sustainability

How do we explain climate change to kids? Start with this activity book

There’s no better time to make your kids aware of climate change than now. Start with this activity book for ages 6 to 12

green, cream, and yellow clothes on a fruit stand with pineapples, banana and bamboo
These clothes are made from repurposed fruit fibers to cut down on food waste

Seeking an alternative to resource-intensive cotton, clothing brand Pangaia has been developing technical fabrics like this one. Also, these pineapple leaves are sourced from the Philippines

chefs preparing bento meals
Tokyo Olympics wasted 4,000 boxes of food on opening day. Here’s where it went

Tokyo Olympics organizers apologized for the food waste on Wednesday, adding that there is a 20 to 30 percent surplus of food across all venues

microplastic
Ban on disposables, single-use plastic resumes in QC today

Bring your own bags and utensils, everyone

A joke tweet made these Army plant 1,500 seedlings at a BTS Tree Park in Nueva Ecija

On June 26, Army environmental enthusiasts planted banaba seedlings at the BTS Tree Park at Mt. 387, Nueva Ecija

white tshirt with good boy print
This P850 T-shirt by a local designer is making us question the ‘real’ cost of clothes

Contemporary clothing brand Randolf’s P850 retro-looking T-shirt is at the center of a Twitter discussion on what’s a reasonable price to pay for clothes. Designer RJ Santos and other local designers answer back

Buy real vintage clothes per kilo in Escolta—just say these magic words

Glorious Dias is selling vintage clothes from the ’80s and ’90s at the First United Building in Escolta

Here’s what these ‘sustainability’ terms meant before they became greenwashing buzzwords

Know these terms and what they really mean beyond Earth Day

A map of Philippine weaves and the stories of artisan communities woven into it

ANTHILL Fabric Gallery’s latest product, a tapestry map, pins the the places origins of various traditional weaves while ensuring that none of it goes to waste

a man uphill carrying a bag of abaca saplings
Ecosia, the search engine that plants trees, is now repopulating Philippine forests

The Berlin-based website is already scoping areas in Aklan and Bukidnon to plant native trees like abaca