What is ethical consumption? | 5 things we can do for the environment

Mass production and mass consumption by developed countries are considered to be one of the major causes of all the problems around the world, such as poverty, human rights issues, and climate change. It is important to show by the actions ofが大事です。

This time, I will explain about ethical consumption, which is socially and environmentally friendly behavior. In this article, I will also introduce what we can do right away from today, so please read to the end.ご覧下さい。

What is ethical consumption?？

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Ethical means ethical in English. Ethical consumption means that we take into consideration society and the environment in our daily lives, such as eating, drinking, wearing, and using. Sensible thoughts and behaviors and society The basics of ethical consumption can be said to be the purchase and consumption of products made with consideration for the global environment.「エシカル消費」の基本と言えるでしょう。

Furthermore, by looking at and considering all kinds of problems around the world from society to the global scale, we are leading to environmental conservation and the creation of a sustainable society.ます。

What is sustainable

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Sustainability means that it can be continued for a long time I wrote in detail in this article書いてます。

https://www.rasical.com/blogs/sustainable/what-is-sustainable

There are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations, and practicing any of them will lead to ethical consumption, and we can contribute to the achievement of these goals by thinking ethically and conducting consumption activities. I willとになりますね。

5 things we can do from today選

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By the way, some people want to contribute to solving the problems of the earth by consuming ethically, but they don't know where to start. A summary of ethical behaviorめてみました。

1 Bring your own bagう

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When shopping at convenience stores and supermarkets, you can choose not to get a plastic shopping bag by carrying your own bag.In addition to reducing plastic shopping bags, it is said that there is no need to produce extra plastic shopping bags. have a purposeがあります。

Replace with 2 LED bulbsう

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When you replace a light bulb, don't you choose only based on the price of the main unit? Next time, let's choose an LED bulb.ょう。

LED bulbs are energy efficient and have a long lifespan, so they have the ethical effect of reducing mass consumption.ですね。

3 Buy locally grown produceう

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Local production for local consumption, such as vegetables and fish, is the basis of ethical consumption that is considerate of the region. Ethical consumption can be expected by suppressing the carbon dioxide generated whenル消費が期待出来るのです。

Furthermore, it also works to enhance social sustainability by continuing to protect the jobs of farmers and local communities.ます。

 

4 Let's buy fair trade productsう

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Selecting and purchasing products with fair trade marks, such as chocolate and wine, will leave profits for producers in developing countries and reduce unfair exploitation. You can enjoy carefully selected, high-quality and delicious crop products.が出来ます。

5 Let's try consumption that supports people with disabilitiesう

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Various genres of products such as cookies and miscellaneous goods made by people with disabilities are sold in regions all over the country.るでしょう。

summary

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You can incorporate ethical consumption into your life just by consciously choosing and changing the things you normally buy and consume.ます。

Ethical consumption greatly contributes to the safe coexistence of all living things on earth. I hope that people around me will know about this behavior and that we can all work together to solve the world's problems little by little. I amています。

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