In a society where consumption is such a determining part of people’s lives, changing our consumption patterns is a crucial step toward creating an ethically and environmentally sustainable world. But we aren’t only consumers — we’re workers, artists, teachers, mothers, employers, friends and neighbors. In short, we’re human beings. And as human beings, we need to re-evaluate not only the way we consume but the way we produce, the way we take and the way we give. In other words, we need to rethink the way we relate — to the planet, to other species and to each other.

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