Eco-Friendly Green Lifestyle

Your money has power. You can choose to buy only the green and ethical products such as those mentioned throughout my post, and as consumer demand for these products grows, more producers switch to green production methods, putting more green products on the shelves. A happy by-product is that cost comes down, bringing green products [...]

Looking at tending practices
The biggest impact any bank or building society makes is through its lending policy. If it doesn’t have an ethical lending policy it may lend to businesses that trade arms, harm the environment, and exploit workers.
Even if you don’t have any savings and simply need a bank to have your salary paid [...]

Staking your money on ethical stocks
If you hold company shares directly, ask those companies about their business ethics and find out if they produce a social or environmental report.
You can invest in ethical index funds on an ethical exchange, and by buying shares and investing in companies with strong corporate social responsibility, you can encourage [...]

People just like you currently have around Pounds 4 billion invested in the ethical market in the UK. These investment funds operate on the principle of not investing money in any enterprise that would harm the environment, people around the world, or animals and wildlife — and some actively encourage progressive green companies. The idea [...]

If you want to build a green home, buy and renovate a derelict building to become a green home, or to adapt your own home to be more green, the chances are you’ll need a mortgage — a loan secured against the property concerned.
Few high street lenders are geared specifically to deal with green projects [...]

If you want to give away some of your hard-earned income, thousands of charities are only too eager to accept it. Choose your charity carefully to match your environmental, ethical, and green priorities. You can give to local housing projects or to clean-water projects in remote parts of the world. Whatever your principles, there’s sure [...]

Sharing the school run
If you have to use a car to get your children to school, you can cut down on the number of cars all going in the same direction each morning and afternoon by sharing the school run. Organise a group of parents to pick up the number of children that can safely [...]

Schools have a role to play in the wider community and can lead by example. The ultimate goal of greening schools is to get the children involved in projects that help build a greener community. If the school uses renewable energy and recycles and composts food waste, it shows children, parents, and other people in [...]

If you don’t need a car as part of your job, think about changing to public transport.
People give several standard reasons for not using public transport, but others give just as many reasons why they love it. Those against trains and buses, in particular, refer to safety and security concerns, unreliability, and lack of services [...]

Employers are becoming more interested in encouraging their employees to leave their cars at home.
Many companies have become burdened by employees expecting a car with their salary package. But if businesses can encourage alternatives instead, they can benefit themselves and the environment. Cutting down on the number of company cars means employers need less parking [...]