Time flies when you're having fun! We have reached the half of 2019 and we can't be more thankful for everyone's seapport in the past months. From April to June of 2019, we have been discovering so much potential in individuals who are enabled to bring their advocacies into action through the Seastainable Grant and funding. On top of this, we have made a milestone by holding our first ever community event! Three Seastainable Grants & Projects were implemented across Indonesia, Philippines & Singapore. Not only that, Seastainable celebrated our first ever World’s Ocean Day with over 70 amazing individuals at A Poke Theory. Keep reading to find out what we’ve been up to. Initiatives World Ocean’s Day Celebration | June 8, 2019...
Your phone buzzes. Laptop lights up. Alarm rings. Your day is held together, strung by, the minute-by-minute succession of moments, so much so that you – and I – find ourselves wound together by the overwhelming grip of the present. It’s no surprise. Evolutionarily, in fact, our brains are wired for the Now. If we close our eyes and try very hard, we can faintly imagine what evolutionary psychologists often implore us to envision, in attempting to explain the cognitive ins and outs of modern-day humans. Thus the wildly exotic scene: ancient Homo sapiens, thousands of years ago, roaming unsullied lands, not yet conquerors of nature, and yet acutely aware of their environs. If a threat springs forward – say,...
Sourcing ethical ingredients and materials, processing certifications and logistics, and dealing with transportation costs with less carbon footprint--these are just some of the factors that come into play when coming up with earth friendly products with a sustainable business model. So why else are eco-products so damn expensive?
We’ve always wondered how artisanal business communities operated. The way these communities attempt to lift locals up by empowering and providing them with business opportunities, while building a robust support network that enables these individuals to achieve their full potential – these are feats that amazed us. The opportunity to learn more came in the form of our partnership with Rags2Riches (R2R). R2R is an organisation that engages local artisans to create eco-ethical sustainable fashion items for the environmentally and ethically conscious consumer. Read all about their incredible business model here! At the beginning of the visit, we were brought to one of the community centres established by R2R and the artisans based in Tondo, Manila. This place used to...
