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Ashlee Piper

Sustainability Expert and Author at Self Employed
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Ashlee Piper is a sustainability expert, author, speaker and media personality whose work has been featured on 250+ television segments, including The TODAY Show & Good Morning America, and in VOGUE, The Washington Post, InStyle, & NY Magazine, to name a few. Piper believes in the power of our individual habits and creating the ideal conditions for anyone to make small, sustainable shifts. Piper’s book, Give A Sh*t: Do Good. Live Better. Save the Planet. has been branded the ‘sustainability Bible.’ She’s consulted on sustainability practices with well-known companies such as airbnb, LUSH, Nissan, and Eileen Fisher, has been a cabinet level advisor to two Massachusetts Governors, and has spoken at the United Nations and TED. She holds a BA from Brown University and a Masters degree in Evidence-Based Social Intervention from the University of Oxford, UK.

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    Sustainability Expert and Author
    started Jul 2014
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  • "Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals tend to be the best ones of the year, so it’s entirely reasonable to want to make the most of them. But this is also the time of year when brands use their best techniques to convince you to buy as much as possible. The psychological wizardry of marketing during Black Friday is strong. To counter this, ask yourself some basic questions like, Do I already have something like this? Do I really need a duplicate? Would I buy this if it wasn’t on sale? If you do end up having to make a return, there are some strategies to reduce the impact. If you bought the item online, try not to simply pack it up and return it by mail. Opt for the most high-touch option, like Amazon kiosks or brick-and-mortar stores. This can help cut down on shipping materials and attendant emissions.” - Fast Company

  • “A few of the biggest barriers of entry to get people excited about sustainability are that they think it’s crunchy, expensive, inconvenient, or it doesn’t work. But the fact is your individual actions can be a pretty powerful way to help save the planet. It all starts with understanding why it’s important to recycle (and compost), learning which items can and can’t be recycled, and using less plastic wherever possible." - Katie Couric Media

  • "While there are myriad reasons for overconsumption in the beauty industry, haul videos in general, whether they're bite-sized TikTok videos or longer-form YouTube types, are not doing the environment any favors. Over consumption, even if many of those haul items are returned or offloaded to others, is the locus of environmental and over production issues." - Refinery 29

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