by Sarah Robyn Farrell | Aug 21, 2019 | Climate Crisis, Featured, Sustainability
I was recently given the opportunity to speak on the LCA Spark Talks stage to share my journey from sustainability advocate to climate justice activist. I tried my best to distill this journey into seven minutes and six lessons so people could take inspiration to...
by Sarah Robyn Farrell | Jul 23, 2019 | Sustainability, Waste
After dedicating myself to the pursuit of zero waste for over a year, I lost hope in the idea of individual actions like refusing plastic. Whilst I still tried my best to live a low-waste life, my journey took a turn to towards climate activism and I started to...
by Sarah Robyn Farrell | Jun 24, 2019 | Health and Wellness, Sustainability, Waste
I spent the morning at @virginactivesa in Constantia, Cape Town recently to do some yoga and learn about some of the measures Virgin Active is taking to tackle their waste and carbon footprint – one health club at a time. As an organisation that promotes health...
by Sarah Robyn Farrell | Apr 26, 2019 | Featured, Ideas, Lifestyle, Sustainability
A Tragedy Sparks a Revolution On 24 April 2013, the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory claimed the lives of over 1,000 people and injured another 2,500. Most of these victims were young women making clothing for global fashion brands. Out of this tragedy Fashion...
by Sarah Robyn Farrell | Apr 13, 2019 | Featured 2, Health and Wellness, Sustainability
I recently wrote an article on whether veganism can save the world. How we need an overhaul in how we farm and how we eat. How if everyone went vegan we would achieve a lot of good, but how not everyone can be vegan due to a number of intersectional factors. I wrote...
by Sarah Robyn Farrell | Feb 13, 2019 | Featured 2, Sustainability, Waste
In 2018 single-use was named word of the year. If that is anything to go by, the world is finally coming to grips with the pervasiveness of single-use-plastic pollution. South Africa is currently the 11th worst plastic polluter in the world with 94% of all beach...
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