Meet your new media guide! The sustainable books, films, series, documentaries, blogs, influencers and handy resources you want to know about. This long list of sustainable media tips offers something for everyone, I even made a kid's list. Whether you're a reader, TV watcher or avid podcast listener, we've thought of everyone. It contains a mix of heavy fare to light-hearted entertainment with a green edge. In short, a tip for every mood and occasion.
Sustainable media tips: my favourite books, docs, series, films, podcasts, influencers, blogs and more
This list had to and would come one day. With the launch of my sustainable lifestyle book: NIKS NIEUWS, yet it will surprise you the time had finally come. I sat down and made a list of all the interesting and inspiring media. This is a list of my favourite sustainable reading tips, viewing tips, podcasts, useful resources and fine influencers and bloggers.
In my book, I take you through my sustainable quest. For each lifestyle topic, I tell you what is going on in (and with) the world, I tell you what the process has been like for me personally and I share lots of tips I have gained over the past few years.
My book is packed with tips. Some are directly in a book and some you can look up with QR codes, like this article, that is. Because that's more convenient because then I can easily update those online lists when something cool is launched again. And so this is the list for sustainable media tips.
There it is: your new media guide
This list of sustainable media tips is not exhaustive, but is meant to get you started. Do you have a great tip? Then feel free to contact me and I can add to the list. You can get in touch via the follow and contact buttons at the bottom of this page.
Are you curious about my book? I get that! You can order it from my webshop. I would love that!
Green viewing tips
The list below is a mix of films, documentaries, TV shows and series. In addition, there is an awesome platform WaterBear where you can watch dozens of free documentaries on major topics. Take a look here too!
- A Life on Our Planet (Netflix)
- An Inconvenient Truth (Pathé)
- A Plastic Ocean (website)
- Bottom in sight (NPO)
- Breaking Bounderies: The Science Of Our Planet (Netflix)
- Code Red (NPO)
- Chasing Coral (Netflix)
- The Evening Show (NPO)
- The power of the thrift shop (NPO)
- The price buster (NPO)
- The battle of the clerical world (NPO)
- The state of the climate (NPO)
- The Garbage Man (NPO)
- Dark Waters (Netflix)
- Sewn (NPO)
- Filleted (NPO)
- Girlboss (Netflix)
- Green Gold (NPO)
- Goodwill Dumping (NPO)
- The success of the thrift shop (NPO)
- Your House In Order (SBS 6)
- Inspectorate of Value (NPO)
- Kiss the Ground (Netflix)
- Below ground level
- Our Planet (Netflix)
- Pointer: the plastic plague (NPO)
- Reaction: what less do we want? (NPO)
- Skewering in the polder (NPO)
- Seaspiracy (Netflix)
- The biggest Little Farm (Netflix)
- The Game Changers (Netflix)
- The True Cost (website)
- Backlight - The dobenefit economy (NPO)
- Tegenlicht - The outgrowers (NPO)
- Thhe Story of Plastic (YouTube)
- Tidying Up With Marie Kondo (Netflix)
- What is holding us back? (NPO)
- Zembla (NPO)
- Zembla - Disaster in the rainforest (NPO)
- Zembla - The depleted soil (NPO)
- Sunday with Lubach (NPO)
- Sunday with Lubach: nuclear power (NPO)
- Sunday with Lubach: train embarrassment (NPO)
Green reading tips
- If common sense was king, Dennis Storm
- The capsule wardrobe, Leoni Huisman
- The green mum, Kari van der Heide
- The Ark of Taste, Slow Food Netherlands
- The hidden impact, Babette Porcelijn
- This is a good guide, Marieke Eyskoot
- Enough (magazine)
- The happy 2050 scenario, Babette Porcelijn
- The sustainable family, Sustainable Family
- How to avoid climate disaster, Bill Gates
- How are we going to explain this, Jelmer Mommers
- Niks nieuws, Saskia Sampimon-Versneij (thegreenlist.nl)
- Cleaned up!, Marie Kondo
- Project 333, Courtney Carver
- Rights for Nature, Jessica den Outer
- Spark Joy, Marie Kondo
- Life without waste, Emily-Jane Townley
- From tile garden to jungle, Katja Staring
- Desire near less, Jelle Derckx
- Get rid of it, Dennis Storm
Green podcasts
- BNR Sustainable
- Those sustainable girls
- A wardrobe that suits you
- Green Madmen
- Green roads
- The green heart
- The marathon interview with Roger Cox
- Ounce greener
- Plan B
- Tess to Sustainability
Green influencers (and bloggers)
Some of the influencers below also have a website or other social channels on which they are active. For convenience, I only note their Instagram account. Be sure to check where else they are active. You can usually find this on their profile page on Instagram ‘the link in bio’.
