How To Save Money and Reduce Your Carbon Emissions With These 2022 Gadgets? By Meredith Duce Buying sustainably reduces your carbon footprint and, more immediately, your money spent. In the summer of 2016, the top three favorite activities for Americans across three generations was noted as picnicking/barbecuing, hiking, and going to the beach. Coming out of the pandemic, things are looking different as we renavigate social activities, but with 2022’s new gadgets we can save money while staying safe and reigniting the feeling of Summer of 2016. Whether you’re planning to hike, picnic, or barbecue, today’s gadgets can help you save money and energy, sustainably. In America, the average carbon footprint for each person is 16 tons, but buying from a trusted source and reducing overall consumption is a great way to make an individual impact. Not sure where to start? A non-profit that helps to verify trusted sources for consumers is B Lab, an organization that certifies companies with a “B Corp Certification”. A company awarded the B Corp Certification must follow three criteria; they “demonstrate high social and environmental performance,” remain “accountable to all stakeholders, not just shareholders,” and exhibit “transparency by allowing information about their performance” x. A certification that verifies a corporation’s care for its employees and consumers and follows a structure of sustainability before profits. We can follow that structure in our own purchases.
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