It’s no secret that fast fashion is having a devastating impact on the planet and we mustn’t forget its negative social impact, either. The fashion industry comes with an appalling human cost, with many textile workers – often women and children in developing countries – exposed to terrible working conditions for little or no pay.
Recently, within my network on LinkedIn, the hashtag #momtoo has been trending. The campaign’s purpose is to show that women can visibly be mothers, but also reach the peak of their profession.
As a working mum, I decided to create my own post and it quickly gained a lot of traction. Am I surprised? Yes, but I shouldn’t be, clearly, this message resonates with a lot of women.
The UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow has been attended by 120 of the world’s leaders, as well as businesses, not for profit organisations and leading environmental experts, all with the goal of kick-starting a decade of accelerated climate action.
Because acceleration is what we need. Governments, businesses, and individuals need to act now to secure a global net-zero target by 2050 and to keep the net temperature increase to 1.5 degrees or below.
To do our bit, we wanted to summarise some of the key findings from COP26 to make this two-week event accessible to individuals and businesses that want to do more.
Working from home definitely doesn’t suit us all. Prior to the pandemic, a European study showed that 41% of remote workers reported a higher level of stress, compared to only 25% of full-time office workers. However, Mental Health America in 2018 found that 71% of people would like to work from home to reduce commute related stress. It’s safe to say, there’s no one size fits all, and here at BRITE, we’ve always been a team that’s geographically dispersed.
We cannot always expect other people to motivate us, or to lead us through difficult times. It’s certainly a plus if that happens, but we need to spend time finding ways to shine, particularly when the circumstances around us change for the worse. At some point we need to be our own personal trainers, our own life coaches.
It’s no secret that fast fashion is having a devastating impact on the planet and we mustn’t forget its negative social impact, either. The fashion industry comes with an appalling human cost, with many textile workers – often women and children in developing countries – exposed to terrible working conditions for little or no pay.
Recently, within my network on LinkedIn, the hashtag #momtoo has been trending. The campaign’s purpose is to show that women can visibly be mothers, but also reach the peak of their profession.
As a working mum, I decided to create my own post and it quickly gained a lot of traction. Am I surprised? Yes, but I shouldn’t be, clearly, this message resonates with a lot of women.
The UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow has been attended by 120 of the world’s leaders, as well as businesses, not for profit organisations and leading environmental experts, all with the goal of kick-starting a decade of accelerated climate action.
Because acceleration is what we need. Governments, businesses, and individuals need to act now to secure a global net-zero target by 2050 and to keep the net temperature increase to 1.5 degrees or below.
To do our bit, we wanted to summarise some of the key findings from COP26 to make this two-week event accessible to individuals and businesses that want to do more.
Working from home definitely doesn’t suit us all. Prior to the pandemic, a European study showed that 41% of remote workers reported a higher level of stress, compared to only 25% of full-time office workers. However, Mental Health America in 2018 found that 71% of people would like to work from home to reduce commute related stress. It’s safe to say, there’s no one size fits all, and here at BRITE, we’ve always been a team that’s geographically dispersed.
We cannot always expect other people to motivate us, or to lead us through difficult times. It’s certainly a plus if that happens, but we need to spend time finding ways to shine, particularly when the circumstances around us change for the worse. At some point we need to be our own personal trainers, our own life coaches.
This month’s review will be about opportunities, but not just any, it will be about the opportunities created by COVID-19. Moreover, I will focus on women and try to see how this unprecedented pandemic is impacting them, what lessons can be learned and what opportunities can be seized.
Please bear in mind that even though substantiated by credible sources and data, the ideas expressed here reflect my personal point of view, and I’m choosing to look on the bright side of things; not ignoring or downplaying the problems and long-term risks created but attempting to build hope and encourage action.
My mind is full. Full of things to do (cleaning, buying, cooking, organising), work projects to develop, quotes and invoices to send, and lots of uncertainty about the future. Having a full mind, multitasking and overthinking is not good for me. In fact, it is not good for anyone - and is the exact opposite of mindfulness.
As the situation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, individuals, communities and businesses around the world have no choice but to adapt to this new reality. And while various global outbreak trackers are giving us reason to believe that social distancing and other measures to prevent the spread of the virus are beginning to flatten the curve, there’s still so much uncertainty.
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