By Bronagh Loughlin According to Buy Clean Energy, “using clean, renewable energy is one of the most important actions you can take to reduce your impact on the environment”. The global climate is rapidly changing which poses increasing risks for both the environment and human health. These changes are occurring because large amounts of greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere as a result of human activity worldwide.  Burning fossil fuels is not working,

By Leslie Maliepaard How exactly does one adopt a biobased economy where the world has seamlessly undergone a paradigm shift toward sustainability? I’m a person accustomed to change and one who is always in pursuit of improving systems that will amplify sustainability, so this is a question that’s often on my mind. If there was a simple answer then we would have already undertaken this transition 10 years ago. The challenge lies in the fact

Dublin, Ireland – Green consumerism is on the rise. The sustainable movement is gaining momentum. More than ever before, people want their purchases to reflect their beliefs. And now there is a global sustainable communication agency to help your brand step up. Initially launched as a sustainability accelerator to support the commercialisation of innovative green solutions, The Planet Calls underwent a transformation under lockdown, re-emerging as a non-profit sustainable communication agency to help brands to

My mother was a glamorous entrepreneur who owned a hairdressing salon and designer fashion boutique when I was growing up. Women wanted to look good and she was their go-to girl. So it made sense to me that she had to be a walking advertisement for her business. Always perfectly made up and never a hair out of place, driving to work in her red Mercedes Benz with an Isadora Duncan scarf wrapped around her

DUBLIN, IRELAND – Following the recent agreement between The Planet Calls and Groningen Seaports, that once again set Ireland and The Netherlands as evident choices for investors, the founders of the sustainability accelerator together with WorldStartup will develop a programme for companies transitioning our society to Circular Economy. The new partnership will foster “Blue Growth” innovations by connecting the specialities of Leslie Maliepaard and Amour Setter with the operational structure brought in by WorldStartup in

Blog Asking a human to practice social distancing is probably one of the most difficult things to do. We are, by nature, very social creatures. But as we all know, social distancing is effective in slowing down the spread of COVID-19. Being in isolation unfortunately also has its downside. According to an article in Science Alert, socially isolated people are less able to deal with stressful situations. They’re also more likely to feel depressed and