AIMEE McHUGH

HOME EDITOR

What we buy can shape the world. Why not be a conscious consumer and contribute to positive change?

What does it mean to be a conscious consumer? Conscious consumerism – sometimes referred to as ethical consumerism – is spending your money with businesses that have a positive impact on the world.

Furniture, homewares, and interior designers are increasingly responding to the era of climate change with sustainable designs and considered production processes that are kind on the planet.

As conscious consumers it’s our job to seek out these designs and use our purchasing power to ‘vote’ for products that not only look good in our homes but also consider and do good for the planet.

As Emma Watson says: “As consumers, we have so much power to change the world by just being careful in what we buy.”

Whether it’s a chair made from recycled fishing nets, or a light fitting made using 100 per cent renewable energy and shipped flat-packed to reduce carbon emissions from freighting, the pieces we choose for our homes can have an impact on the larger world around us, and contribute to positive, sustainable change.