Shopping and Consumer Choices
The Frog will explore The Climate Action Handbook: A Visual Guide to 100 Climate Solutions by Heidi Roop in the first 100 days of 2024
In the first `100 days of 2024 we will explore 100 climate solutions that may “empower you to evaluate, engage, and act” to address on-going climate change as an individual on your terms.
We have gotten used to convenience in how we make our purchases. We may rationalize that we are living our complicated lives in complicated times and we should not have to labor to purchase the items we need. One-click shopping has been made so easy and convenient, that we lose sight of the impact we are having on the climate and our environment.
“… shopping at places that reflect our values – whether they be social, environmental, political or all of the above – can have a direct and positive impact on us”
Heidi Roop
But we should take the time to research and make choices that can make a change. There are big differences in the outlook and approach companies are taking to addressing the issues you care about. The good news is that there is an organization “dedicated to making social and environmental data available to consumers who wish to utilize their dollars as votes in order to help build a better world”.
The Better World Shopping Guide is a comprehensive guide to choosing the companies that fit your values and amplifying their actions through you directing your purchases to them. By researching reliable databases, the Better World Shopping Guide provides a grade for companies based on these five critical criteria:
You can search the companies of interest to you and make a decision on whether they are worthy of your business. You can also buy the Better World Shopping Guide as a handy pocketbook or app or the more comprehensive Better World Handbook for a more comprehensive approach.
The Better World Shopping guide is one of the resources that can aid your own research as you make consumer choices if you are looking to choose reputable and ethical companies and minimize the carbon footprint of your purchases. It is also a good reference guide if you suspect that a company is engaging in greenwashing, the subject of our Day 50 Action!
Next Up: Climate Action in 2024 – Day 50: Beware Greenwashing
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