One Planet Living

Continuing our series exploring Bio regional’s ten principles of One Planet Living, the spotlight this month is on equity and local economy.  This principle is based on creating “safe, equitable places to live and work which support local prosperity and international fair trade”.  

The One Planet goals for equity and local economy include:

• To ensure diversity and equality of opportunity across gender, race, age, sexual orientation and disability.
• To create a vibrant and resilient economy where a significant proportion of money is spent locally.
• To pay all employees a living wage and avoid large income gaps.
• To ensure pensions and investments are managed responsibly.
• To conduct international trade fairly and without exploitation.

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Last month, we looked at the first One Planet Living principle of living a happy and healthy life, with healthy food choices obviously being an important aspect to health.  However, there is more to food that we need to consider than just choosing to eat more fruit and vegetables – we need to understand where our food comes from to be sustainable.  This brings us onto the next One Planet Living principle, local and sustainable food.

Choosing local food has been gaining popularity for a while now with farmers markets becoming all the rage.  As consumers, we love the idea of knowing where our food comes from whilst engaging with and supporting local businesses.  We know that choosing local supports the local economy and uplifts and supports small scale farmers, but are we aware of what buying local does for the environment? 

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