote bag that reads “#FUCK FAST… Continue reading
How to be an effective environmentalist
People pursuing a career with passion beyond taking care of themselves understandably often take pride on their values and devotion, which in itself is not unreasonable. However, what’s not productive is the tendency to judge others who… Continue reading
Mass Comm 101 for Environmentalists
After witnessing the surprising win of xenophobia powered Brexit and the unexpected uprising of the outright bigot Trump, many may wonder the same questions: “How the hell…?!” After a period of frustration and anger, we… Continue reading
Less is more: A touch of oriental wisdom- personal takeaway from Iclei Berlin Smart City 2.0 Conference:
The “Smart City 2.0” was a two day event filled with inspiring sustainable urban development stories from cities and districts all over the world. Among all the interesting, heart warming and “smart” presentations,… Continue reading
What your IE professors didn’t tell you about CSR
I followed a discussion among Chinese sustainability professionals in a chat group about CSR and found one speaker’s comments especially refreshing because he spoke from his experience of working with corporations as a… Continue reading
Circular Materials Conference #CircMatConf
A cool conference hosted by Nordic Publishing and Chalmers Competence Center Recycling right at Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden. The big takeaway in short: COMMUNICATION! Now it’s time to turn attention to really looking into… Continue reading
Red meat tax: Pricing nature?
Danish Council of Ethics proposed to put a climate tax on red meat, aiming to both promote better public health and to reduce carbon emissions from animal farming. This proposal has triggered some controversies. Some argued… Continue reading
Other stories about #Bilbao2016
A few interesting personal things that happened during my experience of attending the Sustainable Cities conference in Bilbao. Academic notes on the conference see: 8th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns (上)… Continue reading
8th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns (下)
“If we can get experts out of their silos and to understand the broad scope of what needs to be done, we can create cities that are multi-functional areas with the capacity to… Continue reading
