Author Archives: Emily D'Ath

Engaging the fatigued and unshockable – 4 awesome video campaigns

Engaging people online to interact with campaigns is an ongoing challenge. There is so much noise that it is no longer easy to draw people in just based on a good cause or a worthwhile project. People have become desensitised

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Engaging the fatigued and unshockable – 4 awesome video campaigns

Engaging people online to interact with campaigns is an ongoing challenge. There is so much noise that it is no longer easy to draw people in just based on a good cause or a worthwhile project. People have become desensitised

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Reclaiming the ‘Pretty Woman’ and the environment

Last month, while travelling back to Australia for a holiday I set myself a little challenge to only take 10 items of clothing. I successfully completed the challenge and found it really satisfying. The motivation behind this challenge was mainly

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Reclaiming the ‘Pretty Woman’ and the environment

Last month, while travelling back to Australia for a holiday I set myself a little challenge to only take 10 items of clothing. I successfully completed the challenge and found it really satisfying. The motivation behind this challenge was mainly

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The idea of home

Sitting in my little blue kitchen on a cool Sunday morning in Beijing, cutting strawberries and drinking coffee I start listening to the ABC Radio National’s Boyer Lectures 2011: The Idea of Home. As I move into my third year away

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The idea of home

Sitting in my little blue kitchen on a cool Sunday morning in Beijing, cutting strawberries and drinking coffee I start listening to the ABC Radio National’s Boyer Lectures 2011: The Idea of Home. As I move into my third year away

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Save the Future – wear less clothing.

Could you go a month or even a year only wearing 10 pieces of clothing? Well I’m going to try for just under a month. I am heading to Australia today for a holiday until the beginning of February and

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Save the Future – wear less clothing.

Could you go a month or even a year only wearing 10 pieces of clothing? Well I’m going to try for just under a month. I am heading to Australia today for a holiday until the beginning of February and

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Merry Christmas. Also I just wanted to thank you.

Earlier this month I received an email from a gentlemen (that read my blog) titled: “Just wanted to thank you”. I want to steal some of his words and pass it onto everyone that has helped to keep me motivated

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Merry Christmas. Also I just wanted to thank you.

Earlier this month I received an email from a gentlemen (that read my blog) titled: “Just wanted to thank you”. I want to steal some of his words and pass it onto everyone that has helped to keep me motivated

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CSR is not a phase – well I sure hope not anyway.

A few weeks ago I attended an event where I met someone who was determined to try and convince me that Corporate Social Responsibility is a phase, a fad that will eventually become irrelevant. Their argument was that it is

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CSR is not a phase – well I sure hope not anyway.

A few weeks ago I attended an event where I met someone who was determined to try and convince me that Corporate Social Responsibility is a phase, a fad that will eventually become irrelevant. Their argument was that it is

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I’m doing the ‘Winter B-icicle Challenge’ (and so should you)

Leading on from my Greening Winter – Beijing Bicycle Challenge  my friend Monica and I thought we should make it a bit more formal to try and get more of our friends involved. We’ve changed the name to ‘Winter B-icicle Challenge’,

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I’m doing the ‘Winter B-icicle Challenge’ (and so should you)

Leading on from my Greening Winter – Beijing Bicycle Challenge  my friend Monica and I thought we should make it a bit more formal to try and get more of our friends involved. We’ve changed the name to ‘Winter B-icicle Challenge’,

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Winter bikers so far…more to come

These are the first batch of riders joining me in my Greening Winter Bike Challenge. We want you to join us too. Ms Elin Hansson and Calvin join in Mr Riaad van der Merwe with his Specialized Langster London that he’s been riding

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Winter bikers so far…more to come

These are the first batch of riders joining me in my Greening Winter Bike Challenge. We want you to join us too. Ms Elin Hansson and Calvin join in Mr Riaad van der Merwe with his Specialized Langster London that he’s been riding

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My Beijing winter bike challenge – Greening winter

As we go full speed ahead into a Beijing winter, I have decided to set myself a challenge. As of the 1st of December I am going to ride to work everyday through the depths of a Beijing winter. I’ve

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My Beijing winter bike challenge – Greening winter

As we go full speed ahead into a Beijing winter, I have decided to set myself a challenge. As of the 1st of December I am going to ride to work everyday through the depths of a Beijing winter. I’ve

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China’s moth-eaten social safety net: Who will catch the poorest of the poor? Not corporations.

China is, without a doubt, on a fast track to ‘development’ with an astonishing US$3.2 trillion in foreign reserves. But inequality, particularly rural and urban, is extreme with an estimated 150 million people living below the United Nations poverty line

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China’s moth-eaten social safety net: Who will catch the poorest of the poor? Not corporations.

China is, without a doubt, on a fast track to ‘development’ with an astonishing US$3.2 trillion in foreign reserves. But inequality, particularly rural and urban, is extreme with an estimated 150 million people living below the United Nations poverty line

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