Sustainability

Shopping

Dig Through The Racks At The Best Places To Go Op Shopping In Brisbane

Raid your money jar; it’s time to pop some tags. Here's our hit-list of the best charity op shops in Brisbane to scour for…

Gifts

These 20 Sustainable Gifts Are Your Answer To Conscious Gift Giving

Searching for sustainable gifts? This list covers everything from shopping small (and local), purchasing from environmentally, socially…

Features

Host The Ultimate Sustainable Dinner Party With These Easy Hacks

To all of you who kind of want to be more sustainable but kind of think it sounds too tricky, we hear you. We’ll admit that it can be…

Things To Do

6 Meaningful Ways to Give Back To Your Local Community

Set yourself a pledge to give back. Volunteering your time and effort is a rewarding, warm-fuzzy experience. The positives are endless:…

Food & Drink

13 Of Brisbane’s Best Vegan And Vegetarian Restaurants

Plant-based and filling, ethical and fresh, vegan and vegetarian eats excite the tastebuds and look after our planet.

Features

9 Ways You Can Volunteer In Brisbane And Make A Difference

Whether you’re looking to join a one-off working bee or make a weekly commitment, here’s how you can volunteer in Brisbane.

Features

Here’s What The Circular Economy Is All About, According To 5 Sustainability Experts

To put it simply, the theory behind the CE is about transforming our current linear consumption model (Take-Make-Waste) into a circular one…

Fashion

This Sustainable Sneaker Brand Will Plant 5 Trees For Every Purchase

Born in 2019, Australian-based sneaker brand BLAC needs to be on your radar if you’re looking to take positive, planet-saving steps…

Things To Do

Virgin’s Pride Flight To Mardi Gras Is Back With Bottomless Booze, DJs On-Board And Plenty Of Vibe

This year pride is returning to the skies with Virgin Australia’s colourful, glittery, and just bloody fabulous ‘Pride…

Features

8 Game-Changing Investments To Help You Live Your Most Sustainable Year Yet

On a journey to live a greener life? Technology is proving itself as the key to protecting Mother Earth. Innovative products are making…

Cafes

The North Side’s New Enoki Coffee & Co Is Dishing Up Vegetarian And Vegan Brunches

At Enoki Coffee & Co, Stafford’s newest breakfast spot, everything on the menu is vegetarian, and almost everything can be…

Features

How Kester Black’s Anna Ross Created A Sustainable Beauty Empire

When it comes to the beauty industry, sustainable and eco-conscious aren’t often the first words that come to mind, which is why…

Features

Make A Difference And Support These 6 Businesses Doing Better By Our Planet

The winners of The Circle Awards AUS & NZ 2021 have officially been announced, and our carts (and hearts) are full of sustainable swaps…

Restaurants

Grab A Slice Of Brisbane’s Best Vegan Pizzas

Thanks to some awesome cafes in Brisbane, vegan pizza has evolved from bland flat-bread-with-dry-toppings into the deliciously greasy,…

Features

Show Your Fave Zero-Waste Brand Some Love By Voting In The Circle Awards Now

Here at Urban List, we're passionate about putting our best foot forward, dedicated to being as conscious as possible when it comes to…

Features

Get Around This Major Reusable Coffee Cup Scheme In An Inner City Brisbane Suburb

If you haven’t heard of the swap-and-go coffee cup scheme Green Caffeen, then here’s the low down.

Features

9 Stunning Eco Escapes Less Than 2 Hours From Brisbane

A green getaway is more than just a fun alliteration—it’s the way we should all start thinking about how we travel. We’re…

Features

Get Growing At 6 Of The Best Brisbane Community Gardens You Can Join

The (successful) vegetable patch is more often an urban legend than a suburban reality, but these Brisbane community gardens are making the…

Features

Rest Easy At 6 Of The Best Eco Retreats In Queensland

Want to put your green thumb forward while enjoying your break? Too easy. It turns out Queensland is stacked with sustainable,…

Features

Crack A Tinnie For Climate Change, This Brewery Is Pouring The World’s First Carbon Negative Beer

Climate change is a daunting issue, so much so that it’s hard to know where to start. Is there any ethical consumption under…

Fashion

Get Back Into Denim With Levi’s Dreamy New Earth-Friendly Cottonised Hemp Jeans

Created using Cottonised Hemp instead of regular cotton, Levi’s new High Loose and Stay Loose jeans are a revelation for our times. If…

Restaurants

Level Up Your Veg Intake, A 100% Plant-Based Mexican Restaurant Has Landed In Brisbane

El Planta restaurant has finally opened its doors for dining in, with a full menu of vegan Mexican feeds in South Brisbane. 

Features

Save Money And Support Local Farmers By Starting A Fruit And Veg Co-Op With Your Mates

Fruit and veg co-ops and bulk buyers clubs are becoming increasingly popular, because it means getting super fresh, local food at super low…

Features

Shop Smart, Here’s Where To Buy Ethical And Sustainable Meat In Brisbane

To add to the ever growing list of industries shifting towards ethical and sustainable production, here’s where to find ethically…

Fashion

Level Up Your Plastic-Free July With These 5 Life-Changing Essentials

Got your keep cup and a reusable water bottle? Level up with these plastic-free products from Go For Zero. 

Features

5 Indigenous Reads You Must Add To Your Bookshelf According To QueenMode’s Lauren Appo

We caught up with Lauren Appo of the QueenMode Book Club to chat about what Indigenous books we should be reading to celebrate NAIDOC Week…

Features

Say Cheers, These Are The Brisbane Breweries Where You Can Get A Growler Filled

If you’re eager to jump on the bandwagon and start drinking sustainably, we’ve made life easy for you. Head to any of the…

Beauty

Make Room On Your Beauty Shelf, This Eco-Friendly Korean Beauty Brand Just Landed In Brisbane

South Korea’s #1 naturally-derived beauty brand, innisfree, has finally arrived in Brisbane. 

