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Accessible Sustainable Consumption

Accessible Sustainable Consumption

Sustainable Consumption for you and me

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Sustainable consumption is confusing. What does it mean to be an intentional eco-consumer, exactly, and how does the identity differ from being a conscious one?

There are problems associated with greenwashing, too. Assuming you want to be more sustainable in your purchases, how on earth can you find the good guys amidst the uncorroborated claims and outright lies on the packages of many “green” products?

This week I chat with “Sustainability Policeman” Steven MacMaster from Impact Snacks. Steven and I discuss all-things sustainable consumption, including how to be eco-intentional in our purchasing decisions and best tricks for spotting (and avoiding!) greenwashing.

 

Here’s a preview of today’s episode:

[6:15] How sustainable purchasing differs from conscious consumption

[9:50] What greenwashing looks like in 2021

[12:30] Skepticism as the first step to sustainable consumption

[15:30] How to use timing in your favor

[22:45] The Number One change we can all make toward becoming eco-consumers

 

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Sustainable consumption is confusing. What does it mean to be an intentional eco-consumer, exactly, and how does the identity differ from being a conscious one? On this episode of The Sustainable Minimalists podcast: How to be eco-intentional in our purchasing decisions; best tricks for spotting (and avoiding!) greenwashing, too.

 

Sustainable consumption is confusing. What does it mean to be an intentional eco-consumer, exactly, and how does the identity differ from being a conscious one? On this episode of The Sustainable Minimalists podcast: How to be eco-intentional in our purchasing decisions; best tricks for spotting (and avoiding!) greenwashing, too.

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