sustainable consumption

From The Sustainable Development Commission: Sustainable consumption is about enabling the generation of quality of life for all for all time. It is not about living without luxury, darning socks and wearing four jumpers to avoid turning the heating on! Rather it is about inspiring and enabling people to have more fulfilling, happier lives that at the same time improve and enhance our environment and society.

The following documents have the theme sustainable consumption:
Forster campaign drives Worcester to success (from News)
Fishing for change (from News)

Forster promotes the launch of Loch Fyne's Alternatives range.

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Air freight bad, local good? (from Opinion)

Robin Maynard, Director of Communications at The Soil Association seeks to reconcile the contradictions between air-frieghted organic produce and local food networks.

  • With a fast route to market, Producers in developing countries get a bigger cut of air-freighted products
  • There is no clear definition of what is meant by 'local produce'
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