Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- One Planet Lifestyle --  World Wildlife Fund  (WWF) is a well-known, international non-profit environmental organization that has proposed the “one planet lifestyle”   for today’s consumers. This means that with every purchase we individuals, those who work in businesses and households, we consider what kind of impact it has. We need to start asking ourselves as each penny is released from our accounts – “Will this purchase encourage a more sustainable, and socially responsible society?” For instance we might look at a product and notice that some of the competitors on the shelf have recycled content in the manufacturing process. Perhaps the packaging is not only recyclable, but is reusable… or possibly also made with recycled materials. Perhaps people in third world conditions made the product; people who are treated and paid fairly.   Are the materials we are consuming renewable (like bamboo)? Are the companies we are working with also taking steps th...

* Written by Dawn Davies shares information today about how one business can make a difference.  Dawn would like to invite us all to find out more about existing social businesses and enterprises here - http://www.meandmycommunity .co.uk     *Note: You may notice some italicized parenthesis in the article, those are my comments based on research I did inspired by her article. I also placed a few links in the article for you as resources.  The website Dawn recommended, by the way, has a great mission statement, which I just had to share with our readers: "Me & My Community is all about you and your local community - how you can help and impact your local community positively,  and how your community can impact you!" The Future of Social Business If you want to make a difference to your community, and create positive changes locally, you can use this platform to gain inspiration. You can talk directly with experienced commu...