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Sustainable Consumer

Easing Sustainability "In-" and "Out-Group" Conflict

Andrea Learned | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Social Norms, Green Psychology, Human Psychology, Sustainable Business, Sustainability, Green Thinking, Human Behavior, Green Business, Green Skeptics, Sustainable Psychology, Sustainable Consumer, Green News
Andrea Learned

What if a sustainability-minded person is in the in-group, and a less convinced citizen/consumer is in the out-group? It can seem that ne'er the twain shall meet. What could they possibly have in common?

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Eco Etiquette: 16 Great Gifts for the Green Host or Hostess

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Green Living, Green Gifts, Terracycle, Recycled Crayons, Green Diy, Organic Beer, Green Entertaining, Hostess Presents, Sustainable Consumer, Nicobella, Peopletowels, Green Holiday, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. My husband and I just got...

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Know Women (Moms), Know the Sustainably-Minded Consumer: Part 2

Andrea Learned | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Mom Bloggers, Sustainable Consumers, Green Consuming, Green Moms, Green Mom, Green Living, Mommy Bloggers, Green Marketing, Green Bloggers, Sustainable Consumer, Social Studies Group, Green News
Andrea Learned

The Green Mom Eco-cosm wields incredible influence in the broader consumer marketplace. These women represent the voice of the toughest of the tough, sustainably-minded consumer.

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Know Women, Know the Sustainably-Minded Consumer: Part I

Andrea Learned | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Gendered Marketing, Sustainable Marketing, Green Consumers, Unconsumerism, Green Consumerism, Green-Consumerism, Green Mom, Consumer Behavior, Marketing to Womem, Green Living, Green Moms, Green Marketing, Gendered Consumer Behavior, Marketing to Moms, Sustainable Consumer, Green News
Andrea Learned

Who's this "sustainable consumer" business types now speak of? And is sustainable consuming even possible? That's the question for brands hoping to sidle into the green marketplace.

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Top Green Consumer Trends for 2009: Which Predictions Came True?

Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Spending Habits, Consumerism, Green Trends, Consumer Trends, Economic Recession, Economic Crisis, 2009 Trends, Top Consumer Trends, Craigslist, Fresh Ideas Group, Trends, Conscious Consumerism, Green Consumer, Sustainable Consumer, Natural Home, Natural Home Magazine, Fair Trade, Landfill Waste, Organic Food Sales, Over the Counter Remedies, Economic Slowdown, Organic Food, Natural Home Remedies, Netflix, Green News
Robyn Griggs Lawrence

At the end of last year, our friends at The Fresh Ideas Group went out on a limb with some public predictions about how Americans would act in 2009. As the year winds down, let's see how they did.

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A Diatribe: Engaging Conventional Business Thinkers with Sustainability

Andrea Learned | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Women's Green Market, Green-Marketing, Women's Market, Green Marketing, Sustainable Consumer, Green Market, Business News
Andrea Learned

We must not Today's business leaders must innovate as they always have, but to do so within exciting new parameters that serve planet, people and profits.

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