In 2017, a study conducted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) found that women have only 68 percent of the rights, opportunities and access to resources enjoyed by the world’s men. Those differences and the speed of progress in reducing them, vary from country to country. But according to the WEF resRead more
In 2017, a study conducted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) found that women have only 68 percent of the rights, opportunities and access to resources enjoyed by the world’s men. Those differences and the speed of progress in reducing them, vary from country to country. But according to the WEF researchers, at our current pace, it will take 100 years to eradicate gender disparities.S
HARE HOUSEHOLD CHORES AND CHILDCARE EQUALLY
Household chores and children’s care are every adult’s responsibility. Ask yourself if there is an equal division of labor in your home. The work of caring for children is still done mainly by women in much of the world. According to studies, the overload of household chores can increase women’s chances of mental illnesses, besides depressing their productivity at work, consequently affecting their salaries.
WATCH FOR SIGNS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Get some help and support if you know a friend or acquaintance is suffering from domestic violence or other abuse. This type of violence is not restricted to physical aggression. Verbal attacks and psychological abuse also affect women. Often, all these things occur together. If you experience domestic violence, be aware that you are not alone. Report it!
REJECT CHAUVINIST AND RACIST ATTITUDES
Do not make comments that ridicule, demean or humiliate women, black people, indigenous people, members of the LGBTQI community or any other historically marginalized groups. And don’t keep quiet if you hear such comments. Talk to your colleagues, friends and family frankly and tell them to stop with the chauvinist, racist, homophobic and transphobic insults.
HIRE DIVERSITY
Value, stimulate and hire diverse teams. A study by the Boston Consulting Group and involving 1,700 companies from eight countries showed that the more diverse the workforce, the better the company’s performance on measures related to innovation. Even small changes yielded results. The survey indicated that an increase of only 2.5 percent of women in a team of managers can increase innovation revenues by 1 percent.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RACISM: ZERO TOLERANCE
Employees must have a safe channel to report bullying, sexual harassment and racism without being exposed or dismissed. Proven cases should be punished.
Toilets: Don’t Use the Toilet as an Ashtray or Wastebasket. Every time you flush a cigarette butt, facial tissue, or other small bit of trash, you’re wasting gallons of water. Put them in the garbage, or better yet, recycle. Put Plastic Bottles or a Float Booster in Your Toilet Tank: To cut down onRead more
Toilets:
Don’t Use the Toilet as an Ashtray or Wastebasket. Every time you flush a cigarette butt, facial tissue, or other small bit of trash, you’re wasting gallons of water. Put them in the garbage, or better yet, recycle.
Put Plastic Bottles or a Float Booster in Your Toilet Tank: To cut down on water waste, put an inch or two of sand or pebbles inside each of two plastic bottles. Fill the bottles with water, screw the lids on, and put them in your toilet tank, safely away from the operating mechanisms. Or, buy an inexpensive tank bank or float booster. This may save ten or more gallons of water per day.
Buy an Adjustable Toilet Flapper: Installing an adjustable toilet flapper will allow for adjustment of each per flush use; the user can adjust the flush rate to the minimum per flush setting that achieves a single good flush each time.
Install Composting Toilets
Install Low or Dual Flush Models
Shower:
Install Water-Saving Showerheads, Shower Timers, and Low-Flow Faucet Aerators Inexpensive water-saving low-flow showerheads or restrictors are easy for the homeowner to install. Long showers can use five to ten gallons every unneeded minute.
Take Shorter Showers. One way to cut down on water use is to turn off the shower after soaping up, then turn it back on to rinse. A four-minute shower uses approximately 20 to 40 gallons of water.
Leaks:
Check Faucets and Pipes for Leaks
Use Your Water Meter to Check for Hidden Water Leaks. Read the house water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter does not read exactly the same, there is a leak.
Laundry:
Use a clothes Washer for Only Full Loads. With clothes washers, avoid the permanent press cycle, which uses an added 5 gallons (20 liters) for the extra rinse.
Consider a High Efficiency Washing Machine. The most efficient washing machines use as little as seven gallons per load, compared to a whopping 54 for a traditional washer.
