Back to ThoughtsKung Fu nuns: Breaking barriers and fighting for the environmentUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 4 min readMarch 8, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director In the snow capped peaks of the Himalayas, there exists a group of devout women known as the “Kung Fu nuns”. The women belong to an 800-year-old Buddhist sect called Drukpa, meaning dragon in Tibetan, …
Back to ThoughtsThe psychological game of greenwashingUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 7 min readJanuary 5, 2023 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director Greenwashing. It’s all around us, everywhere. And the common practice — where products are marketed as being environmentally friendly or “green,” even if they may not be as sustainable as they claim — is very effective, particularly with individuals who …
2023: The year climate change got (even more) realAn open letter fromSimon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director December 21, 2022Back to Thoughts2023: The year climate change got (even more) realUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 4 min readDecember 21, 2022It’s been a big year for us. We’ve seen a lot of change as an agency over the past 12 months, and writing a round-up …
Back to ThoughtsNo fricking frackingUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 9 min readNovember 2, 2022 Author Jaz Newberry Account Manager It’s 1947 and across the pond in the United States, a scientific experiment has begun which has been touted as a game-changer for the oil and gas industry. Its name? Hydraulic fracking. Fracking has become a household topic and a semi-permanent feature on every liberal …
Back to ThoughtsBlack History Month: Why social justice is the key to the climate debateUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 8 min readOctober 24, 2022 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director In the late 1980s, Britain had very few governmental positions focused on raising awareness and addressing local environmental issues. Unlike the US at the time, we had no policy discourse or social …
Back to ThoughtsBlue Earth Summit: Day two in reviewUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 4 min readOctober 12, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media Manager The second day of the Blue Earth summit has drawn to a close, and I’m genuinely stunned at how inspired I feel. Truth be told, I’m not the biggest fan of panels and talks (those close to me will …
Back to ThoughtsBlue Earth Summit: Day one in reviewUbuntu Thoughts / Article / 4 min readOctober 11, 2022 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director And just like that, the first day of the Blue Earth Summit 2022 is over. After only a day, it’s clear that the event — spanning three-days and attracting like-minded self-proclaimed environmentalists, activists, and those interested in tackling …
Friday 30th September // Positive news round-upUbuntu Thoughts / 5 Min readSeptember 30, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerAbout PNRFrom reports of rising temperatures to increased natural disasters, climate news can sometimes come off as all doom and gloom. So we’ve committed to sharing a weekly update called the ‘Positive News Roundup’ (PNR) that showcases just some of the …
Back to ThoughtsRethinking endless growth with Doughnut Economics Ubuntu Thoughts / Article / 6 min readSeptember 28, 2022 Author Simon Lodge Founder & Strategic Creative Director It’s 2012, and University of Oxford economics professor Kate Raworth sits at her desk. She’s re-assessing her views on the world humanity aspires to live in to help shape a better paper. Putting pen to paper, she goes …
Friday 16th September // Positive news round-upUbuntu Thoughts / 5 Min readSeptember 16, 2022 Author Callum Berry Content & Media ManagerAbout PNRFrom reports of rising temperatures to increased natural disasters, climate news can sometimes come off as all doom and gloom. So we’ve committed to sharing a weekly update called the ‘Positive News Roundup’ (PNR) that showcases just some of the …