Conscious Consumption
GUIDE ONE Conscious Consumption Think, ask friends or family before you buy Evaluate consumption habits by noting desired items and revisiting the list after a week to prevent impulse purchases, particularly online. Seek advice from friends or family before buying, utilizing social media or quick messages to explore alternative options. Incorporating these practices fosters mindfulness, […]
Sustainable Food
GUIDE TWO Sustainable Food Our food has a carbon (and water) footprint, and this varies depending on what we eat, where it’s grown, how processed it is, what it’s packaged in and so on. Did You Know? Food production is responsible for a quarter of all global greenhouse gas emissions. More than half of food […]
Sustainable Fashion
GUIDE THREE Sustainable Fashion What is fast fashion? Fast fashion: inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends. The rise in fast fashion over the last 20 or 30 years has had catastrophic effects for both the garment workers in the industry and the planet. Did You Know? Globally we […]
Zero Waste
GUIDE FOUR Zero Waste There is no such place as “away” – so don’t throw away Energy from waste : Energy from waste means exactly that – creating energy that can be used to light and fuel homes and businesses, from waste. Sounds like a good idea, right? Maybe Not! It’s a complex […]
