{"id":131968,"date":"2024-11-15T14:25:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T13:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/uncategorized\/gruener-einkaufen-leicht-gemacht\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T14:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T13:05:04","slug":"green-shopping-made-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/blog\/greenlifestyle\/green-shopping-made-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"<i>Green shopping<\/i> made easy."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"131968\" class=\"elementor elementor-131968 elementor-129330\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c15c9e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c15c9e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ec79fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32ec79fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410003f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"410003f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c6a0038 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"1c6a0038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4443ade elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Green Lifestyle<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0f87d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a0f87d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Green shopping<\/i> made easy.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0f0233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c0f0233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Very unfortunate, but true: Nutrition and consumption &#8211; aka shopping &#8211; <em>have the largest share of a person&#8217;s personal carbon footprint (next to housing) &#8211; &#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5608043c elementor-author-box--layout-image-above elementor-author-box--align-center elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--biography-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"5608043c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/658aaa1cb222764631d1806651a1719f2be5e13e7c9eb4fba543d3264646fc4e?s=120&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" alt=\"Picture of Kristin Oldenburg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKristin Oldenburg\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3871719c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3871719c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tphoto: markus spiske on unsplash\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120f2aad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"120f2aad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4109b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4109b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-772106fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"772106fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e57d1d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e57d1d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>&#8230; at least statistically,<\/strong> <\/em>in Germany it is 10.3 tons (!) per year per person. And it should actually go down to 1 <em>(!)<\/em> ton. These are the German climate targets* But how can we consume more consciously and sustainably? <em>Doesn&#8217;t that simply mean&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1e4d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a1e4d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To give up consumption?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caf998d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caf998d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>No. <em>And yes.<\/em><\/strong> Sustainability &#8211; meaning the long-term responsible use of resources, environmental protection, climate protection &#8211; can be achieved by doing without. If we stopped eating, drinking, breathing, driving, flying, making phone calls, etc., the climate catastrophe would probably soon be over. But so would our lives. It may be a very black and white picture, but it&#8217;s basically true. People eat, drink, breathe, live&#8230; <em><strong>The only question is: how?<\/strong><\/em> Our social and economic systems are based on growth and therefore also on consumption. You can like that or not &#8211; changing it is&#8230; phew. Environmentally friendly, resource-conserving consumption is rather easy. <em><strong>The most important factor &#8211; and therefore the biggest lever for each of us &#8211; is what we buy: The product.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad0b4ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad0b4ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The more sustainable the product, the more sustainable the purchase.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f0a26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1f0a26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Kind of logical, isn&#8217;t it?<\/strong> Let&#8217;s take coffee as an example. Its cultivation can account for 70% of the environmental impact in the worst case or only 1% in the best case.** Organic Fairtrade coffee like that from Mount Hagen is therefore much more sustainable than conventionally grown coffee, which is produced at starvation wages and dumping prices. <em>But it&#8217;s not just cultivation that makes food sustainable.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae0a6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ae0a6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>5 tips for buying food more environmentally friendly.<\/h3><ul><li><strong>Organic or Demeter cultivation<\/strong> &#8211; that goes without saying. You only need to look for the relevant organic labels <em>(more on this in the link section).<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Regionality.<\/strong> Is not always decisive. Tomatoes from Germany are definitely not climate-friendly in winter, but they are in summer. ***<\/li><li><strong>Seasonality.<\/strong> Definitely important. Raspberries or strawberries in winter are a no-go, just like tomatoes <em>(also they don&#8217;t taste good).<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Shop plastic-free.<\/strong> The less packaging, the less waste, the better. Bringing your own bags is not that complicated.<\/li><li><strong>Plant-based.