The fifth issue of Do The Green Thing, “a public service for the planet that uses creativity to tackle climate change”, opposes the overconsumption that takes place at Christmas by posting an issue challenging the “unsustainable status quo through long-form arguments and creative provocations” every two months.
In the run-up to Christmas it has launched Why Santa must die, an alternative gifting system that encourages “everyone to go giftless by Ungifting the people you care about and and giving them some of your precious time instead”. To address the issue Naresh has written a polemic exposing “the level of unchecked festive consumption and eviscerates the ultimate symbol of capitalist Christmas – Santa.” By Ungifting, we are providing an “alternative to the billions of unwanted candles, bath bombs, novelty ties, socks and other impersonal gifts that are unthoughtfully given, ungratefully received and unceremoniously thrown away every year”. This is a reaction to research that claims the average millennial Londoner will spend £767 on Christmas presents this year and that “Britons receive £2.4 billion worth of unsuitable Christmas presents every year”.
https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/unicef-climate-change-illustrators-air-pollution-211116
Unicef has continued its #illustrators4children campaign on Instagram, updating the initiative to raise awareness of air pollution and pneumonia ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech. “300 million children live in areas where outdoor air pollution is toxic. That’s almost 1 in 7 of the world’s children,” says Unicef. “Air pollution may be invisible but its effects can last forever, especially for children whose lungs, brains and immune systems are still developing. “
Pneumonia is the number one killer of children under the age of five and the project has seen ten illustrators create new images and animations that offer their thoughts on the problem. By inviting creatives to join the campaign through the use of the hashtag #illustrators4children, they are utilising populist methods to spread awareness and create an all-inclusive environment.
https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/glug-global-goals-posters-260516
Glug commissioned the artists to design posters to raise awareness of the 17 Global Goals set by the UN at a summit in September 2015. This list of ambitions for the world aims to improve life for everyone, tackling poverty, equality and climate change. These goals were adopted by 193 world leaders as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Studio Output’s Ian Hambleton, who set up the creative events series Glug, says the artworks help support and draw attention to the initiative. “The 17 Global Goals focus on extraordinary things… but who really knows about their existence? And if we don’t all know about them, how are we ever going to hold our politicians to account? The only way to ensure that they keep to their promises is to build awareness and ensure they all realise the world is watching.”
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/memobottle
In a pledge to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic water bottles and to get rid of annoying clutter in your bag, memobottle was invented, a drinks container the same size and shape as a notebook, or laptop. This handy creation is designed to take up less space than the traditional cylindrical bottle and to reduce the consumption of disposable bottles, of which 50 billion were sold globally last year, and which are approximately 1,400 times more expensive than tap water.
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