Sustainability Archives : Alexandra Spring

The history of wastefulness: The tipping point – podcast

Alexandra Spring — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 07:15:02 +0000

BBC World Service: The Compass – episode 3 of 3 After exploring our wasteful past and the reality of today’s trash challenge, Alexandra Spring asks if we are on the tipping point of a rubbish free future. Listen on BBC World Service: The Compass to This history of wastefulness: The tipping point

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The history of wastefulness: rubbish through the ages – podcast

Alexandra Spring — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 01:16:10 +0000

Alexandra Spring discovers how three historical landmarks shaped modern attitudes to waste.

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Marie Kondo, you know what would spark joy Buying less crap

Alexandra Spring — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:42:34 +0000

Those glossy garbage bags filled with unwanted stuff don’t just vanish – they are filling up landfills and polluting our oceans

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The history of wastefulness: Today’s trash challenge – podcast

Alexandra Spring — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 00:57:10 +0000

Alexandra Spring explores how our relationship with rubbish has evolved over time, beginning on a boat sailing across the Pacific Ocean

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‘Milk’ mania: why most alternatives aren’t great – but camel milk just might be

Alexandra Spring — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 00:44:12 +0000

They’re better than dairy, but almond, rice, oat, soy and coconut milks are not as environmentally friendly as they seem Dairy milk isn’t great for the environment, right Between flatulent cows, poor land use and vast water consumption, the industry has a major environmental impact around the world. But choosing a worthy, tasty and maybe even nutritional […]

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‘Growing wave of feminist energy’: Julia Gillard on Clinton, Ardern and #MeToo

Alexandra Spring — Sat, 05 May 2018 22:18:34 +0000

Former Australian PM discusses the role of gender in leadership at Sydney writers’ festival Julia Gillard has called for the #MeToo movement to broaden out to include ordinary women who face sexual abuse, exploitation and harassment in the workplace. The former Australian prime minister praised the movement for its energy, activism and the way it is bringing […]

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A sickening sales frenzy: don’t let Black Friday thrive in Australia

Alexandra Spring — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 21:41:10 +0000

This year, Australia is joining in on the most overtly avaricious retail event. And it’s sickening On Tuesday night I was chatting to the founder of a newly launched US footwear brand, who was eagerly anticipating Black Friday. “We don’t really have that in Australia,” I said blithely. “Oh but you will,” he said. “Amazon will […]

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‘I didn’t think it was right morally’: the businesses refusing to pass on penalty rate cuts

Alexandra Spring — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 23:58:56 +0000

From national chains to bike shops, business owners around the country say it is bad for business to reduce the pay of their employees On Sunday the Fair Work Commission’s controversial cuts to penalty rates took effect across the country, affecting thousands of workers in the retail, pharmacy, fast-food and hospitality industries. But there were some companies, […]

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How Geena Davis became a champion for women on screen

Alexandra Spring — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 22:13:55 +0000

The Oscar winner has spent a decade commissioning research to track representation – but a lot still needs to be done If there’s one place that gender parity could happen overnight, it’s within the worlds depicted on screen. So says actor Geena Davis, who gave a rousing speech about women in media at the opening […]

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Music with a message: engineering industry tackles shortage of female students

Alexandra Spring — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 23:58:01 +0000

Nervo head up a new initiative aimed at encouraging young Australian women to study engineering With their spiked hair, sparkly eye makeup and heavily embellished costumes, they don’t look like engineers – and that’s exactly the point. The Melbourne-born electronic dance music duo Nervo – singer-songwriters and twin sisters Miriam and Olivia Nervo – have […]

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