- @bonusvegan (also blog site)
- @creative_explained
- @consciouscurated (also monthly newsletter)
- @dave_the_plantman
- @demoestuinman
- @sustainablechoices (also blog site)
- @sustainablechambers
- @elizebeen
- @eve.the.econista
- @gewoongreetje (also blog site)
- @green_with_alfred
- @growthinkers (also blog site and podcast)
- @happytimes.magazine (also podcast)
- @hekanwel.nl (also online magazine with editorial)
- @homemadeadventures.nl
- @homemade_with_green
- @joesgarden.official
- @karivdheide (also blog site)
- @karingoesgreen
- @lauralagomcom
- @leavecaricealone
- @lifeofmaart
- @mariekeeyskoot
- @michelscholte_ (also a major LinkedIn influencer)
- @mirjam_stylecoaching
- @nancy.birtwhistle
- @plantbased_dennis
- @sannevogel
- @sustainablefamily (also online magazine with editorial)
- @sustainabilitywithInge
- @thegreenlist.nl (also online magazine with editorial, LinkedIn community & podcast)
- @the.happy.activist
- @toogoodtogo.nl
- @vegiereporter
- @when_sara_smiles (also blog site)
- @wouterwaayer (also YouTube)
- @zerowastenederland (also website and major LinkedIn influencer)
Fine sources to consult
- bee foundation.nl
- change.inc
- decorrespondent.nl
- hetzerowasteproject.nl
- followthemoney.nl
- greenpeace.org
- societywe.nu
- environmental centre.nl
- environmental defence.nl
- oneworld.nl
- solidaridad.nl
- foundation climate talks.nl
- treesforall.nl (useful for calculations)
- fidelity.nl (write about sustainability above average)
- urgenda.nl
- nutrition centre.nl
- bird protection.nl
- wwf.nl
Sustainable media tips for children
My son Frank was almost five when we started our sustainable quest. The tips below are for children of primary school age (grade 3 and up). Some tips are only for very young children. In that case, I have estimated age appropriateness.
Viewing tips for kids
- Ask the Storybots (Netflix)
- Brainchild (Netflix)
- Earth Challenge (NPO)
- FreekTV (YouTube)
- Freek's wild world (NPO)
- The Clockhouse (NPO) They also have a special on the ecological footprint (series) and a great podcast series.
- Youth News (NPO)
- Knor (Pathé)
- Koos the Koala (up to 7 years) (YouTube)
- Stitches & Punctures (NPO)
- Welcome to... (NPO)
- Waku Waku (NPO)
Reading tips for kids
- The earth needs you, Philip Bunting
- The nods for climate (book series), Geronimo Stilton
- The Climates, Judith Koppens & Andy Engels (children's book series, up to 8 years)
- Animals, Ben Hoare
- Fact & Fun: discover the world of wild animals, Renate Hagenouw (up to 7 years)
- Thinking thoughts, Annelies Beck
- Greta and the giants, Zoë Tucker
- The forbidden life of trees for Children, Peter Wohlleben
- Janouk seeks a sustainable world, Janouk Kelderman (from 8 years)
- Koos the Koala looks for a home, Liselot Jansen (up to 7 years)
- Tickle animals: 50 facts (up to 7 years)
- Nature, Ben Hoare
- Palms at the North Pole, Marc ter Horst
- Quest Junior (magazine)
- Together strong for our planet, Nicola Davies
- Farts from the chimney, Marc ter Horst
- Wild from Freek (magazine)
- That's right (magazine)
- 123 super-smart things you need to know about climate, Mathilde Masters (from 8 years)
- 321 super-smart things you need to know about animals, Mathilde Masters (from 8 years)
- 321 super-smart things you need to know about nature, Mathilde Masters (from 8 years)
More sustainable media tips?
Do you have a great media tip that belongs in the list? Then be sure to let us know! You can pass on your tips via the contact and follow buttons at the bottom of this page. We will gladly take a look at your tips and if we think they are just as good, we will gladly expand this list. Because there can never be enough inspiration and information thrown into the world.
More sustainable tips from thegreenlist.nl
- Also see: the list of sustainable fashion brands and shops.
- Also see: The list of sustainable children's clothing brands.
- Also see: The list of eco-friendly beauty brands.
- Also see: The list of eco-friendly cleaning brands.
Photo credits: Angela de Vlaming.