Features

Grab A Slice Of Vegan Pizza At West End’s New Plant-Based Eatery

Call all your vegan friends, because we've got the news you've been craving—an all plant-based pizza and burger joint has…

Features

Shop Smart At 5 Of The Most Sustainable Businesses In Brisbane

Every small step towards sustainability can be counted as a promising step towards the future, so here are five sustainable Brisbane…

Activities & Itineraries

Keep Your Hands Busy With This Home-Delivered DIY Pot Making Kit

We’ve teamed up with the minds behind Only T, who usually host BYO Tee Parties for screen printing and concrete pot making, to put…

Features

Fill Your Pantry At Brisbane’s Best Bulk Food Stores

With the rise of farm-to-table dining and zero-waste living, it's no surprise more and more of us are interested in where our food comes…

Features

Have A Positive Impact On The World With Us As We Take On Sustainability

Let us introduce Urban List Sustainability, a commitment we are launching in partnership with Bank Australia to take our platform and our…

Features

Where To Find Brisbane’s Most Eco-Friendly Salons

Beauty shouldn’t cost the earth, right? If we’re going to save this planet, eco-friendly balayage is a pretty good way…

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8 Socially-Conscious Entrepreneurs To Get Behind

From vegan leather accessories to delicious crepes for homelessness, we round up the best of this year's ING Dreamstarters. 

Beauty

Tame Your Tresses At Brisbane’s Best Organic Hairdressers

Time for a trip to the hairdresser? Before you book in at your usual spot, take a look at our list of Brisbane’s best organic…

Fashion

Stock Up On Threads At The Valley Studio Changing Brisbane’s Slow Fashion Game

Finding independent brands and ethical labels who create beautiful clothes with care and consideration can be a challenge—which…

Features

Wave Goodbye To Excessive Packaging With These 6 Eco-Friendly Brands

These six standout brands with innovative packaging ideas are here to help save the planet. 

What's On

This Boho Christmas Market Is Hitting Town For All Your Festive Shopping Needs

Melbourne’s famous Boho Luxe Market is hitting the road once again—they’re heading back to Brisbane for a pop-up…

Food & Drink

Where Chefs Eat | Three Blue Ducks’ Darren Robertson

If there is one chef that everyone and his dog in the region knows about, it’s Darren Robertson. The man is a culinary legend, leading…

Bakeries & Delis

Where To Find Plastic-Free Produce In Brisbane

The zero-waste, plastic-free revolution is here, and it's time to get the hell on board.

Beauty

11 Eco-Friendly Beauty Brands You Need To Try

Here are all the beauty brands we're giving a green thumbs up. 

Features

Where To Find Brisbane’s Best Sustainable Restaurants

Food wastage in the hospitality industry is a big deal, and anyone who enjoys eating out should at least know where their…

Fashion

Inside Brisbane’s Best Ethical Fashion Boutiques

Sustainable fashion isn’t just another trend. It’s a movement that’s guiding us towards a better, more…

What's On

There’s A Huge Winter Solstice Festival Coming To Brisbane

Technically the winter solstice is when one of the Earth’s poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the sun. But unless you’re a…

Food & Drink

Trash Is For Tossers | A Simple Guide To Going Plastic-Free

Let’s chat about breaking a dirty, little habit. No, we don’t mean your daily 3pm chocolate binge, we’re talking about…

The Stylish Aussie Sisters Behind Twoobs Talk Podcasts, Mentors and Disrupting The Shoe Market

You’d be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t adore sartorial sister act Jess and Stef Dadon. From their perfectly curated…

Fashion

Fall For The Winter Charms Of This New Sustainable Knitwear Label

Described as “earth, people and animal-friendly”, each one of Wolfgang Scout's plush jumpers is hand knitted by Indian…

How Vincent Tolefe Founded His Own Record Label At 23

As far as dream jobs go, they don’t get much greater than owning your own record label. Top that off with the fact that you’re…

Tkay Maidza Talks Streetwear, Killer Style And Never Blending In

Tkay Maidza is the ambitious Australian rapper taking up space on everyone’s playlist right now. We caught up with her during…

Markets & Food Events

Where To Load Up On Magnum’s New Vegan Dessert

Magnum has announced that vegans can have a piece of the goodness.

Fashion

Streetwear Label HoMie’s Founders On Stigma, Sustainability And Being A Social Enterprise

In the past five years, homelessness in Australia has increased by 14 per cent. Broken down, that’s 50 homeless people per 10,000…

Features

The Ultimate Vegan Gift Guide

You never realise how hard it is to buy for a vegan until you’re stuck doing it. Make things easy on yourself and treat your vegan…

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7 Sustainable Startups To Get Behind

To propel positive change this holiday season, we’ve rounded up seven of our favourite ING Dreamstarter startups, each with standout…

Health + Wellness

This Colourful Vegan Beauty Range Is Damn Insta-Worthy & Just Gimme

Seriously though, how much time do you have because we’ve been lusting over everything all damn day.

Beauty

10 Eco-Friendly Beauty Products Doing Their Bit For The World’s Oceans

Down in this beautiful pocket of the world we’re blessed with some of the most incredible beaches and marine life,…

Wellness

Vegan or Plant-Based: What’s The Difference?

People are becoming more aware of the impact consuming animal products has on our bodies and our planet and are gradually reducing their…

Beauty

12 Of The Best Australian Vegan Beauty Products To Invest In

Imagine if vegan beauty was more than a hashtag? Could the cute bunny on the packaging really make a difference? Here at The Urban List, we…