Green Purchasing

The term Green purchasing is used here to include not only ideas such as Sustainable consumption, Ethical consumerism, etc, but also doing (more?) with less.

Action Ideas

Articles Buy nothing Christmas Buy recycled, Freecycle, Give or Take, etc - see also Reduce, reuse, repair & recycle CarrotMob, CarrotMobUK Fair trade promotions Buy Nothing Day Collaborative consumption	Wanted pages Fair Trade towns W	other ideas Procott, the flip side of boycott. A movement to support the production and purchase of earth-friendly and justice-friendly goods and services. Eco-product supplies Co-purchasing clubs Sustainable tourism initiatives Equipment sharing lobbying for Government action to enforce the use of bio-degradable plastic bags by supermarkets

Global News 2008

• A Stamp for Sustainable Lifestyles, July 2. The French postal service "La Poste" and UNEP have partnered to publish a booklet of letter stamps (Carnet de dix) inspired by the project UNEP/UNESCO youthXchange. This Carnet has the dimension and shape of a business card and contains 10 stamps, each of which carries a message related to sustainable consumption.

Related

SCA Global connections Design and sustainability Fair trade Sustainable consumption controversy Greenwash	Wikipedia Ethical consumerism W Green brands W	Wikisphere Consumer Resources for Buying Green Products green

Wanted pages and external links

• Sourcemap
• The Fair Tracing Project aims to support Ethical Trade by implementing IT Tracking and Tracing Technologies in supply chains to provide consumers and producers with enhanced information.

Green Purchasing Portal - resources / UK - news - resources

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