Mehrunisa Zafar

Mehrunisa has been involved in the environmental and sustainability field as a consultant for over a decade. After receiving her Bachelors Degree from New York, and a Masters Degree from the London School of Economics, she has worked on projects implementing environmental, social and sustainability policies as well as within companies incorporating international sustainability standards and guidelines into business strategies.
  • World Water Day 2018

    Nature for Water: World Water Day 2018

    Each year, the United Nations (‘UN’) celebrates an international day for water – World Water Day, 22 March. Each year, the day is marked by a public campaign with a particular theme. This campaign is about raising awareness on the issues we face and inspiring action for water sustainability. 2018 is...
  • Deepest Darkest Suburbia

    World Environment Day

    World Environment Day (WED) is observed on the 5th of June. This has occurred every year since 1972, marking a turning point in the awareness and development of international environmental action. In 1972, the inaugural conference on environmental issues was convened under the United Nations in Stockholm. It was...
  • Ways to Celebrate Earth Day in 2017 – Get on Board!

    Once again Earth Day is here and we become painfully aware of the environmental and climate change issues surrounding us. We wonder how and where we can start taking action. Why not start this weekend on Earth Day 2017. Earth Day was first conceived in 1970, when environmental activist and...
  • Time to Get Serious about Water

    The 22nd of March every year is marked as World Water Day by the United Nations since 1993. For 24 years now, it has been marked as a day to celebrate water, for those of us who have it and to bring awareness for the millions who don’t. Mostly,...
  • A Very Vanilla Christmas: Make the Silly Season Green

    The holiday season can take a heavy toll on the environment and the earth’s resources. We are all so busy buying presents, eating, drinking and being merry that we forget about some very basic considerations. Being mindful of your consumption habits and shopping this month can really have a...
  • Fashion – Slow it Down and Make it Sustainable

    The fashion industry is the second dirtiest industry in the world(1). Comes as a rude shock to most of us because when we think of dirty industries causing environmental degradation, we envision big ones like petroleum and the mining industry stripping away at our natural resources. What does not...
  • Meatless Mondays Make Absolute Sense!

    One of the best (and easiest) ways of reducing our individual impact on the natural environment is to eat less animal protein (meat, fish, chicken, pork). What goes into producing that delectable steak you may be consuming twice a week (or more), is an incredibly high-energy, land and water...
  • Sustainability for Ordinary People

    This piece is for all sustainability fans, newbies, virgins and pros alike. It’s for people who want to grasp what this concept entails and how they can be more sustainable in their daily lives. Sustainability was an alien concept in the 1990s but today it is linked to almost every...