Category: Global Development
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Fashion Innovators: One Woman’s Fight for Fairness
This article focuses on local business owner, Nurjahan Begum, and includes an exclusive interview with her. This is the debut article on The Switch for new writer Tasha White. The year 2022 is a big one for many reasons; The opening of the Ethical Local Market was one of them. It popped up in Toronto’s […]
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Greenwashing Spotlight: Fashinza
This article focuses on a clothing manufacturer, Fashinza, and why it is guilty of greenwashing. This article also provides a brief explanation of what greenwashing is and why it has become more common. On Monday morning, my friend and sustainable fashion guru, Indra Bishnoi, shared a screenshot with me. This screenshot included an advertisement on […]
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Many Dead & Missing After Flooding Across India
Since October 15, 2021, a number of regions in India have become inundated with heavy rains, causing mass flooding and landslides. This article will discuss the situation and provide updates as more information becomes available. On October 15, 2021, India began experiencing mass flooding and landslides from coast to coast on a sizeable scale. Heavy […]
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Water Consumption and Desalination
This article covers the topics of water consumption, desalination, and their connections to current environmental degradation and climate change. Earth is the only planet currently known to harbour life, thanks to one particular resource, water. Throughout human history, civilizations that were able to harness freshwater for consumption and agriculture thrived. It’s why we see so […]
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Fast Fashion Culprit: Boohoo Group
This article focuses on the UK-based fashion collective the boohoo group. While the company has been making efforts to appear more sustainable – whether in their worker’s wages and conditions or in the materials they use – the company is still falling short when it comes to actual changes. Due to this severe disconnect, the […]
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
On December 23, 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided in resolution 49/214 that on August 9th each year, International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples would be celebrated. This date marks the day of the first meeting in 1982 of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations. Watch the brief video below created by the […]
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The Atlantic Ocean Current
This article explores what the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is, its importance to the planet, and its tipping point for demise. This summer has really been unlike any other for a multitude of reasons. First off, we proudly watched our Canadian athletes have a historic summer Olympic Games, but with no fans in attendance. Our […]
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Global Mass Flooding Events: July 2021
July 2021 has been a challenging and significant month around the globe, with natural disasters occurring from coast to coast. These extreme weather events have caused bodies of water and sewage systems to overflow, dams to break, pipes to burst, infrastructure to crumble, and lives to be lost. Our team has been keeping track of […]
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Why The Amazon Rainforest is no Longer a Carbon Sink
This article explains a recent study that has concluded the Amazon rainforest is now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs. Read more to find out about the study and how the largest forest in the world has deteriorated to the point where it can no longer keep up with the worlds carbon production. The Amazon […]
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Climate Disasters: Flooding in Europe
Last week, videos and photos began surfacing of the catastrophic flooding that took place in western Europe. Many across the world are wondering how this happened, why the government wasn’t better prepared, and what this means for those impacted. This article focuses on communities in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, and how residents have […]