fábulas sustentáveis

This quantitative consumer study of 18,000 consumers in a total of 18 countries (14 in 2008, 17 in 2009 through 2012) asked about such behavior as energy use and conservation, transportation choices, food sources, the relative use of green products versus conventional products, attitudes toward the environment and sustainability, and knowledge of environmental issues.   Overall, we find that although environmental concerns have widely increased since 2012 and that climate change is presenting an increasingly felt threat to consumers, the pace and scale of uptake of sustainable consumption have remained too little over the past six years.  Top-scoring consumers of the 2014 Greendex study are in the developing economies of India and China, in descending order, followed by consumers in South Korea, Brazil, and Argentina. Indian and Chinese consumers also scored highest in 2012. American consumers’ behavior still ranks as the least sustainable of all countries surveyed sinc...

Just two generations ago, preparing meals was as much a part of life as eating. Now we’ve given up what is perhaps our best excuse to get together and spend time with the people we love—mealtime—and someone else stands at the stove. We’re either watching cooks on TV like we would a spectator sport or grabbing grub, bagged, and eating it alone and on the go. ... Because not cooking is a big mistake—and it’s one that’s costing us money, good times, control, serenity and, yes, vastly better health. I really agree that it is good to cook. When I cook, I learn how to buy food, where it comes from, and how to prepare it. Each time I eat, I understand all the work that is behind my meal and the cost of the food produced to feed me. In the same way, the last book of Michael Pollan, Cooked , talks about the importance of cooking for healthy and more sustainable food habits: The effects of not cooking are similarly far reaching.  Relying upon corporations to process our food me...