Businesses Doing the Right Thing

I was questioned by  journalist a little while ago, about why social considerations fit in with Earthday and environmental concerns in general. For me it seemed so obvious, but I think many folks embrace green considerations before they embrace wider social considerations, and don’t necessarily see the  connection.

 

Some of my most environmentally aware friends found themselves on the receiving end of some hopefully friendly jibes the other day.  They had committed the egregious sin of replacing some bushes in their front yard with grass so their daughter could play.  It is hard to have a picnic or to play on bushes!
 

On this 40th anniversary year of EarthDay, ethiquette was solicited for a couple of media interviews (even a request from Australia!). The focus of the interviews this year was greenwashing. 

With two little boys in the house, toys are constantly on my mind.  I pick them up, I trip over them, I search for favourites and I make sure a couple are always in my purse.  We think about toys at ethiquette also, and we were recently talking with www.learningtoys.ca .  learningtoys.ca is a seller of our favourite toys for the boys; Read more

I was thinking about certifications and the sheer number of different certifications that exist in the world.  With the global movement of goods and services we import certifications into our markets when goods are imported.
 

I was faced with the dilemma for the sustainability conscious, the apparently more sustainable choice was 5x the price. 

 

You may remember from other posts, I have two small boys at home.  One is almost potty trained and the 4 week old with at least two more years of diapers to go.  So we use a lot of baby wipes in my household! (We'd originally set out to  use  little, washable, organic cotton towels and water, the more ecological option, but  abandoned them a while back for the convenience of the disposable wipe).

I just recently received a gift of bottled water at my office.  Bottled water is an interesting topic. In priciple, I'm totally against the privatisation of water, in practice, I recognize there is sometimes a need for bottled water.