‘Invent The Future’ with Code Green #9
Code Green's weekly newsletter - for all the latest and greatest in sustainable innovation, tech wizardry, and mind-bending creativity.
Welcome to “Invent the Future” with Code Green- the newsletter for the dreamers, builders, and change-makers who refuse to accept the status quo. We believe that the future is what we make it, and that by harnessing the power of technology, art, and creativity, we can create a world that’s smarter, fairer, and more sustainable.
WORDS THAT MATTER
You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated." - Maya Angelou
‘Her Land, Her rights’ - Inna Modja @ the United Nations, New York
New York, 17 June 202 – Women leaders from around the world took centre stage at the United Nations General Assembly calling for women’s land rights at a music-filled event to mark Desertification and Drought Day.
Our Founder, UNCCD Goodwill Ambassador, Inna Modja had the incredible honor, to read out a powerful call to action urging world leaders to remove the legal barriers that prevent women owning and inheriting land.
She did it with her very own daughter, Valentina, to demonstrate the crucial legacy of passing on this right to future generations!
The event was held on 17 June, World Day to Combat Desertification - to advance women’s land rights and female leadership in sustainable land management.
CONTENT TO INSPIRE
For Jaeyoun Kim, the ocean is more than a connection to family; it’s a path to healing. Patagonia Films’ Daughter of the Sea follows Jaeyoun, who leaves her island home in South Korea to pursue a more traditional career path in Seoul. But as her mental health begins to unravel and depression sets in, she decides to join the haenyeo, Jeju Island’s famed “women of the sea.” For centuries, these free divers and fisherwomen—some in their 80s—have dived more than 30 feet to gather seafood for their families and villages. Following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother, Jaeyoun learns what it means to become a haenyeo and why returning to the ocean ultimately saves her.
PRODUCTS CARING FOR THE PLANET
Pela began in 2010 when its founder, Jeremy Lang, saw first-hand the damage of plastic pollution on our oceans when on vacation. Lang and Pela are taking a step towards making sustainable, plastic-free products the new normal with a product that we hold every single day. The company now prides itself on creating the “World’s First 100% Compostable Phone Case,” and on its quest to prevent 1 billion pounds of plastic from being produced by 2028. They have already removed over 313,000 pounds of plastic with the sales of their effective, durable cases.
FACTS TO IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS
As many as one in five people says that coriander has a soapy taste. This is likely to be due to a super-sensitivity to chemicals called aldehydes, which are present in coriander and are also used to perfume soaps and detergents.
In 2012, researchers in California analysed the DNA of over 14,000 people, identifying two genetic variants associated with the soapy taste, the most common of which is a gene coding for an odour receptor tailored to sniff out aldehydes.
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