by | Apr 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
My husband is thinking about buying an electric vehicle–not because it’s eco-friendly, but because it can save money and is technologically innovative. I collect banana and vegetable peels to compost in our backyard because I like the idea of keeping food scraps out...
by | Mar 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
The best advice I got from my dad about my period was: Don’t flush menstrual products down the toilet. I’m sure it wasn’t a conversation–who talks to their dad about their period? I certainly didn’t. I know he was more worried about our plumbing than the environment,...
by | Mar 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
“The World Sustainable Procurement Day is about impact and people…Procurement has the power and the responsibility to make the difference.” Bertrand Conquéret, Chief Procurement Officer of Henkel and Co-Founder of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge.nAfter...
by | Mar 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Are you spring cleaning? Want to declutter but don’t want to add to the landfills? You can donate your unwanted items without making garbage. But be careful. Finding the right place to donate your stuff can take time and planning. There are good reasons to discard and...
by | Mar 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Being a woman can be an entrepreneur’s biggest challenge and greatest strength. Every day, women entrepreneurs are overcoming challenges and creating businesses that are both profitable and socially responsible against the odds. When the first reports on women...
by | Mar 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
I don’t normally buy organic foods because it is more expensive, but a recent experience made me think; What does it mean when a product is “certified”? Is it really better? The other day I went to a store where the footprint is small, choices are limited and prices...
by | Feb 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
by Jennifer Suri “Clean” may be the latest trend in beauty products, but the idea has been around at least since the 1970s when Cheryl Tiegs was the Cover Girl for Clean Makeup. The idea behind clean makeup then was that it was easy and breezy—whatever that means. It...
by | Feb 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
by Kathryn Decker Okay, confession time, my current choice of laundry detergent makes me feel guilty. I have flip flopped back and forth over the years between being ultra conscientious about the laundry detergent I use, to just doing my best to get the laundry done....
by | Feb 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Are sustainable products important to you? The answer is most likely yes because you’re reading this right now. But do you really want to know if the products you buy are NOT made sustainably or ethically? It turns out most people do not. The more people care about...
by | Feb 9, 2023 | Food, Gifts
How transparent is your wine? Whether it’s red or white you probably know where it was made and the types of grapes that were used, but what else is in that bottle, it a sustainable wine, and how big is that bottle’s carbon footprint? Sustainability doesn’t...
