Our Consumption Model Is Broken. Here’s How To Build A New One.

Описание: Learn more about UpChoose here: https://upchoose.com/
This video is a high-level overview of an 11-minute article published on Medium:   / our-consumption-model-is-broken-heres-how-...  

The article summarizes a century of consumption and imagines the next one.

UpChoose PBC is a startup on a mission to activate consumers’ role in transitioning to a sustainable future.

We know we need to transition towards more sustainable products and services, and we believe this creates an exciting opportunity to design superior models that lead to better outcomes for our lives and planet.

We design pathways to a more thoughtful consumption model solving for joy, convenience, sustainability, and affordability, and we are starting at the beginning: babies.

Our consumption model is hurting our environment, our physical and mental health. We’re over-using natural resources, exposing children to toxic chemicals in our everyday products, and creating too much waste. This is unsustainable.

A big part of the problem is ingrained in the fabric of our lifestyle. The changes needed go beyond what products we choose. We need to redesign our behaviors: Why and how we consume.

We can evolve into a new, higher form of consumption. When we do that, we create endless opportunities to re-imagine and improve our lives.

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