You might not want to hear this but...Christmas is coming!
We’re about to enter silly season for consumption with Black Friday and then the Christmas shopping, so what better time to take a pause and think about the impact of what we’re buying, and how we might be able to make our money do good stuff at the same time as buying good pressies.

I’m chatting to Sian Conway-Wood who is the founder of ethical business platform Ethical Hour and managing partner at 181st Street – a communications company. Earlier this moth, Sian launched Shop Ethical Instead – a campaign to encourage us to use our Christmas budget to buy gifts from small, ethical independent brands.
Now, as some of you will now, I’m coming to the end of Nothing New in 22 – a year buying gnothing new, 10 years on from the first one that was the star of my own sustainability journey. I’m pretty sold on the message that one of the most powerful things we can do as individuals is to consume less – so I did gently challenge Sian on how she feels about marketing more stuff to us, that we might not really need.

It was a brilliant chat – and I totally sign up to Sian’s mantra of buy less buy better – so if you are on the look-our for some thoughtfully seclted presents for the loved ones in your life, do check out the Shop Ethical Instead gift guides.

And on that note, if you’re looking to do Christmas with a bit less waste, impact on the planet and money this year, then I’ve pulled together the Crap-Christmas Course – a self-paced course with sixteen modules covering everything from plastic-free stocking fillers, through to sustainable(ish) drinks choices for the Big Day. There's more info right here.

Do let me know what you think of this episode and if you'll be checking out some of the wonderful brands Sian mentions.

Enjoy!

LISTEN... CHECK OUT...

• Ethical Hour
  - Website
  -Instagram
  - Twitter
• Shop Ethical Instead
  - All the gift guides
• Sian's book: Buy Better, Consume Less
• [152] - My 10 year 'greeniversary'
• Nothing New in '22
• [051] - I don't buy it - with Global Action Plan
• Crap-free Christmas course
• Talking Climate - The Sustainable(ish) accredited Carbon Literacy course
• The Sustainable(ish) Facebook group
• The Sustainable(ish) Clubhouse

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