Welcome to the uncommon senses podcast! In this special series: sustainabiliTEA, where we spill the tea on sustainability. We discuss issues that centres around the environment and human development, specifically companies, technologies, policies, and individuals. In this series, we have a special co-host, Ms Lianna! She is currently pursuing a major in sociology and global sustainable development in the university of Warwick.

In the following two episodes, we explore some of the social and economic structures that shape our everyday lives, that are also some of the most fundamental drivers of environmental damage, challenging what we take for granted and turning to our uncommon senses.

Resources:

1. How the world embraced consumerism: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210120-how-the-world-became-consumerist
2. The drivers of greenwashing: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1525/cmr.2011.54.1.64
3. Fashion brands and greenwashing: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/jun/28/fashion-brands-pause-use-of-sustainability-index-tool-over-greenwashing-claims
4. Cotton tote crisis: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/style/cotton-totes-climate-crisis.html

Patagonia’s billionaire owner give away business to combat climate change: :https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/14/patagonias-billionaire-owner-gives-away-company-to-fight-climate-crisis-yvon-chouinard