Edition 10
Welcome to the final Update of 2020. In Edition 10, we are beyond excited to introduce a guest writer segment to the Impact Update. We love impact and those who share our passion for it.
Scroll to hear from Swap Cup, an Australian social enterprise declaring war on single-use coffee cups by working on both sides of the transaction: cafes and consumers.
We need to talk about periods
That time of the month. Lady friend. Aunt flo. Code red. What do all of these terms have in common? Why of course, they’re euphemisms for a natural biological process that 800 million people experience daily: menstruation. In this article, Yaoying unpacks the sources of menstrual shame, its impacts and what we need to do in order to help beat period poverty. Let’s start the conversation here.
Yaoying Lin | National Affairs Officer 2020
An economic policy approach to healthy and sustainable eating
Meat consumption has been on the rise for centuries, and is projected to continue rapidly increase over coming decades. What does this mean for us as individuals, and for humanity as a whole? In this article, Ben and Shamak take a critical look at the implications of meat consumption at a both these levels, considering its impacts on human and environmental health alongside ethical concerns.
Ben Griffiths | Vice President of Operations 2020
Shamak Tiwatane | Project Leader 2020
Falling through the cracks: how a rigid education system is failing students on the autism spectrum
Australian law states that students with a disability should have the same opportunity as their peers. How true is this for young Australians today? In this article, Anita unpacks how Autism Spectrum Disorder is widely known but yet to be widely understood. An extreme disconnect between policy and educational goals and the in-class execution of these principles is having a serious effect on educational opportunities and outcomes for young Australians with ASD. Click through to hear Anita’s take on the change needed to address the ongoing failure of the education system.
Anita Jiang | Sponsorship & Partnership Director 2020
Guest AUTHOR
Swap Cup
Unsustainable waste management: the power of social enterprise in changing the narrative
Ever noticed that thin plastic layer on the inside of your coffee cup? You might have also realised, or been told, that you can’t recycle it for that very reason. Social enterprise Swap Cup has recognised the scale of the problem, and in this article unpacks the problems with the Australian waste management system. So what can social enterprise actually do about such an immense problem? Read on to let Sam and Oliver introduce you to Swap Cup, where a reusable cup becomes a service, not a product.
Samuel Roussos | Project Leader, Swap Cup (VIC)
Oliver Bateman | Publications Director, Swap Cup (QLD)