Hi all! It’s Laura here with some exciting news! 2019 is going to be a great year! I am about to embark on a 9 month global learning tour to learn about the role that business can play to improve society and I want you to join me!! My interest in using business as a … More See Inside Planet B’s 2019 Exciting Global Roadtrip!
This week’s article is written by Erin Wallis, a social innovation consultant in Melbourne, Australia. For the last two years, I have been incredibly lucky to work with social entrepreneurs across Papua New Guinea (PNG), learning their business models and hearing their stories. One of the benefits to this work is it has been an … More What my work in Papua New Guinea taught me about gender equality (Guest blog – SDG 5: Gender Equality)
This year the education system was turned on its head. COVID-19 affected more than 90 per cent of the world’s student population. This equates to 1.5 billion children and young people. Majority of students have migrated to an online remote learning experience. However, for others, reliable internet is a luxury. Many schools in developing countries … More Quality Education (for everyone!): SDG 4
The pandemic continues to offer us a window of time to create more sustainable habits. Using our slow down period can allow us to switch to clean energy providers or reduce plastic consumption. These new habits can make a big impact. In our current series, the Sustainable Slow Down, we explore how we can use … More 4 Reasons Why This Innovative eBike Is The Ultimate Sustainable Transport Option
This year is one many of us would like to forget. As the devastation of the pandemic continues to affect families around the world, it is hard to look for opportunities. However this is a rare event. The traditional hustle and bustle created by the capitalist machine has somewhat slowed. This is the breathing space … More The Sustainable Opportunity of Slowing Down
Recently, Amsterdam announced that their economic plan to rebuild post COVID-19 will involve a doughnut! However, this doughnut is not the sweet treat we all know and love. It is an economic model by Kate Raworth, an Oxford economist. The challenge we face When we look at the economic challenges and ramifications we face in … More How Doughnut Economics Can Reshape Capitalism
Let’s face it, we cannot live without products. Products add value to our lives, but at what cost? For example, most products we buy are wrapped in plastic. We must dispose of the plastic, even though we don’t want it. We often don’t know the origin of materials and who really makes them. Companies don’t … More Why regenerative design is THE sustainability focus for 2020
Planet B Insights is on a mission to empower everyone to stand up for people and our planet by talking about AND acting on the big issues of the world.Whether that is: chatting with your mates about zero waste Building profitable business models that solve social issues Challenging your employer to become more sustainable advocating … More The global blog inspiring you to act like there is no Planet B.
A few people have asked me lately about how they can use their money to combat climate change. Our investments, including superannuation can be a powerful tool to deal with climate change. However, many superannuation funds are financing fossil fuels and all the bad stuff for our future. It’s crazy. We create a superannuation to … More Let’s talk superannuation, money and climate change
Bushfires are currently blazing across an extensive part of Australia. The scale of these bushfires is enormous and unprecedented. For context, the 2019 Amazon fires lost 2.24 million acres. In the past few months, the Australian bushfires across New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia burnt over 15 million acres. This is not normal.The level … More Bushfire Relief and Action: What we can do for today and the future
Last month I attended Unleash, a global innovation lab in Shenzhen, China. The purpose was to create solutions related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Overall it was an incredible experience. Shenzhen is the home to startups in China and is one of the largest economic hubs in the world. For context, Unleash is an … More A Glimpse Into Shenzhen, China’s Silicon Valley
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