A company of Singtex industries discovers the way to use the coffee ground into wearable textile-like yarn which can further be converted into fabric. Coffee is one of the world's most popular drinks, as a result of this most of the coffee ground is discarded into the environment as waste but SingteRead more
A company of Singtex industries discovers the way to use the coffee ground into wearable textile-like yarn which can further be converted into fabric. Coffee is one of the world’s most popular drinks, as a result of this most of the coffee ground is discarded into the environment as waste but Singtex is now collecting the waste grounds from the drinks giant turns into sportswear.
Singtex successfully invented the S.Cafe eco-friendly coffee yarn in 2008, which was made from plastic bottles and coffee grounds. This green, high-tech yarn is environmentally friendly, deodorising, and fast-drying, UV-resistant and has many different applications.
S.cafe is technical composite fibre mainly manufactured from coffee grounds. Process of making fabric out of coffee grounds is just similar to that used to bamboo into viscose like material.
The manufacturing process of coffee fibre involves the use of chemicals which are non-toxic in nature, hence they do not create harm to the environment.
The manufacturing of a new product does not require high temperature for carbonization, so its manufacturing process is more efficient. More important point is that the process does not use hazardous chemicals as well.
S.cafe fibre comes under the environmentally friendly textile as the fibres are 100 percent biodegradable and do not create an impact on the environment as well.
The cooling industry is important, but it is also incredibly polluting – accounting for around 10% of global CO2 emissions. That is three times the amount produced by aviation and shipping combined. And as temperatures around the world continue to rise due to climate change, the demand for cooling wRead more
The cooling industry is important, but it is also incredibly polluting – accounting for around 10% of global CO2 emissions. That is three times the amount produced by aviation and shipping combined. And as temperatures around the world continue to rise due to climate change, the demand for cooling will increase too.
The most common type of refrigerant used to be CFCs. But after CFCs were found to be depleting the ozone layer, there was a worldwide effort to phased them out. But the effort to get rid of CFCs resulted in many chemical manufacturers choosing to replace them with two groups of chemicals with a different problem – hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). These refrigerants break down ozone molecules far less, but are extremely potent greenhouse gases.
In order to fight climate change we need to shift from these harmful chemicals to more sustainable solutions:
There are ways to cool a home without the need for air conditioning. Traditional approaches use water features such as fountains to help cool the air passing through a building, while others use careful design to encourage natural air circulation. Even simple approaches like placing an earthenware pot of water near a window or drafty spot can help to cool a room by a few degrees.
Part of the problem with refrigerants, however, is that much of the harm they cause is after we as consumers have finished using them. Properly disposing of old refrigerants, rather than letting them leak into the air, would be equivalent to preventing nearly 90 gigatons of carbon dioxide from reaching the atmosphere. That’s more than 17 years of U.S. CO2 emissions.
For those already looking to replace their fridge or air conditioning unit with something that is better for the planet, there are a growing number of options available. Manufacturers have started turning to climate-friendly chemicals, known as natural refrigerants, which have comparatively low or zero global warming potential.
Every day too many men and women across the globe struggle to feed their children a nutritious meal. There are hundreds of theories on how we can end world hunger. Some have been effective and others not, but one thing is certain, and that is that we must do something in order to achieve a world ofRead more
Every day too many men and women across the globe struggle to feed their children a nutritious meal. There are hundreds of theories on how we can end world hunger. Some have been effective and others not, but one thing is certain, and that is that we must do something in order to achieve a world of Zero Hunger.
Transitioning: Many families dealing with poverty need help transitioning into a state of self-dependance. 15 Feeds Family is an organization that helps with this transition. They start by providing families with food, but then slowly find solutions to empower families to be self-sufficient. This is important, because self-sufficiency allows for a certain food income, when relying on donations does not always guarantee food.
Precision Agriculture: Advancements in precision agriculture, a farming management concept that incorporates internet of things (IoT) technology into farming techniques, offers another way to help feed the planet.
