It’s no secret that fast fashion is having a devastating impact on the planet and we mustn’t forget its negative social impact, either. The fashion industry comes with an appalling human cost, with many textile workers – often women and children in developing countries – exposed to terrible working conditions for little or no pay.

Recently, within my network on LinkedIn, the hashtag #momtoo has been trending. The campaign’s purpose is to show that women can visibly be mothers, but also reach the peak of their profession.

As a working mum, I decided to create my own post and it quickly gained a lot of traction. Am I surprised? Yes, but I shouldn’t be, clearly, this message resonates with a lot of women.

The UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow has been attended by 120 of the world’s leaders, as well as businesses, not for profit organisations and leading environmental experts, all with the goal of kick-starting a decade of accelerated climate action.

Because acceleration is what we need. Governments, businesses, and individuals need to act now to secure a global net-zero target by 2050 and to keep the net temperature increase to 1.5 degrees or below.

To do our bit, we wanted to summarise some of the key findings from COP26 to make this two-week event accessible to individuals and businesses that want to do more.

We cannot always expect other people to motivate us, or to lead us through difficult times. It’s certainly a plus if that happens, but we need to spend time finding ways to shine, particularly when the circumstances around us change for the worse. At some point we need to be our own personal trainers, our own life coaches.