ECO-CONSCIOUS— GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK @ HOTEL JEN TANGLIN
#Livemoreconsciously
Hi peeps, as I had previously mentioned, prior to the actual event, Green Is The New Black (GITNB) focuses on promoting social and community awareness in how to improve the way we live, work and consume in our daily lives. The idea is to provide knowledge that inspires us to make more conscious decisions.
Held for the very first time in Singapore on 22 October , right on the grounds of Hotel Jen Tanglin, the venue could not be more apt as Hotel Jen Tanglin is also an advocate of supporting environment sustainability and going Green.
Read on for my #throwback!
THE TALKS
It was indeed inspiring and a humbling experience hearing the speakers and advocates speaking on the way they had created their business with environmental sustainability and conservation in mind. Hearing their passion and beliefs in what needs to be done in the fash fashion industry, in the food and health sector, really is encouraging that someone out there is eagerly doing their part for the environment and the community for the future generations.
The talks were split into 3 tracks namely: Having - all about Fashion and Consumption, Being- Self and Inner Compass; Doing- working with a purposeful impact
I was there was the first 2 tracks. Enlightening and inspiring for someone like me who is not in either of these industries but simply was there because of interest and to get some hindsights from the experts. I am pretty sure for those in the industries, they could certainly have related to the speakers even better.
1st Track: Having
Being in particularly intrested in seeing the relationship between fashion and environment, speakers gave their share of how fast fashion is indeed detrimental to the enviroment. From the growth of cotton to the use of coloring dyes and fabrications in factories. I had no awarness that there was such a huge impact in a little piece of clothing. These speakers are true advocates of their beliefs and create sustainable fashion in their own ways.
For the bio of the speakers, click here.
KATE BLACK
Founder - Magnifeco
LESLIE CHIVERTON
Founder - Transparent Supply Chain
Panel Discussion after the presentations
In between the segments, there was always a bit of a stretching exercise by The Wellness Report
2md Track: Being
Being is all about mastering mental and physical wellness as shared by the speakers.
For the bio of the speakers, click here.
ROBYN SILVERTON
Founder - The Holistic Shift
ANOUSHKA BEH
Founder - Abehpsych Counselling
Roamed around after each track and here are the happenings that went on.
THE MARKETPLACE
A big Marketplace greeted visitors at the fai with an assortment of vendors peddling their products from beauty to daily use, to food products.
THE WORKSHOPS
Also had the chance to participate in the Workshops!
A trial at playing my part in being a greenfinger for a day.
Build your own Jar by In|Out Atelier
Proud to say the Terrarium is still living out on my desk healthy and strong till today.
Even came with a milk carton lookalike package
2nd workshop I attended:
Grow Your Own Herbs and Vegetables in Recycled Containers by SuperFarmers
Final creation.
Much thanks to Green Is the New Black for the invite. Had a valuable time learning how green can be the next 'in-thing' and that we would all be more environmentally conscious as consumers or even as business owners.
Don't we all?
http://www.greenisthenewblack.asia/
https://www.hoteljen.com/
Don't we all?
http://www.greenisthenewblack.asia/
https://www.hoteljen.com/
2 comments
Thank you Jiahui for the lovely throwback to Green Is The New Black. I am humbled that you enjoyed the experience and loved seeing all your photos. Hope to see you again soon, Stephanie.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome Stephanie. It has been interesting and educational. See you~
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