Wash wise
Miele’s new WKH120 WPS washing machine
has an A+++ energy rating and a slew of eco
features, such as the automatic reduction of
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of the load reduces. You’ll use less water and
save up to 30 per cent detergent with every
wash. R23 990. miele.co.zaEAT ECO
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BACKUP
US based South African Elon
Musk of Tesla Motors aims
to ‘get the world off fossil
fuels’. The Tesla Powerwall
home battery (pricing to be
confirmed), which will be
available worldwide in
7kWh and 10kWh units
next year, stores
electricity generated
from solar panels by
day, powers your home
by night, and provides
backup during cuts.
See teslamotors.com/
powerwall to reserve one.- THABO MTHEMBU
is a Cape Town based investment
officer for World Wide Fund
for Nature SA who specialises
in environmental-, social- and
governance- focused mandates.
How do you incorporate sustainability
into your lifestyle? Domestically
I recycle much of my refuse and after
much effort I’ve gone 100 per cent
vegetarian. I use a heat pump at home
and quite deliberately ration my daily
use of water. What’s your vision for the
world in 50 years’ time? That people
see that as humans we’re inseparable
from our natural environment. To you,
which environmental issues are most
pressing? The alarming depletion
of freshwater sources, and runaway
climate-change impacts. We need
to increase financial flows towards
innovative clean technologies, and
strengthen policies and laws that
create incentives for industry and
private citizens to comply with
environmental regulations. wwf.org.za- STEP UP
Jeeves’s innovative
Tangent L Ladder
Rail (R4 990) is
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Jeeves’s innovative
Tangent L Ladder
Rail (R4 990) is
a heated towel
rail that works
either with
electricity or with
its ecofriendly
hydronic heating
installation
option, which
heats towel rails
via your home’s
recirculating
hot-water
system. It’s
made in
Knysna from
locally sourced
stainless steel.
jeeves.co.za
GREEN LIVING SUPPLEMENT
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ith a background in advertising and a taste for the
festivals he’d experienced on his travels Brian Little
teamed up with former schoolmate Craig Bright
in 2006 to start Rocking the Daisies. ‘There were no real
festivals like this in the Western Cape back then. We took a
leap of faith – or we were just young and invincible,’ he laughs.
As the managing director of Seed Experiences Brian
produces music and lifestyle events, from Sonar South Africa
to the annual Rocking the Daisies, whose tagline is ‘play hard,
tread lightly’: water, waste, carbon and energy are monitored,
carbon is offset via tree planting and patrons are encouraged
to cycle or hike to the event, which is taking place in Darling
outside Cape Town (from 1 to 4 October).
While Seed Experiences has won a slew of green accolades
for its efforts, Brian regards awareness building as his
greatest contribution. ‘Communicating the consciousness
that goes into our work and general lifestyle is tricky – you
need to speak to people who are willing to listen and engage
with the message – but it’s something we constantly try to
improve on.’ rockingthedaisies.com, weareseed.co.zaW
PORTRAIT GREG COX- ‘We’re on a mission to replace all the bulbs in our house with LEDs.’
2. ‘My Fitbit tracks my eating, exercise and fitness.’ 3. ‘We use this
Oscar Juicer every day.’ 4. ‘My wife made this leather necklace for
me.’ 5. ‘The LG TV in my man cave is for watching sport, although that
makes me feel like I’m cheating on my MacBook Pro.’ 6. ‘Each year we
produce hemp caps in collaboration with Hemporium as part of our
Rocking the Daisies merchandise.’ 7. ‘I use Turkish rugs as decor for
events.’ 8. ‘I revived a desk lamp belonging to my late stepfather to
remind me of him.’ 9. ‘I usually cut my own hair with my Wahl clipper.
If all else fails I might have a career as a hairstylist!’
1247This former advertising art director
creates festivals with a consciencebrian little
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