<\/strong> Animal products have a significantly higher carbon footprint than plant-based products. Which doesn&#8217;t mean that everyone has to become vegan. But pea milk, for example, is a great alternative to cow&#8217;s milk.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57357fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57357fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>And finally: Eat up.<\/h3><p><strong>In Germany, 690 pounds of food are thrown away &#8211; every second!**** In view of this, <em>\u201czero waste\u201d takes on a very personal note.<\/em><\/strong> So, if you only buy what you actually use, you&#8217;ve already achieved a lot. <em>Which, by the way, doesn&#8217;t just apply to food.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2933dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2933dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clothes alert.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-098a35f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"098a35f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Did you know that every European buys around 57 pounds of textiles on average per year and throws 24 pounds away? <em>And that only 1% of it is recycled?<\/em><\/strong> All in all, this caused around 595 pounds of CO\u2082 emissions per person in the EU in 2020***** <em>(EU population: 448 million). Unbelievable? But true. And unfortunately, the trend is rising.<\/em><\/p><p>More conscious shopping, more second-hand, less <em>\u201cfast fashion\u201d,<\/em> fewer bad buys and more repairs would help. As there are now also a whole range of responsibly produced fashion labels (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/utopia.de\/bestenlisten\/modelabels-faire-mode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u201cUtopia &#8211; The best fashion labels for fairtrade clothing and sustainable fashion&#8221;<\/a><\/em>), even buying new clothes can become a little better.<\/p><p><strong>Personally, I was quite shocked by all these figures. <em>You often think:<\/em><\/strong> <em>\u201cOh, that little bit doesn&#8217;t matter\u201d.<\/em> Unfortunately, that&#8217;s not true. Every little bit <em>\u201charms\u201d.<\/em> &#8211; But every little bit also helps. It&#8217;s easy to remember the 5 tips for climate-friendly food shopping. Being a little more conscious with your clothes is also easy. And <em>&#8211; boom &#8211;<\/em> sustainable consumption has become much easier.<\/p><p><strong>If you want to learn more about this topic: <em>We have put together a few links for you here.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5eab20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5eab20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>More information and tips for more sustainable shopping:\u00a0<\/h3><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/blog\/greenlifestyle\/what-is-sustainability-and-does-it-work-at-all\/\">\u201cWhat is sustainability? And does it work at all?\u201d<\/a><\/em><br \/><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/blog\/greenlifestyle\/is-everything-that-claims-to-be-organic-actually-organic\/\">\u201cIs everything that claims to be organic actually organic?\u201d<\/a><\/em><br \/><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/organic-fair\/origin-cultivation\/how-fair-is-fair-trade-part-1\/\">\u201cHow fair is fair trade? Part 1.\u201c<\/a><\/em><br \/><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/coffee-culture\/coffeeprep\/black-coffee-prepared-green\/\">\u201cBlack coffee \u2013 prepared green.\u201d<\/a><\/em><br \/><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/blog\/greenlifestyle\/bye-bye-fast-fashion\/\">\u201cBye bye fast fashion.\u201c<\/a><\/em><br \/><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/blog\/greenlifestyle\/fashion-victim\/\">\u201cFashion victim\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a654f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a654f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Sources:<\/em><\/p><p><em>*<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmuv.de\/themen\/nachhaltigkeit\/konsum-und-produkte\/nachhaltiger-konsum#c12955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.bmuv.de\/themen\/nachhaltigkeit\/konsum-und-produkte\/nachhaltiger-konsum#c12955<\/a><\/em><br \/><em>**<a href=\"https:\/\/www.br.de\/radio\/bayern1\/inhalt\/experten-tipps\/umweltkommissar\/kaffee-kapseln-pads-umwelt-100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.br.de\/radio\/bayern1\/inhalt\/experten-tipps\/umweltkommissar\/kaffee-kapseln-pads-umwelt-100.html<\/a><\/em><br \/><em>***<a href=\"http:\/\/www.umweltbundesamt.de\/sites\/default\/files\/medien\/6232\/dokumente\/ifeu_2020_oekologische-fussabdruecke-von-lebensmitteln.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.umweltbundesamt.de\/sites\/default\/files\/medien\/6232\/dokumente\/ifeu_2020_oekologische-fussabdruecke-von-lebensmitteln.pdf<\/a><\/em><br \/><em>****<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwf.de\/themen-projekte\/landwirtschaft\/ernaehrung-konsum\/essen-wir-das-klima-auf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.wwf.de\/themen-projekte\/landwirtschaft\/ernaehrung-konsum\/essen-wir-das-klima-auf<\/a><\/em><br \/><em>*****<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/topics\/de\/article\/20201208STO93327\/umweltauswirkungen-von-textilproduktion-und-abfallen-infografik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.europarl.europa.eu\/topics\/de\/article\/20201208STO93327\/umweltauswirkungen-von-textilproduktion-und-abfallen-infografik<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12373610 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12373610\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><i>There are plenty of shopping guides out there.<\/i> Here, we have put together a few simple rules of thumb to help you shop in a more <b>environmentally friendly, sustainable, and greener<\/b> way. <i>Without a lot of fuss, without having to remember a lot.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3499,"featured_media":129332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[],"custom_tag":[],"class_list":["post-131968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greenlifestyle"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131968"},{"taxonomy":"custom_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/custom_tag?post=131968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}