The city of Bangalore in India served as an eye-opener for me when I visited my family. I was shocked at the amount of garbage littering the streets, impacting the natural beauty of the city and also the livelihoods of many people, whether they were farmers or just Bangalore residents. During this time, I fell in my own trap, being disappointed that nothing is being … Continue reading Green Mantra | The Positive Change
During my search for the next positive initiative to highlight for us to support and learn from, I stumbled across an extremely fresh start-up, The Last Straw TLS. It was immediately evident that we had to support such startups because the sustainability industry is gaining traction but we need to help expedite this process as well. Raising awareness of fresh startups can help us be … Continue reading The Last Straw TLS | The Positive Change
We underestimate the power of knowledge sharing. As a society, the majority of us believe we know everything that needs to be known and act based on the knowledge we think we have. This has proven to be detrimental to our world. If we continue to let our ego’s cloud our vision, we will continue making decisions (not necessarily in the form of solutions) for … Continue reading Rylan Dobson & Water Stewardship | The Positive Change
Personally, I always thought the world is not doing enough to battle climate change, and it began to really affect my mental health. I was starting to think no one cares about our beautiful planet until I decided to begin my search for positive initiatives out there that are tackling various different problems our planet faces today, climate change and plastic pollution just being two … Continue reading Lush Sustainability Tour | The Positive Change
Another Sunday, means an urge of excitement to share and feature another positive initiative striving to make a difference for our communities, our oceans, and our planet. If you haven’t had the chance, take some time to watch the documentary, A Plastic Ocean on Netflix! Being a volunteer for Plastic Oceans Canada, I had the chance to interview the Executive Director of the non-profit, Adrian … Continue reading Plastic Oceans Canada | The Positive Change
Recently, something that hit me quite a bit, was when a person who is striving to make a change mentioned negative impacts on their mental health because of all the negative news surrounding us. This motivates me even further to highlight the positive initiatives out there, because learning and making changes when motivated by initiatives that are doing the same is far more productive and … Continue reading ZeroWaste – Folium | The Positive Change
3 billion plastic toothbrushes end up in landfills and waterways EVERY YEAR. Let’s be real – that’s a shocking statistic. And that’s a huge problem. I had the chance to learn from and interview James Staley, one of the inspiring minds behind recently launched SmileBambu. In all honesty, this is one of the posts I’d recommend we all read because of the reality-checks, and how … Continue reading SmileBambu | The Positive Change
