It is nothing new that our planet is not doing well. We have known for years that the earth is warming and polluting because we buy and consume too much. We take too much and give back too little. And the solution? That's nothing new either! We already have everything, we already know everything. It's just that we have kind of forgotten or sometimes forget. Nothing new (yet it will surprise you) is the lifestyle book that inspires and motivates to get started with a sustainable lifestyle.
- ‘A great guide to a more sustainable existence. And fun too.’ Irene Moors.
- ‘This book helps to get started with the big things. Great, because those put the most impact.’ Babette Porcelijn, author of De verborgen impact, among others
- ‘Niks Nieuws’ among all the complex data and worrying news coverage of our climate is a welcome change.’ Nick Schilder.
An awesome route to a more sustainable life
‘Almost four years ago, I made the shocking discovery that if everyone in the world lived like me, we would need over four earths a year. That had to change. I had to change! And so I started exploring how I could start living more sustainably as an average consumer. I approached that from the beginning as a journalistic project,’ says author and founder of thegreenlist.nl Saskia Sampimon-Versneij.
‘Everything I learned and encountered I have come to share on my website to this day thegreenlist.nl and with my eponymous Instagram community. And now in book form. I hope this way I can reach even more people and show them that living more sustainably is very meaningful and fun and that less can bring you so much more. This lifestyle doesn't have to be stuffy at all and you can still have just as many adventures and enjoy life.’
Getting started with your lifestyle
In her book, Saskia takes you on a sustainable quest for herself and her family. She shares what she has learned on a variety of topics, how that change process is going on in her home and she offers surprising tips. ‘With an Instagram community of 25,000 like-minded people, there is a cool solution for every problem. Together, we know so much! And it is precisely these original ideas that also get a stage in the book.’
Topics covered: your clothes, your stuff, your kids, your digital footprint, your tidying style, your beauty routine, your cleaning ritual, your diet, your energy and water consumption, your holiday style, your transport, your money matters, our nature and much more.
About the book
- A book that explains in an accessible way what is going on in the world.
- A reference book packed with useful and original tips for getting started with a more conscious life in a cool way.
- Beautifully designed, because living more sustainably is great and definitely not homework.
- Includes QR codes with many more tips and inspiration!
- In short, it has succeeded: a fine book about being sustainable! Just what you and the world need.
- 1% of the profits I donate to the Wadden Sea Association.
A sustainable guide packed with tips and designed with colourful photography.
Points of sale Niks nieuws
The publication of this book launches thegreenlist.nl also a greener publishing house of its own. Niks nieuws is available in the webshop of thegreenlist.nl and at more than 150 bookstores, sustainable shops, concept stores and (web) department stores across the country. Retail price: €34.95.
About the author
Saskia Sampimon-Versneij (1983) is a sustainable lifestyle expert, journalist and content creator. As founder of thegreenlist.nl she and her editors try to provide daily inspiration for a more sustainable lifestyle. And that is catching on. Thegreenlist.nl has grown since its inception in 2020 to become the online magazine and largest Instagram community for people who want to live more sustainably and consciously. The success of its online magazine and its Instagram community led to appearances as a sustainable lifestyle expert on the TV shows Koffietijd and Eigen Huis & Tuin: Lekker Leven.
Specifications
17 X 24 cm | integrally bound | 320 pages | full colour | printed in the Netherlands with FSC seal of approval | fits through letterbox.
Photo credits: main image: thegreenlist.nl, other: Angela de Vlaming.
