Barriers to a Sustainable Lifestyle

A new report from Nielsen highlights barriers that consumers are facing to be more sustainable. As the graph shows, it’s still comes down to dollars and cents preventing us buying products that are better for the environment. With a tight economic outlook predicted for 2023 and households watching their spending, where will that leave our planet?

https://nielseniq.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/01/NIQ-2023-External-Sustainability-Report.pdf

Green is Good

Greenfile is a database of journals, reports and documents from scholarly, governmental, and general interest sources. Issues covered include climate change, green buildings, pollution, and sustainable agriculture. Search filters are available to narrow down the 1.1 million indexed records, with full text open access for over 15,000 of those records. For any environmental research needs, Greenfile is an excellent place to start, especially considering that it is an academic database which is free to use.

Market Leaders in Sustainability

One of the leading sustainability magazines, CSO, has released a range of top ten lists for various attributes relating to sustainability. The lists include the top ten most sustainable countries, the best EV’s (electric vehicles) and who produces the most ethically sourced palm oil. There’s not a lot of extra info published with each entry in the lists, but what is given is really useful for a quick soundbite on why they feature on the respective list.