Dr. Chris Murphy

Why GOTS organic certification of textiles is so important
Do you know what you're getting when you pick a product off the shelf labelled 'organic'? Unlike food, for fibres the term ‘organic’ is not regulated. This can be misleading for consumers as textile products may be falsely labelled as ‘organic’. This is where the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is so important.
Nisa Shah

Top Ten Reasons to Love Organic Cotton
Many studies have cited indebtedness as the major contributing factor to the appallingly high rate of suicides in conventional (i.e. non-organic) farmers in developing countries. Organic farming practices help to greatly offset such risks...
Nisa Shah

2020 Vision Needed Now!
People who are seeing irreversible climate change as the biggest challenge they are facing, more so than terrorism, access to healthcare or unemployment, have 2020 vision. As global warming increased, people and ecosystems experienced the climate change; and the change is very visible - from the hurricane-ravaged coasts, catastrophic bush fires in the Amazon, California and Australia to the fast-warming Arctic. People are alarmed, and rightly so. "The moment of crisis has come" in efforts to tackle climate change, Sir David Attenborough has warned. Scientists named 2019 Earth’s second-warmest year on record, making the last decade our warmest. Indeed, eight...
Dr. Chris Murphy

Maintaining a balance over the festive period
It’s that time of year - busy preparations, rushing around to get everything organised, and ticking it all off on your ever-expanding to-do list. It can get quite stressful! While the holidays are a time of joy and celebration, it can be hard to stay grounded at times. So, we thought a few helpful pointers might not go amiss - ways to maintain your balance and to savour the festive holidays.Tis the season to be (not too) jolly! Certainly the Christmas holidays are a time of celebration. But too much alcohol, especially late in the evening, hugely impacts our sleep,...
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