Our Pledge to Transparency
Sustainability is a journey.
At Green Cloud Nine we want to make sustainability mainstream, that means available and affordable for everyone, because it is the only way it can really be an integral part of our society.
The best way for us to do that is to support people, organizations and businesses to move into the right direction. Green Cloud Nine will offer information, tips, resources and access to sustainable products and companies to help everyone live more sustainably. Without guilt and without pressure.
But when we talk about brands and products, what does “sustainable” mean?
We believe it is a matter of perception. For some, organic is the goal, for others local production, vegan or toxic free, have a higher relevance. In the end, it is our individual choice as consumers to decide what aspects of sustainability are more important to us.
We are committed to transparency and accountability to allow our users to make the best possible choices.
However, it is important to recognise that sustainability is not about perfection. It is a journey that requires constant work and improvement. Most brands or products are unable to be 100% sustainable and ethical in the frame of the economic system we operate in. So, for us, what counts is their commitment to sustainable development and progress towards our common goal.
That is why instead of focusing on the imperfections, we prefer to work with those trying to make a better world, support them and celebrate their small victories, so they can inspire even more positive change.
How we Review and Recommend Brands.
Everything we recommend to you on Green Cloud Nine is independently researched by our Sustainability Team. We review each brand and product, and we display, to the best of our knowledge, the sustainability criteria that we believe that product meets, in the form of sustainability tags.
Whenever possible we will check directly with the brands, organisations or individuals to confirm their claims.
We do not conduct audits to verify the accuracy of their sustainability and ethics claims. Instead, we operate on a foundation of trust. This entails taking honesty as our starting point and depending on third-party labels, certifications, as well as input from the community and our readers.
We test products on an as-needed basis, to avoid unnecessary waste.
Check the section below for a brief definition of each category
Sustainability Categories
🐰 Cruelty free
🪨 Durable & Extended Life
⚖️ Fair & Social
♀️ Female Founder
🍃Organic Certified
🎨 Handmade & Made to Order
☣️ Pollution Reduced
📍 Produced Regionally
🪱 Recyclable / Compostable
♻️ Recycled / Upcycled / Second Hand
🔋 Resource & Energy Efficient
🌿 Vegan
Transparency & Accountability
Our commitment
We are committed to transparency and accountability to allow our
users to make the best possible choices.
However, it is important to recognise that sustainability is not
about perfection. It is a journey that requires constant work and improvement.
Most brands or products are unable to be 100% sustainable and ethical in theframe of the economic system we operate in. So, for us, what counts is their commitment to sustainable development and progress towards our common goal.
That is why instead of focusing on the imperfections, we prefer to
work with those trying to make a better world, support them and celebrate their small victories, so they can inspire even more positive change.
With your support
We pledge to:
- Support through our content, brands that offer products that are better, whether in the way they are produced or in the social, environmental or economic impact they create.
- Celebrate genuine positive actions taken by everyone, whether individuals, brands and organizations.
- Not to reprove a brand, organization or individual for not being “perfect” as long as we see genuine sustainability and ethical efforts being made on their part.
- Avoid greenwashing in any form. If we find any brand,
organization or individuals featured in our site to be greenwashing, we will immediately remove them. We also count on our audience to highlight to us if they believe we feature anything that supports a greenwashing agenda.
- Be as transparent as possible when recommending products or sharing information about brands, organizations and individuals.
Sustainability is subjective and we want to help you to have clear
information at hand to make the best possible choices for you.
- Apply a “continuous improvement” approach. We listen to feedback from our readers and our community and apply that feedback to our daily work.