{"id":97983,"date":"2023-03-10T07:34:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T06:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/?p=97983"},"modified":"2024-06-05T17:04:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T15:04:12","slug":"eco-goes-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/responsibility\/commitment\/eco-goes-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco goes online."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"97983\" class=\"elementor elementor-97983 elementor-95706\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33da763e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33da763e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cfd7b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21cfd7b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-239848f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"239848f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d5c1b5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"34d5c1b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4443ade elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Commitment<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2afcfa52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2afcfa52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eco goes online.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f942622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f942622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am going to be honest: I am an online shopper. Not necessarily at the <em>\u201cbig smiling A\u201d<\/em>, but I order most of my clothes second-hand online. I order my spices online. And of course, I would order my coffee online. I also enjoy going to a farmers market or to an actual shop. But since I am always quite busy with my job, dog, family, and my hobbies I love saving some time by ordering online \u2013 with a bad conscious. <em>But a new study by the Institute for Applied Ecology shows, that it is actually not even necessary to feel guilty about it, at least when it comes to organic food.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24985daa elementor-author-box--layout-image-above elementor-author-box--align-center elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--biography-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"24985daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Portrait-Babette-120x120.png\" alt=\"Picture of Babette Lichtenford\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBabette Lichtenford\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d5122 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"57d5122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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11.813-9.891l7.143-40c1.313-7.355-4.342-14.109-11.813-14.109h-74.81l22.857-128h79.096a12 12 0 0 0 11.813-9.891zM261.889 320h-98.634l22.857-128h98.634l-22.857 128z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/tags\/respect\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Respect<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f3ac0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10f3ac0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tphoto: lichtenford-design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-749a4eb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"749a4eb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-352a647\" data-id=\"352a647\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-342872d4\" data-id=\"342872d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5547ce02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5547ce02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can I do that?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29cb08dc\" data-id=\"29cb08dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15385b8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15385b8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fde0478\" data-id=\"3fde0478\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bf5ed08\" data-id=\"2bf5ed08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64184d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64184d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Normally,<\/strong> <\/em>one would not associate <em>\u201corganic\u201d<\/em> with the virtual, digital world. And when you look at some of the people who have been working in the organic industry for a long time you can tell how much they are struggling with the online business. At the same time, the analyses by the Institute for Applied Ecology shows, how much this \u201cnew\u201d approach can actually promote the economical, ecological, and social sustainability.*<\/p><p><strong>Let\u2019s take a look at the effects. <\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>From an economic point of view,<\/strong> <\/em>a digital platform is an additional sales channel and an alternative to farm shops, famers markets, grocery stores. Especially smaller producers can reach more customers.<\/p><p>E-commerce offers more security in terms of planning, since only the goods that were actually ordered online, have to be delivered \u2013 quite different to the concept of a farmers market. Furthermore, the producers have the freedom to decide what they want to sell and to set the prices.<\/p><p><em><strong>From an ecological point of view<\/strong><\/em> food fast is decreased <em>(key word: planning security)<\/em>, and <em>\u201cfunny looking\u201d<\/em> food can deliberately be sold (<em>for example at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperfectfoods.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">imperfect food<\/a><\/em>). Delivery routes are shortened. Since the products are not transported to the distributors warehouse, then to the point of sale, only to then be picked up be the delivery service. Especially platforms that use assembly points that allow customers to pick up their orders themselves, help to reduce the carbon footprint. Moreover, if fruit and vegetables are not wrapped individually, there are even more opportunities for savings.<\/p><p><em><strong>Of course, there are also social effects:<\/strong><\/em> Producers and customers can speak directly with each other. Express wishes, impart know-how, talk with each other. And for some the access to healthy and sustainable food only becomes possible \u2013 because not everyone is living near an organic food shop <em>(or a second-hand shop or an organic coffee shop)<\/em>. <em><strong>In short:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4894bcfd\" data-id=\"4894bcfd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a6fb1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a6fb1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3eb77bd\" data-id=\"3eb77bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fe73a7\" data-id=\"3fe73a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b685a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7b685a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You can.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee0f9c0\" data-id=\"ee0f9c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9b8a62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9b8a62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d90e15d\" data-id=\"d90e15d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccb60bd\" data-id=\"ccb60bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbc7435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbc7435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Or like Cara-Sophie, project leader at the Institute for Applied Ecology, puts it:<\/strong> Digital platforms can significantly contribute to sustainable lifestyles \u2013 However, only if the political framework allows it and when the platforms specifically direct their business model towards sustainability. ** (translated freely from German)<\/em><\/p><p><em>Sources:<\/em><br \/>**<a href=\"https:\/\/reset.org\/wie-nachhaltig-ist-der-online-lebensmittelvertrieb-und-digitale-mobilitaetsplattformen-07082021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.reset.org\/wie-nachhaltig-ist-der-online-lebensmittelvertrieb-und-digitale-mobilitaetsplattformen-07082021\/<\/a><br \/>*<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oeko.de\/presse\/archiv-pressemeldungen\/presse-detailseite\/2021\/wie-nachhaltig-sind-digitale-plattformen-fuer-lebensmittel-und-mobilitaet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.oeko.de\/presse\/archiv-pressemeldungen\/presse-detailseite\/2021\/wie-nachhaltig-sind-digitale-plattformen-fuer-lebensmittel-und-mobilitaet<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61ba202\" data-id=\"61ba202\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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