The packaging company Tetra Pak conducted the world’s first social experiment to see if sustainable lifestyle habits can have an impact on personal happiness.
Participants in the study made small changes in their daily lives to be more environmentally responsible, such as using an electric bicycle instead of driving or buying products in packaging made of renewable materials.
All participants reported increased levels of happiness as these lifestyle changes became habitual, according to a statement from the think tank Global Footprint Network summarising the results of the study.
Tetra Pak has now published a list of ideas that people can include in their everyday life to make the transition to a sustainable lifestyle.
“When more people adopt simple, renewable lifestyle behaviours, the cumulative impact on our planet adds up,” states Global Footprint Network.