25 Sustainable Resolutions for 2025

Hoping to reduce your carbon footprint this year? Looking for resolution ideas that are good for you AND the planet? This episode has you covered! Host Rose Daily and guest Lorenza Zebell share 25 sustainable resolution ideas for 2025 that anyone can adopt - no matter where they are on their sustainability journey. From small daily shifts to impactful changes in energy use and consumption, they cover easy-to-implement ideas like subscribing to climate friendly social media accounts, testing your soil, and switching to time of use electricity rates. Plus, they discuss practical tips for achieving your resolutions throughout the new year.

A summarized list of the 25 sustainable resolution ideas can be accessed here: /DocumentCenter/View/15880/SSP-Episode-15-Summary-List

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(02:42) Our 2024 & 2025 resolutions

(05:31) Softball resolutions: zero-waste products & reusable grocery bags

(08:06) Fair trade grocery items

(09:07) Subscribe to social media climate accounts

(10:21) Choose glass over plastic

(11:42) The most impactful resolution on emissions

(13:32) Resolutions for your wallet

(14:26) Time of use rate

(16:01) Conduct a lightbulb inventory

(17:10) Hang dry laundry

(18:00) Reduce fashion consumption

(20:14) Invest in an kilowatt meter

(21:43) Review your investments!

(22:59) Water softeners

(23:47) Green energy program

(24:48) Resolutions for your lawn

(27:45) Start a green team at your place of work

(30:01) Have more conversations about climate change

(31:32) How to achieve your resolutions this year