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More 'environmentally conscious' Aussies on the rise this Christmas

Aussies are heading in the right direction when it comes to ensuring a fairer Christmas for the planet and communities.

Aussies are heading in the right direction when it comes to ensuring a fairer Christmas for the planet and communities. Credit: Lucie Liz on Pexels

Australians are actively looking for ways to further improve their actions this Christmas that will benefit the environment, reveals the 'Conscious Christmas Report'.


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By Annalyn Violata

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Australians are actively looking for ways to further improve their actions this Christmas that will benefit the environment, reveals the 'Conscious Christmas Report'.


Key Points

  • 2 in 5 Aussies say reducing their impact on the environment this holiday season is a top priority.
  • A third (34%) of Aussies want to support businesses that are 'environmentally conscious'.
  • Sydney-based fashion designer Nicole Oliveria only uses second-hand clothing as she promotes 'consciously sustainable designs'.

New research reveals that Aussies are heading in the right direction when it comes to ensuring a fairer Christmas for the planet and communities.

More Aussies want to support businesses that do good this festive season, with two in five (38%) saying reducing their impact on the environment this holiday season is a top priority.

Interestingly, The Conscious Christmas Report also reveals Aussies are actively looking for ways to do better, with over half (58%) wanting to support local businesses this Christmas and nearly two-thirds (63%) wanting to purchase gifts that clean up the planet.

Sydney-based Nicole Oliveria considers herself an 'environmentally conscious' fashion designer.

Since starting her design career, Oliveria decided to "only use second-hand clothing as a way for her to be a more consciously sustainable designer".

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