https://makwaijun.com/tags/sustainability/ Recent content in sustainability on Introspections in Bytes Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us © 2020-2024, Wai Jun Mak Tue, 26 Dec 2023 18:50:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post110/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 18:50:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post110/ I’ve been into this field for a while. studied in 2016. now worked and wokring for two climate hardware technology startups. Perhaps, for a topic so deeply rooted in noise, change and transition, its worth relooking each year to see how my views have (or have not) changed. What has Maintained An Anti-catastrophic mindset I dont deny the issues, climate change is real, but I continue to maintain an antagonistic view against angsty activitists and doomsayers. https://makwaijun.com/blog/post87/ Wed, 04 Jan 2023 23:00:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post87/ Happy new year! This post may look like finger pointing… but I’m not, I promise. Its intended commentary is on the system as a whole, and not any single firm or individual. With that disclaimer out of the way… I’m gonna talk about Compliance Why Compliance in a post-run prose about Greenwashing? I would argue that Greenwashing is defined by Compliance. The ability for a company to say they’re green is ultimately rooted in Certificates, Marks, pats on the back by an independent third party. https://makwaijun.com/blog/post54/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 22:30:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post54/ TLDR; I summarise here the elegant maths equation to solving sustainability; And also why its so hard to implement. Oh my, two posts in one evening. I’ve seen my social media (mainly linkedin, and some news) feeds being a flurry of activity and complaints meaningful progress, blame and finger pointing on the lack of action on climate progress. It spurred me to more acutely synthesise my thoughts on this topic. https://makwaijun.com/blog/post53/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:00:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post53/ TLDR; This is a self-indulgent pat on the back. Oh dear! Its been 2 months since the last post. I continue to have a backlog, but my attention has been focused on other matters personal and professional. This post calls back to an earlier post written off thoughts I’ve been engrossed on over the last 3 years. Specifically, on the increasing role of Sustainability and its emergence as an Economic Chapter in its own right. https://makwaijun.com/blog/post33/ Tue, 02 Feb 2021 23:00:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post33/ TLDR: Nah, this is just a transition post, carry on. The series of posts on sustainability surfaced several open questions, which will be explored in the upcoming posts - albeit not directly. I will just let this hang here as a reminder of how the domain of Sustainability is linked to that of the Economy. The fracturing of cohesiveness along lines of division (all kinds of lines, age, economic status, etc, etc) https://makwaijun.com/blog/post32/ Sun, 31 Jan 2021 23:45:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post32/ TLDR: I’m a believer in effecting change at the system level and not the incremental. I elucidate on how I have made sense of the issue, my own reactions and the challenges ahead. These include buying stuff that lasts, and working in a field that intersects good business while doing good for the planet. Unlike the other posts which were more argumentative in nature, this post will be an amalgamation of thoughts and contemplations on how to progress sustainable development. https://makwaijun.com/blog/post31/ Sun, 31 Jan 2021 23:30:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post31/ Warning: this is more of an opinionated ramble. Do not expect an evidence based argument behind this. The title is clickbait - something I rue, but the intent is to make a point on this topic. TLDR: My view is that marketing and advertising is the real villain preventing a more sustainable world. I find it curious that many “thought leaders” and the activists shouting the loudest come from PR/Marketing/Advertising backgrounds. https://makwaijun.com/blog/post30/ Sun, 31 Jan 2021 23:00:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post30/ TLDR: There are several tools that can be helpful in forming your own view on a sustainability subtopic. The Back of the Envelope approach and Lifecycle Analysis (LCA) can help us assess the practicality of green solutions, and to make fairer comparisons. This can help make us more informed in our decision-making, whether as a consumer or advocate. All that glitters is not Green. In my last post, I discussed some elements that can help us make better-informed decisions on the issue of sustainability. https://makwaijun.com/blog/post29/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 23:00:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post29/ TLDR: Sustainability is a process of self-discovery; I break down my own journey into distinct stages; I use it as a framework to understand where others might be on this journey; I hope it provokes deeper and more critical thinking on the issue. In my last post, I spoke about my observations and opinion on sustainability as a concept. As an extension of these observations, I will now share my observations and analysis on how we, as individuals, can approach to sustainability in different ways. https://makwaijun.com/blog/post28/ Wed, 20 Jan 2021 23:00:00 +0800 https://makwaijun.com/blog/post28/ TLDR; Sustainability is a multi faceted, complex issue that fascinates me. It has many different interpretations and requires an intimate understanding of how the world works. There is a danger of sustainable development falling victim to its own complexity. It helps if we were more informed and nuanced in our understanding of it. Disclaimer - views are my own. There is no one way to think about sustainability.