Sustainability: business, life, environment

Today, escalating conversations on topics such as climate change, carbon legislation, energy independence, and growing consumer eco awareness generate forward eco movement for some but simultaneously create confusion and skepticism for others.  While many New Year's resolutions were made to address these issues, many find that those resolutions are too big of a chunk to bite off.  So what are meaningful ways to create and keep green New Year's Resolutions?

At Taiga Company, we use a softened approach in our sustainability consulting practice to assist clients to ease the transition from "eco curious” to "eco living".   Permission is one key to dissolving resistance, confusion, and stagnation in moving forward in a sustainable lifestyle. Allowing yourself to have permission to NOT do something gives you the freedom to explore what it is you WANT to do.  Consider giving permission in these ways to promote eco action: 

It's okay to focus eco action in particular areas of interest or inspiration.

• It's okay to address less interesting areas of eco awareness later.
• A sustainable lifestyle is not an all or nothing approach.
• Living a sustainable lifestyle is not a single cookie cutter solution that applies uniformly to everyone.  Each individual finds the value in it for themselves.
• Each eco action you take on behalf of the environment does make a difference.
• Aim to incorporate sustainable actions that easily fit into your current lifestyle.
• There are shades to green living.  There will always be room for improvement.
• Celebrate your successes and continually approach life seeking eco awareness in your choices and your habits.

Just thinking about sustainability or even a sustainable lifestyle can be daunting subject to anyone when viewed in its entirety.   By making changes that are inspiring and manageable relative your current lifestyle, the process of incorporating sustainability becomes much easier - and easier to keep those green New Year's resolutions.