Author: Smart Way to Start

What is Earth Overshoot Day and Why the pusuit of SDGs is more than important now than ever?

What do the dates 29 July 2019 and 22 August 2020 have in common? These two dates are the Earth Overshoot Days for 2019 and 2020 respectively. Earth Overshoot Day is when humanity’s consumption exceeds the Earth’s capacity to regenerate the resources needed to sustain life on the planet.   In 2019, it only took […]

Why I Chose To Spend My Free Time Writing Books On Sustainability

Many people are keen to understand why a banker like me chose to write children’s books on sustainability – and the most frequent question I get is how do I find the time, on top of a demanding day job. My only answer to the finding time questions was “I don’t do Netflix”. As for […]

Why No Plan Is A Good Plan This Holiday Season

Dear Readers, I’ve been thinking about how extraordinary 2020 has been for all of us. I’m sure a lot of us had big plans for the start of the new decade — but due to Covid19 all our plans had to take a backseat for the sake of public health. This 2020 holiday season isn’t […]

Marty’s World: Meet Abigail

Marty knows Abigail since she was four, And instantly knew they‘d be friends evermore.Abigail loves little insects that crawl,Cute ones and creepy ones – she likes them all! Ladybugs, beetles, wood ants and bees,Even the earwigs – it’s odd she love these!Think of the weirdest bugs that exist:If they’ve got six legs, then they’re on her list!  Grasshoppers, […]

Marty’s World: Meet Izzy

Izzy is Marty’s good friend since grade one. Together the girls always have so much fun! Like Marty, she loves baby animals too, And sometimes she wishes she ran her own zoo: She’d like to give habitats and special care To all the endangered animals there. Above all, she wants to protect all the trees, […]

Marty’s World: Meet Milton

Marty’s next friend is called Milton the mouse. He hides in his cage, in a small wooden house. Sometimes he runs for a while in his wheel. His legs move so fast, it makes Marty squeal! He really is funny, with his tiny snout, when he digs in the sawdust and throws it about. He […]