Today we are jumping into a favorite topic: sustainability shaming. Learn more about what this is, what it does to the overall mission of sustainability, and generally why it sucks. As a bonus, we’ll cover a few everyday ways that you can be more sustainable, how to self-affirm yourself along your sustainability journey, and how to be a better resource for those also on their journey. We can do this, together.

Works Cited:

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2021/05/10/the-role-of-individual-responsibility-in-the-transition-to-environmental-sustainability/

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-consumption-production/

https://behavioralscientist.org/if-you-care-about-the-environment-stop-feeling-guilty-feel-angry-instead/

https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/you-can-quit-feeling-guilty-sustainability-isnt-an-all-or-nothing-game

https://keiseimagazine.com/say-no-to-sustainability-shaming/

https://fivemedia.com/articles/when-it-comes-to-living-sustainably-the-perfect-is-the-enemy-of-the-good/