Gene-Edited Crops: Gene editing is essentially a much quicker form of breeding. New companies are being set up to help evolve the nutrition of food with the promise of delivering high quality, trusted ingredients that are traceably produced for complete transparency. The powerful new gene editing technology known as CRISPR allows researchers to correct genetic defects, treat and prevent the spread of diseases and improve crops. The latest advancements could result in healthier food alternatives for consumers with the same great taste that they love.
Urban Farming: Almost one-quarter of undernourished people live in an urban environment. Recently, there has been a big push for urban farming. It empowers families to gain control over their own food source. Moreover, it brings farms closer to where people live, this farming method is expected to be both efficient and cost-effective by reducing transportation expenses.
Food Donations: The impact of donations, both cash and food, have had an immense impact on world hunger. Organizations such as Food for All have customers donate $1-5 when checking out. Last year they raised a whopping $60 million to fight world hunger.
According to Mark Twain “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes” In an era where social media is something which transports information in milliseconds can be good as well as bad. The outbreak of coronavirus has further fueled the spread of fake news. FakeRead more
According to Mark Twain “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes” In an era where social media is something which transports information in milliseconds can be good as well as bad. The outbreak of coronavirus has further fueled the spread of fake news. Fake News right now is a massively infuriating crisis and is coming at the cost of our lives and continues to threaten our society’s integrity. According to a report published in Ambio, a journal of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, fake news on social media about global warming and biodiversity loss has emerged as a barrier in the climate change mitigation efforts. The flow of information gives chance for bogus news to spread rapidly with just a click. Curbing fake news while protecting freedom of speech and expression isn’t an easy task at all. Here are some measures that we can take to prevent the spread of misinformation:
Know the difference between facts and opinions. Analyze the construction of the article and distinguish between the facts and opinions.
Report the false information to the platform administrators, make more noise than people who share false information.
Look for grammatical errors , incorrect dates, bold claims with no sources and sensationalist images. These are all red flags
Never share a post on social media without fact checking. Use fact checking to confirm information and see whether other credible news outlets are reporting similar news.
Try Reverse Image Search, if the same image appears in unrelated stories you may have a reason to be suspicious.
All these steps can help slow down a lie, giving the truth more time to put on its shoes.
Gender equality is a human right, but our world faces a persistent gap in access to opportunities and decision-making power for women and men. How can we change this and promote gender equality in daily life?
In 2017, a study conducted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) found that women have only 68 percent of the rights, opportunities and access to resources enjoyed by the world’s men. Those differences and the speed of progress in reducing them, vary from country to country. But according to the WEF resRead more
In 2017, a study conducted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) found that women have only 68 percent of the rights, opportunities and access to resources enjoyed by the world’s men. Those differences and the speed of progress in reducing them, vary from country to country. But according to the WEF researchers, at our current pace, it will take 100 years to eradicate gender disparities.S
Household chores and children’s care are every adult’s responsibility. Ask yourself if there is an equal division of labor in your home. The work of caring for children is still done mainly by women in much of the world. According to studies, the overload of household chores can increase women’s chances of mental illnesses, besides depressing their productivity at work, consequently affecting their salaries.
Get some help and support if you know a friend or acquaintance is suffering from domestic violence or other abuse. This type of violence is not restricted to physical aggression. Verbal attacks and psychological abuse also affect women. Often, all these things occur together. If you experience domestic violence, be aware that you are not alone. Report it!
Do not make comments that ridicule, demean or humiliate women, black people, indigenous people, members of the LGBTQI community or any other historically marginalized groups. And don’t keep quiet if you hear such comments. Talk to your colleagues, friends and family frankly and tell them to stop with the chauvinist, racist, homophobic and transphobic insults.
Value, stimulate and hire diverse teams. A study by the Boston Consulting Group and involving 1,700 companies from eight countries showed that the more diverse the workforce, the better the company’s performance on measures related to innovation. Even small changes yielded results. The survey indicated that an increase of only 2.5 percent of women in a team of managers can increase innovation revenues by 1 percent.
Employees must have a safe channel to report bullying, sexual harassment and racism without being exposed or dismissed. Proven cases should be punished.
See lessWater resources are finite, and they are getting smaller every year. How can we save water in the most effective ways at home?
