Climate Action

The way we travel has a direct effect on people and planet. Here’s what you can do to be a more conscious and responsible traveller.

The article provides practical solutions to combat plastic pollution and emphasises the importance of collective action in safeguarding our planet and well-being.

Looking for an easier and sustainable way to dress your baby? Look no further than SuperLooper – the award-winning and ethy verified pre-loved baby clothing rental service!

We spoke to recycling experts Scrapp, an app that helps people recycle correctly, to clarify this topic and provide recycling tips.

Neem’s flagship shirt has a tiny 2.91kg carbon footprint, but CEO Nick Reed wants to get that number even lower.

The climate justice movement is fighting for a greener, fairer and safer future for everyone.

The world’s biggest climate conference failed to make progress in several key areas, but it’s not all bad news.

Before the Green Claims Code was introduced, consumers were largely left to their own devices to identify greenwashing. Now this legislation means that consumers can hold companies accountable for sustainability claims.

At ethy, we want to bring responsible shoppers and brands together to shape a more sustainable future for everyone. This all starts with communication and understanding how we, as individuals, approach sustainability in our daily lives. So we took to the streets of London to find out whether shoppers consider sustainability when making buying decisions, among other important topics. View the full interview on YouTube here.

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its latest report on the state of the global climate, and it’s not good news. The mammoth 4,000-page document – the first of its kind from the organisation since 2013 – lays out exactly how significantly humankind has altered the climate, and what’s in store for us if we continue on our current trajectory. The situation, the report states, is a “code red for humanity”. It’s a dire warning, but as the IPCC says, it’s not yet too late to turn things around. Here’s everything you need to know about the world-changing report, and what we can do to avoid a climate catastrophe.

COP26 represented a historical moment for the climate conversation. Over the last two weeks, leaders, experts and scientists from around the world have converged in Glasgow to create and agree upon the global action needed to mitigate the worst impacts of the climate crisis. 197 parties have now signed the Glasgow Climate Pact. COP26's goal was to secure commitments to keep global warming to 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius, but instead have signed off plans that would lead to 1.8 - 2.4 degrees of warming. Not an ideal outcome, however, some big commitments are still encouraging. Now is the time to come together and focus all efforts on the fight for the climate, keep countries accountable to their pledges and provide the pressure to breach the gap. “Giving up on 1.5 is not an option” said Anónio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations after cop26 has finished.

In the run-up to World Refill Day on the 16th June, the annual global awareness campaign to reduce plastic pollution, ethy has teamed up with Refill and City to Sea. Together we hope to share a positive message to show how simple changes made by us all can drastically decrease the amount of waste we produce as a society. Refill is an app connecting people with locations where they can eat, drink and shop with less waste. It allows us all to find nearby refill stations and avoid single use plastics. The app now has over 190,000 refill stations to connect with and has helped prevent 100,000,000 plastic bottles from ending up in landfill. World Refill Day is a global campaign by City to Sea that calls on businesses, governments and people around the world to promote reuse and help make single-use plastic a thing of the past. It’s an opportunity for us all to take positive action and make a change. 4 ways to get involved! Perhaps the most obvious but impactful way to take part is to simply choose to reuse! These days we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to reusables, from tote bags to reusable food wraps to refillable beauty products to secondhand fashion. Have a think about the next sustainable swap you can make that will help avoid plastic and prevent waste. Another way to get involved would be to download the Refill app and begin making use of the 190,000 refill stations that it features worldwide. A great contribution to make is to spread awareness on social media, reminding family and friends that refill and reuse is the new normal. World Refill Day also advocates lobbying local businesses and brands to engage in the reduction of plastic pollution. Be direct and ask companies how they are approaching the climate crisis and what they’re doing to lessen their impact. The more vocal we are the greater the chance that they’ll listen. World Refill Day raises the awareness of the excessive and unnecessary waste of single-use plastic. But perhaps more importantly, the campaign has proven that collective action really can make a BIG difference, with over 100,000,000 plastic bottles having been saved. To produce big results like this we need millions of us making small changes to the way we live. So see if you can make a small change this World Refill Day. Head over to Refill's World Refill Day to join the Refill Revolution!