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Sustainable
consumption is the
only way to ensure a
proper balance of all
these issues in the
long term.
Sustainable
consumption barriers
(see figure on the
right):
Steps towards
sustainable
consumption:
Green jobs
– Green jobs are created as a by-product of encouraging
sustainable consumption.
– These jobs are in industries which produce environmentally
friendly products and services.
– There are a number of approaches that companies have
taken to achieve the goal of a greener workplace (e.g.
incentivizing carpooling, introducing paperless offices,
videoconferencing, increasing recycling efforts, home-based
teleworking).