Saving America Through Sustainable Shopping

Thom Filicia Home Collection at Vanguard Furniture. Photo courtesy of Vanguard Furniture.

America is founded on the idea that people are capable of making responsible choices for the betterment of themselves, their communities, and the world-at-large. One of the best ways to promote social and economic improvements is through the power of shopping.

What we buy shows not only our sense of personal style, but also social our consciousness. A frontrunner in this movement, the Sustainable Furnishings Council has just marked the third anniversary of its founding with the launch of a new consumer education campaign to promote awareness about sustainable designs in the home furnishings industry.

The campaign kicked off with a roundtable featuring three of the most notable icons in the interior design industry, discussing some of their most recent collections.

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Sustainable Wood Furniture Cooperative Donating 15% of its Profits to Conservation Groups Until the Summer Solstice

VERNON, Vt.- In continuing honor of Earth Day and the forests that supply them with the wood for their craft, Vermont Woods Studios has launched its ‘15% For The Forest Initiative,’ which will run until the Summer Solstice on June 21.

Cherry moon bed. Photo courtesy of Vermont Woods Studios.

This is the first year that Vermont Woods is holding this particular initiative, though the company has been both volunteering for and donating to local conservation groups for many years, said Peggy Farabaugh, the company’s co-owner.

Among the organizations that will be donated to are the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas Project and the Vermont Center for Ecostudies.As part of this initiative, Vermont Woods will also donate 15 percent of a purchase price to any environmental charity of a customer’s choice.

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