House of Marley – Destiny TTR Headphones Review

The Destiny TTR Headphones are the top of the line headphones for the House of Marley’s audio line-up. 

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Green Drinks 29th November 2012: Lai Hock & Ibnur Rashad – Sustainable Living Lab & Kampung Culture

This month, two of the most sought after eco-innovators will be speaking on sustainable living at Green Drinks. Tay Lai Hock, founder of Ground Up Initiative and M. Ibnur Rashad, founder of Sustainable Living Lab will bring their rich experience and insights into living the kampung spirit against our urban landscape.

Join us for this inspiring talk on:

Date: 29 November 2012 (Thursday)

Time: 7.30pm – 9.30pm (talk will be followed by Q&A, then mingling)

Venue: The Hub, 113 Somerset Rd (National Youth Council Academy building)

RSVP: olivia@greendrinkssingapore.com

We hope to see you there!

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Version 2.0 of Singapore’s First Eco Store is now live!

After a short hiatus from our days at Singapore’s First Eco Store, CHOOSE. at China Town, we’re back and have launched our new online shop at www.choose.sg !

Our first collection is House Of Marley: Superior quality, Earth-Friendly Headphones, Earphones.

The Marley family has always been committed to protecting the earth. At House of Marley, our mission is to create high-quality products in the most ethical and environmentally positive way.

We use natural, earth-friendly and renewable materials in our products and packaging, such as sustainably sourced, FSC-certified woods, organic cotton and recyclable aluminum.

We take responsibility for the impact our products and actions have on the planet. That way our children, and our children’s children, can feel the joy of a beautiful earth.

We’ve tried them in the office, we love them.

Oh yes, Marley products support 1Love, the Marley family charitable organization. This global movement is dedicated to supporting youth, planet and peace. To find out more about iLove, please visit their website at 1love.org.

Just in time for Christmas!

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PwC report warns that “governments and businesses can no longer assume that a 2°C warming world is the default scenario”

The PwC Low Carbon Economy  Index evaluates the rate of decarbonisation of the global economy that is needed to limit  warming to 2°C. This is based on a carbon budget that would stabilise atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations at 450 ppm and give a 50% probability of limiting  warming to 2°C.

This report shows that global carbon intensity decreased between 2000 and 2011 by around 0.8%a year. In 2011, carbon intensity decreased by just 0.7%.The global economy now needs tocut carbon intensity by 5.1% every  year from now to 2050 to achievethis carbon budget. This requiredrate of decarbonisation has not been seen even in a single year  since the mid-20th century whenthese records began.

Keeping to the 2°C carbon budget will requireunprecedented and sustainedreductions over four decades.Governments’ ambitions to limit  warming to 2°C appear highly unrealistic.

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Sustainable Events Management – ISO 20121 explained

We are pleased to announce that the ISEP ( Instep Sustainable Events Programme) will incorporate the recently released ISO 20121. The London 2012 Olympics were the first event to incorporate this standard into the event. This sustainable event standard is almost identical to BS8901 and will over time replace the BS 8901 in most areas of the world. Instep will phase out BS8901 over the next 12 months and current events will be changed over as we progress through their programme.

 

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We’ll be speaking at Gotong Royong 2012 @ SOTA. See you there!

Gotong Royong@SOTA is a SOTA-led platform dedicated to social advocacy, community projects, and sharing of experiences and insights. It’s part of a student initiative aiming to help youth get together to better engage and impact communities.

It is meant for people who are interested and passionate about making a difference in society, both locally and internationally.

GR (Gotong Royong for short) provides a platform for like-minded youth to exchange experiences and ideas, and allow for networking and collaboration. We hope that this will be a movement where you can be fully involved in a good cause. GR does not just stop here – we hope that it will inspire you to start and sustain community projects.

Moving forward, we hope that GR will trigger awareness not just about the issue, but about the action we can take to tackle it. If we can tap on the creativity and vibrancy of youths, we are confident that we can leave an enduring impact on various communities.

Come join the conversation and let’s Gotong Royong together!