Skip to main content
Together, we protect people and the planet. Donate today!

Topmost Menu

  • For Green Businesses
  • Green American Magazine
Growing the Green Economy for People and Planet
Home
  • About Us
  • Victories
  • Blog
  • Take Action
DONATE
  • DONATE
    • Join
    • Renew
    • Other Ways to Give
    • Donate
  • Climate
  • Food
  • Finance
  • Labor
  • Social Justice
  • Green Living
  • For Green Businesses
  • Green American Magazine

Sustainable Shopping Tips

Sustainable Shopping Tips

Image: woman holding shopping bags. Topic: Sustainable Shopping Tips

Sustainable Shopping Tips

Supporting the green economy is more than being informed—it’s about following through and “voting with your dollar” as we call it. Where you shop and what you buy when you do sends a message to business owners. And it helps sustainable businesses stay afloat in a deal-driven market. Here are our favorite sustainable shopping tips.

house
Why Josh Barclay and Green America Say: "Efficiency First!"
Use these tips from a Green America member on making your house green and saving money.
By Andrew Schein
Succulents by Annie Sprat
11 Ways to Protect Yourself
Ninety-one percent of Americans and nearly 5 billion people worldwide use a cell phone. Increasingly, cell phones are becoming a vital part of our lives, functioning as our primary mode of personal and business communication as well as our calendars, cameras, MP3 players, and address books. It is…
main street
Community Investing Banks and the Economic Crisis
A necessary type of bank for underserved communities, and the reasons why you should support them.
By Victoria Kreha
Image: two electrical outlets with electronics plugged in. Title: More Steps to Energy Efficiency
More Steps to Energy Efficiency
Take these actions and save up to 56 percent of your energy use!
Succulents by Annie Sprat
31 Ways to Walk or Bicycle More
Here are thirty-one tips to walk or bicycle more. After all, 40% of trips in the US are fewer than two miles from home!
Image: street market with fruit and vegetables. Article: Buying Local and Going Green
Buy Local and Going Green
Green America members are a powerful force when they act together and shop for people and the planet. Buy local, go green.
woman walking in snow
The Road to Toxic Clothing
Check to see if any of your clothing could be considered "toxic".
clothes on hangers
Detox Your Closet!
What the labels don’t tell you is that fashion is one of the most polluting industries in the world.
By Tracy Fernandez Rysavy
a bag of wooden toys by a train set
Green Holiday Gift Ideas for Children
Make the holidays sustainable and fun.
By Andrew Korfhage
Coltan from toxic tech
The Conflict Mineral Question
Are your products made from conflict free gems?
By Martha van Gelder

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹ Previous
  • …
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Page 6
  • Page 7
  • Current page 8
  • Page 9
  • Page 10
  • Next page Next ›
  • Last page Last »

Victory

smuckers victory

Uncrustables Go Non-GMO

Smuckers removes GMOs and high fructose corn syrup from Uncrustables, its very popular peanut butter and jelly product for kids. Green America's GMO Inside campaign has mobilized tens of thousands of consumers to ask Smuckers to remove GMOs from its products.

Green Living

Image: toys scattered on couch. Topic: Beyond Lead: Toxins in Toys
Beyond Lead: Toxins in Toys

Take Action

Bankrolling Climate Crisis
Big Banks are Bankrolling the Climate Crisis

JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America – the Big 4 banks – have collectively invested $1.37 trillion, or 25%, of all fossil-fuel financing…

Take Action Now
Specialized Action
Don't "Specialize" in Wage Theft

Specialized, the cycling company, likes to position itself as a green company, but there is nothing green about the fact that workers who make Specialized clothing are being cheated out of wages.  

Take Action Now
Kroger HFCs
Dear Kroger, Ditch the Climate Pollutants

Kroger has a major problem with super-polluting, greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). These HFCs have thousands of times the warming capacity of carbon dioxide, and supermarkets are leaking millions of tons of them every year. Grocery stores are major HFC emitters…

Take Action Now
View all actions

Related News

heart made of dried flowers
Eco-Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas for Valentine's Day
Guest post from Casper Ohm of Water-Pollution.org.uk, an outlet intended to raise awareness of the alarming levels of water pollution in our planet’s oceans.   With 1 million extra tons of trash per week being thrown away by Americans around…
family at thanksgiving table
This Thanksgiving, Bring a Sustainable Side to Dish About
Though nobody likes having tough conversations around the Thanksgiving table, we at Green America think that having family and friends over is a great time to talk about sustainable Thanksgiving food. These dishes can spark conversations about…
Whole Foods Market storefront
Should We Keep Shopping At Whole Foods?
Last June, Amazon.com Inc. purchased Whole Foods Market Inc. for $13.7 billion. This was one of the most widely talked about mergers of 2017 because of the possible impacts it could have on the grocery industry. Since then, Whole Foods has undergone…

Green Living

Investing in Green Energy

10 Ways to Build Community

Beyond the Walmart Economy

 


 
Let us inspire you!
Take action against corporate greed, learn new ways to reduce your impact on the planet, and discover green products you never knew existed.
GA logo

©2023 Green America

Charity Navigator 4 stars

Candid Gold Seal 2022

  • Take Action
  • Victories
  • News & Media
  • Blog
  • Webinars
  • Get Updates
  • Order our Magazine
  • Jobs & Internships
  • Membership FAQs
  • About Us
  • Support Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Other Ways to Give
  • Center for Sustainability Solutions
  • Green Business Network
  • Green Pages
GA logo

©2023 Green America

Charity Navigator 4 stars

Candid Gold Seal 2022

1612 K Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington DC 20006

Phone: (800) 584-7336      Fax: (202) 331-8166

Green America's website is sponsored by Green America members and manaaki logo

 
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Site Credits

Connect With Us

  • Log in