Better Shopping with ConsciousCBUS

Heide Rembold is a conscious business activist here in Columbus, Ohio. She’s passionate about reducing waste, making purchasing decisions that have an impact, and social entrepreneurship. She’s just released her holiday guide to purchasing conscious gifts.

Heidi runs @consciouscbus on Instagram — highlighting small businesses doing good in central Ohio, with a real focus on conscious living and conscious consumerism.

For a long time, Heidi has been digging into social issues here in Columbus. She previously worked at the Star House as a youth advocate — the Star House is a drop-in centre for youth experiencing homelessness, aged 14–24. She would spend time with the youth to listen to their story and help them in any way that she could.

She also has launched a social enterprise called Solar Bean Cafe and is currently looking for a home for her coffeehouse, where she plans to hire at-risk youth and others with barriers to employment.

I love her passion for reducing waste and evaluating what you purchase to see where you can make better choices. We both love amazon but recognize that with a little planning you can make choices which support your local economy and have a better net impact on the environment and the community. She’s put together this guide to help save you time on finding these opportunities.

Check out what she’s doing on Instagram, Facebook and on The Conscious Hive!

Originally published at https://peoplehelpingpeople.world on December 4, 2019.