Businesses owned by a variety of stakeholder groups meet both economic and social goals for sustainable consumption through their commitment to meeting the needs of all their owners.
Cities’ climate action plans can legitimize sustainable consumption as part of the climate solution with objectives and actions that reduce consumption-related emissions.
Inventorying greenhouse gas emissions according to where goods and services are consumed, rather than produced, illustrates the powerful link between consumption and climate change.
B Corps and Benefit Corporations are held to higher standards for accountability and transparency than traditional for-profit businesses, and aim to use business as a force for good.
Tool libraries offer no- or low-cost access to home and garden tools and more, reducing cost-related barriers to home improvements and encouraging community sharing.
Repair cafés are a social and enjoyable way to shift mindsets toward repair and away from purchasing new goods, preventing a need for new products and keeping waste out of landfills.
Comfortable pedestrian access to stores, restaurants and other businesses, co-mingled with neighborhoods, reduces the need to own cars and encourages social connections.
Small and micro homes help keep housing prices affordable, require fewer materials to build and lower utilities to live comfortably, and encourage living with less “stuff.”
ADUs provide potential income streams and space for family members via smaller-than-average footprints that require fewer materials to build and lower utilities to maintain.
