A Guide to Spotting Greenwashing in Products
Retail is evolving and so is e-commerce. In recent years, more businesses have launched eco-friendly products, but all may not be exactly as it seems.
Unfortunately, a lot of the items out there claiming to be “sustainable” and “green” are falsely labeled. In the name of “saving the planet” and encouraging people to become “environmentally friendly,” brands are engaging in what is now known as greenwashing.
What Being South Asian Taught Me About Sustainability
My Indian heritage has continuously crept into my interactions with sustainability, but never in a way that I had ever overtly acknowledged prior to the banana leaf epiphany of 2018.
To Love the Planet, We Must Love Ourselves First
Caring for the planet is a beautiful, yet exhausting commitment we make to ourselves and our communities. The same goals that drive us one day, may break us the next. Occasionally, we wonder if it's all worth it. I’m here to tell you what you already know deep down inside; it absolutely is!
The Commercialization of Sustainability
Pop culture usually characterizes sustainable living as buying $50 t-shirts, sporting expensive reusable water bottles, and purchasing metal straws. Each of these practices share one thing in common: they require us to buy more products.