Toilets: Don’t Use the Toilet as an Ashtray or Wastebasket. Every time you flush a cigarette butt, facial tissue, or other small bit of trash, you’re wasting gallons of water. Put them in the garbage, or better yet, recycle. Put Plastic Bottles or a Float Booster in Your Toilet Tank: To cut down onRead more
Toilets:
Don’t Use the Toilet as an Ashtray or Wastebasket. Every time you flush a cigarette butt, facial tissue, or other small bit of trash, you’re wasting gallons of water. Put them in the garbage, or better yet, recycle.
Put Plastic Bottles or a Float Booster in Your Toilet Tank: To cut down on water waste, put an inch or two of sand or pebbles inside each of two plastic bottles. Fill the bottles with water, screw the lids on, and put them in your toilet tank, safely away from the operating mechanisms. Or, buy an inexpensive tank bank or float booster. This may save ten or more gallons of water per day.
Buy an Adjustable Toilet Flapper: Installing an adjustable toilet flapper will allow for adjustment of each per flush use; the user can adjust the flush rate to the minimum per flush setting that achieves a single good flush each time.
Install Composting Toilets
Install Low or Dual Flush Models
Shower:
Install Water-Saving Showerheads, Shower Timers, and Low-Flow Faucet Aerators Inexpensive water-saving low-flow showerheads or restrictors are easy for the homeowner to install. Long showers can use five to ten gallons every unneeded minute.
Take Shorter Showers. One way to cut down on water use is to turn off the shower after soaping up, then turn it back on to rinse. A four-minute shower uses approximately 20 to 40 gallons of water.
Leaks:
Check Faucets and Pipes for Leaks
Use Your Water Meter to Check for Hidden Water Leaks. Read the house water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter does not read exactly the same, there is a leak.
Laundry:
Use a clothes Washer for Only Full Loads. With clothes washers, avoid the permanent press cycle, which uses an added 5 gallons (20 liters) for the extra rinse.
Consider a High Efficiency Washing Machine. The most efficient washing machines use as little as seven gallons per load, compared to a whopping 54 for a traditional washer.
Coffee grounds are an unavoidable byproduct of coffee consumption which have a significant impact on the environment after ending in landfill. How can coffee grounds be reused further contributing towards a circular economy?
A company of Singtex industries discovers the way to use the coffee ground into wearable textile-like yarn which can further be converted into fabric. Coffee is one of the world's most popular drinks, as a result of this most of the coffee ground is discarded into the environment as waste but SingteRead more
A company of Singtex industries discovers the way to use the coffee ground into wearable textile-like yarn which can further be converted into fabric. Coffee is one of the world’s most popular drinks, as a result of this most of the coffee ground is discarded into the environment as waste but Singtex is now collecting the waste grounds from the drinks giant turns into sportswear.
Singtex successfully invented the S.Cafe eco-friendly coffee yarn in 2008, which was made from plastic bottles and coffee grounds. This green, high-tech yarn is environmentally friendly, deodorising, and fast-drying, UV-resistant and has many different applications.
S.cafe is technical composite fibre mainly manufactured from coffee grounds. Process of making fabric out of coffee grounds is just similar to that used to bamboo into viscose like material.
The manufacturing process of coffee fibre involves the use of chemicals which are non-toxic in nature, hence they do not create harm to the environment.
The manufacturing of a new product does not require high temperature for carbonization, so its manufacturing process is more efficient. More important point is that the process does not use hazardous chemicals as well.
S.cafe fibre comes under the environmentally friendly textile as the fibres are 100 percent biodegradable and do not create an impact on the environment as well.
See lessCFCs or HCFCs have a global warming impact that is several hundred to several thousand times greater than that of CO2. How can we avoid these gases from reaching the atmosphere?
The cooling industry is important, but it is also incredibly polluting – accounting for around 10% of global CO2 emissions. That is three times the amount produced by aviation and shipping combined. And as temperatures around the world continue to rise due to climate change, the demand for cooling wRead more
The cooling industry is important, but it is also incredibly polluting – accounting for around 10% of global CO2 emissions. That is three times the amount produced by aviation and shipping combined. And as temperatures around the world continue to rise due to climate change, the demand for cooling will increase too.
