3) The Eco-Shopping Experience
(A Philosophical Proposal)
While remaining unwavered from our commitment to reducing Holiday consumerism, this season, we present the “Eco-Shopping Experience”, for the many folks who will be buying gifts this year.
We look at the shopping experience as a whole, in an effort to help you use the same sustainable approach to eco-gift-giving for the entire shopping experience!
- Buy Local First
- Sustainable Coffee Breaks
- Shopping Eco-Transportation
- CRUSISIS Eco-Consumer Challenge
- CRUSISIS Everyday Environmentalist for Shopping
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14 December 2009
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3) The Eco-Shopping Experience
Make yourself an Everyday Environmentalist and if you’re not already undertaking some or all of our shopping suggestions (below), challenge yourself to do as many as you can this season, for ‘People, Planet and Community’.
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14 December 2009
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3) The Eco-Shopping Experience
With the Holidays around the corner and on the heels of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, there is no better time to think about our shopping ‘carbon footprint’ and how our shopping practices impact the planet ‘daily’.
We’ve put together a little “Eco-Consumer Challenge” (below) and encourage you to have a look. Maybe you’re already adhering to our suggestions. Or, maybe you’ll pick up an idea or two to try yourself and/or pass on to others so they too can take on the “CRUSISIS Eco-Consumer Challenge”:
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14 December 2009
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3) The Eco-Shopping Experience
Are you sure you really ‘need’ to drive to the store? Have you explored other ways to get there? Have you given thought to mindset changes you might have to make to incorporate “Eco-Commuting” into your shopping trip and your day-to-day life?
As you evaluate it, you may see there are actually many travel options to get you shopping or otherwise… and that you may even get a little exercise along the way.
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14 December 2009
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3) The Eco-Shopping Experience
Tempted by the quick and easy commercial snack?
If you use a strict set of 'sustainable decision-making parameters' to buy your 'eco-friendly gifts', why not adhere to similar 'sustainable decision-making parameters' when you stop for your coffee, lunch or snack break while shopping?
How about having a 'sustainable coffee break'...
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14 December 2009
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3) The Eco-Shopping Experience
What a wonderful way to support ‘People, Planet and Community’ all at the same time this Holiday season… and all year long!
Let us give you a few tips on how to you can ‘Buy Local First’, looking at ‘production’ and ‘ownership’ (below). And on the heels of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, we’ll look also look at some of the significantly important reasons why you should think to "Buy Local First!":