Some extra bling Blog — sustainability

Alongside the wave of love and joy that sweeps over the world around the Holidays and Christmas time, there’s an inevitable avalanche of consumerism: gifts, wrapping paper, and festive snacks that no one can finish. This one side of the Holiday season is sometimes overlooked and it shouldn’t be - especially not at a time when reducing our carbon footprint has never been more important.   As so many of us are rethinking our lifestyles and our impact on the planet, enjoying this time in a more mindful way has become a necessity during the festive season - traditionally the period...

Beauty products can have such a negative impact on the environment, choking landfills with trash and polluting our waterways. But, did you know that your carbon footprint can be reduced by just making a few tiny changes in your beauty habits? We’ll get there in a second, after shedding some light on the problem as a whole.  When it comes to eco-friendly beauty, there are now a lot of impressive-sounding terms making waves. From “plastic-free”, to “green”, to “clean”, to “sustainable beauty”, to the latest “carbon-neutral beauty” - these eco buzzwords have all grown in popularity, yet … Do we...

It’s so easy to feel overwhelmed by conflicting statistics and information about climate change, carbon footprint, sustainability, and more… We want to make a difference in the world but don’t know where to start. With that in mind and in order to help minimize the information overload, we’ve put together 5 easy ways to reduce the carbon footprint of your workday routine.  First things first, let’s start by introducing some important concepts.  What is a carbon footprint?  Whether we realize it or not, from the moment we wake up to the moment we rest our heads at night, we’re contributing...

Think about this: if a simple tree image (yes,  just an image) can make us happier, imagine what a real forest can do. There is little else on Earth that holds as much power as trees. From maple trees to antarctic beech trees - they are all majestic and able to amplify any environment they are in. Many mystical trees stand like sentinels, spreading beauty for decades, or even centuries.  These gentle giants have been our neighbors for as long as we can remember, but… How much do we really know about them? Trees provide so much more than a...