The most common type of refrigerant used to be CFCs. But after CFCs were found to be depleting the ozone layer, there was a worldwide effort to phased them out. But the effort to get rid of CFCs resulted in many chemical manufacturers choosing to replace them with two groups of chemicals with a different problem – hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). These refrigerants break down ozone molecules far less, but are extremely potent greenhouse gases.
In order to fight climate change we need to shift from these harmful chemicals to more sustainable solutions:
There are ways to cool a home without the need for air conditioning. Traditional approaches use water features such as fountains to help cool the air passing through a building, while others use careful design to encourage natural air circulation. Even simple approaches like placing an earthenware pot of water near a window or drafty spot can help to cool a room by a few degrees.
Part of the problem with refrigerants, however, is that much of the harm they cause is after we as consumers have finished using them. Properly disposing of old refrigerants, rather than letting them leak into the air, would be equivalent to preventing nearly 90 gigatons of carbon dioxide from reaching the atmosphere. That’s more than 17 years of U.S. CO2 emissions.
For those already looking to replace their fridge or air conditioning unit with something that is better for the planet, there are a growing number of options available. Manufacturers have started turning to climate-friendly chemicals, known as natural refrigerants, which have comparatively low or zero global warming potential.
What are the ways to stop world hunger?
Every day too many men and women across the globe struggle to feed their children a nutritious meal. There are hundreds of theories on how we can end world hunger. Some have been effective and others not, but one thing is certain, and that is that we must do something in order to achieve a world ofRead more
Every day too many men and women across the globe struggle to feed their children a nutritious meal. There are hundreds of theories on how we can end world hunger. Some have been effective and others not, but one thing is certain, and that is that we must do something in order to achieve a world of Zero Hunger.
Transitioning: Many families dealing with poverty need help transitioning into a state of self-dependance. 15 Feeds Family is an organization that helps with this transition. They start by providing families with food, but then slowly find solutions to empower families to be self-sufficient. This is important, because self-sufficiency allows for a certain food income, when relying on donations does not always guarantee food.
Precision Agriculture: Advancements in precision agriculture, a farming management concept that incorporates internet of things (IoT) technology into farming techniques, offers another way to help feed the planet.
Gene-Edited Crops: Gene editing is essentially a much quicker form of breeding. New companies are being set up to help evolve the nutrition of food with the promise of delivering high quality, trusted ingredients that are traceably produced for complete transparency. The powerful new gene editing technology known as CRISPR allows researchers to correct genetic defects, treat and prevent the spread of diseases and improve crops. The latest advancements could result in healthier food alternatives for consumers with the same great taste that they love.
Urban Farming: Almost one-quarter of undernourished people live in an urban environment. Recently, there has been a big push for urban farming. It empowers families to gain control over their own food source. Moreover, it brings farms closer to where people live, this farming method is expected to be both efficient and cost-effective by reducing transportation expenses.
Food Donations: The impact of donations, both cash and food, have had an immense impact on world hunger. Organizations such as Food for All have customers donate $1-5 when checking out. Last year they raised a whopping $60 million to fight world hunger.
Fake news or false information is spreading like a plague leading to inequality throughout the world. How can we reduce the spread of fake news during COVID 19 Era?
According to Mark Twain “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes” In an era where social media is something which transports information in milliseconds can be good as well as bad. The outbreak of coronavirus has further fueled the spread of fake news. FakeRead more
According to Mark Twain “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes” In an era where social media is something which transports information in milliseconds can be good as well as bad. The outbreak of coronavirus has further fueled the spread of fake news. Fake News right now is a massively infuriating crisis and is coming at the cost of our lives and continues to threaten our society’s integrity. According to a report published in Ambio, a journal of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, fake news on social media about global warming and biodiversity loss has emerged as a barrier in the climate change mitigation efforts. The flow of information gives chance for bogus news to spread rapidly with just a click. Curbing fake news while protecting freedom of speech and expression isn’t an easy task at all. Here are some measures that we can take to prevent the spread of misinformation:
All these steps can help slow down a lie, giving the truth more time to put on its shoes.
See less