The Green in Michael Fox (Shoes of Prey)
‘The Green in…‘ Is a series of interviews with people who are nurturing green ideas within their daily lives, without giving up their day jobs.
Corruption: killing philanthropy in Asia?
There has been a lot of talk about corruption and lack of transparency in the media lately.
Cycling in China – an embodiment of culture
You can learn a lot about Chinese culture by jumping on your bike and navigating your way around the quagmire of traffic in any Chinese city. It can be scary and frustrating as a laowai (foreigner), but so is living here if you don’t know the rules.
Reconnecting with the cause
I am one of those privileged people who has somehow managed to take three months off between jobs and travel around my home country visiting friends and family, new and old. Now, at the end of my trip I’m ready to head back to Beijing with no doubt in my mind as to why I have chosen to work in the development/green industry. Read More…
The culture of collectivism – living in Beijing
There is nothing like a bit of cultural emmersion to drive home exactly how diverse cultures can be. Recently I have been living with a Chinese family in Beijing. I want to share a few experiences that have reiterated just how important it is to understand cultural difference, or as commonly phrased, cultural intelligence. Read More…
Work in Progress – HandsOn Shanghai
This week’s WIP (Work in Progress) is inspired by China’s bitterly cold winter. I am currently in Beijing for a month doing an intensive Chinese course and it is FREEZING.
A quagmire of poverty – The case of PNG
The shocking news this week of a young Australian raped during a car hijacking in Papua New Guinea is another visible symptom of a country drowning in poverty. Beyond these sporadic publicised incidents is a reality so bleak it is heart breaking. Read More…
The Green in… Joey Dembs
How will research change the world? Joey Dembs, a Senior Research Analyst at enovate in Shanghai discusses what convinced him.
A peek at green consumerism in China
Over the weekend I managed to visit the Eco Design Fair at Jiashan Market in Shanghai. It was, as expected, a fair full of the usual organic eco-products. Handmade beanies, bamboo baby forks, organic honey etc. etc. I couldn’t help but be slightly disappointed at the standard of the stalls, but was relieved when I finally found what I had come to see. Read More…
The Green in… Michael Perry
My names Michael Perry, I have been back and forward to Indonesia for 3 years, working in the furniture industry. Here’s a story of a grassroots NGO I’m associated with called Trees4Trees™ who work with communities to provide sustainable livelihoods while fighting deforestation one tree at a time. Read More…