How Personal Choice Can Improve Sustainability
There are some who say voting with your wallet is more powerful than voting for your countries leader. That’s not to take away your responsibility as a citizen to vote, but it does raise the question of the impact and influence we have as consumers in our everyday life, with the everyday decisions we make. Where and how we choose to spend our money does matter and can have a significant impact, both positive and negative, on the environment around us.
A lot of people find themselves making ends meet when savings and general life planning are accounted for, affecting their choices. Others aspire to follow the latest trends; whether that’s fashion or technology. Regardless of our circumstances, ordinary choices have an extraordinary impact on our planet and making poor choices or wanting more or better, not only puts pressure on our financial situation but is not sustainable for our planet.
Investing in sustainability doesn’t have to be a disembodied element of our general spending habits, we can successfully move forward to a more sustainable future through being more conscious in how we spend.
Support Worthwhile Companies
The companies we support and buy from can be an easy way, as a consumer, to start taking climate action. By supporting brands who actually care about the environment, whose focus is on sustainable business practise rather than simply using it as a marketing ploy, holds other businesses to account and helps to create a benchmark for the industry. These conscious companies are often not only operating in a sustainable manner but also support other environmental or equally worthy causes.
Invest In Sustainable Energy
Investing in sustainable energy in your own home can have both short term and long term positive benefits. Reducing your reliance on the grid boosts your electricity independence; the sun will never increase its rates, saving you money in the long term and provides security over blackouts or disruption due to human or natural disaster. Moving away from harmful fossil fuels and investing in solar energy is also a great way to reduce your carbon footprint.
Invest In Your Garden!
It’s healthy to get out in your garden and enjoy nature. From composting waste to growing your own vegetables, or even just making your home environment a beautiful place to relax. Composting recycles waste and enriches the soil, meaning less material ends up in landfill and supports healthier produce from your vegetable patch. Investing in a green space and growing a diverse range of plants creates a balanced ecosystem that can inspire you and minimise your impact on the environment.