Fans love Jillian Harris for her super-cute style, woman-next-door approachability and unfailing honesty. She often starts sentences with, ?I don?t know if I should say this but?.? Spoiler: she always says it.
Such was the case at the recent Atelier Collective, a networking event in Toronto. Harris, a lifestyle blogger, television host and co-author of an upcoming cookbook, gave the keynote speech in which she talked about how her team vets brands to ensure they adhere to certain sustainability practises before partnering with them on promotional campaigns?mentioning one major retailer by name that she was initially reluctant to work with until she spoke to them in-depth about product materials and factory conditions.
Espousing conscious consumerism and working as an influencer don?t often go hand in hand; it is literally Harris?s job to consume?and promote the consumption of?various products. (And there is typically a lot of packaging involved.) But this year, through a series of small and ongoing changes, she has halved the amount of waste she produces at home in Kelowna, B.C.?alongside partner Justin and kids Annie and Leo?and in her work. (Her seven-person team also operates out of her house.) Here?s how she did it?and you can too.
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