#Word365

 My word of the year for 2025 - and I said that I wanted it to reflect the way my life impacts others. and the things that impact me.  

Here are three groups I have come across recently who are making an impact, which I think are worth sharing. Thank you Kezzie for sending me the links to the first two, which I am more than happy to share

first Sojo is a company committed to help fix the fashion industry by encouraging people to repair clothing.  They posted on Instagram about the impact of a simple repair on a garment.  Whilst I do my own repairs, I find their statistics fascinating.

• repairing a rip in a waterproof coat = saves 45kg CO₂ emissions= 300 washes in the machine
  
• repairing a hole in a wool jumper = 16kg CO₂ = leaving a lightbulb on for 50 days
• repairing a cotton teeshirt = 7.5kg CO₂ = ironing for 25 hours
  
  The message is clear, MEND IT, DON'T BIN IT!

second -  Saathi Pads are not available to us in the UK - but what a genius idea for using the waste from the banana harvest! and the potential impact to the environment is amazing

finally - a book company I have recently started using. Awesome Books, whose strapline is "Making an impact with every book"

This is the recyclable bag in which my last purchase arrived. I have been happy with Ziffit/WorldOfBooks   for many years, but this company also offers selling/buying of secondhand books. As I am committed to buying 2nd hand if I possibly can, it was useful to find someone who had a 'wanted' book that WOB didn't. And who passes on books to groups which promote reading
- you buy one - we give one-  how good is that?

I should mention that WorldOf Books enables you to make a charitable donation when you sell books to them. Another good impact!