We work tirelessly to develop amazing sustainability frameworks for our business. Our companies embrace social responsibility by giving back to the community. We focus our efforts on creating products that are toxin-free and do not create waste. There's still a very important component to this picture: our own personal sustainability.
What does personal sustainability mean to you and what are you doing to educate yourself?
Here are a few suggestions for resources that might be useful to you:
- Make smart choices about your personal products: the Environmental Working Group is an organization full of scientists, engineers and a whole bunch of other smart people who conduct tests on products that might be harmful to your health. Do your research before you make your purchase!
- With The Good Guide, you can research information on 65,000 "healthy, green and socially responsible" food, toy, personal care and household products. The company uses a comprehensive methodology and ratings system so that you can easily and quickly find information that is most useful to you. You can even see if a specific company is a socially responsible business!
We hope these sites support you so that both your business and personal sustainability are in alignment with one another.
Wondering what other EcoTuesday participants do to ensure that their personal sustainability reaches high standards? Ask them this month in person at one of our 9 events across the country! This month sustainable business leaders will meet on July 27th. As usual, we have incredible speakers in each city that will share about their area of expertise. Afterwards, you can share about yourself so that an entire roomful of people will know about the sustainability-related projects you're working on. Be sure to join us and please RSVP beforehand.
Take care, Nikki Pava
