You are viewing a single comment's thread from:
RE: Individual Responsibility Vs Corporate: Should You Really Be Boarding Your Next Flight to Bali?
It's really a bit of a catch 22. Unfortunately our world leaders seem to have a disproportionate number of climate change deniers among them, and they are getting their pockets lined by the big polluters who put profits above all else.
If our governments aren't prepared to force or even encourage corporate polluters to do the right thing, perhaps as consumers we need to make our choices based on more than just price.
Let's say product A and product B are functionally the same, but B is more expensive because it is manufactured using more environmentally responsible methods. We vote with our cash. The challenge is finding those that have the most responsible practices.
Posted using Partiko Android
And us being in West with a decent income have a moral duty to pay that bit extra, which I am happy to do. Sadly many arent - the extra pennies add up. So good on Branson for being a leader here. If he can pull it off and PROFIT from it, then its a win win.. others might follow. I guess we all have a part to play. We cant wash our hands and say we can't do anything personally at all, and we can absolutely support companies who are headed in right direction whilst continuing to have conversations like this. X
Addressing both @sparkesy43 and @riverflows here.
Unfortunately, even in the West, more and more people are dropping to the point where they can't make that vote with their cash and it's only going to get worse.
Yeah exactly. Be wary of the perfect life on instagram where cute girls live happy eco lives. Aware of difference, and prevalence, of privilege & poverty.