The next step in Sam's A-Z program of ethics is to be a conscious consumer. Only consume when necessary and when you do, vote with your wallet for more ethical products and services

To make it easier on the wallet Sam has compiled a page of discounts ; however it is for the UK so not very relevant to me. If you are in the UK though go for it ethicalrevolution.co.uk/consum…

An exception is the cloud storage services Filen (German) and Sync (Canadian) which are available internationally. Coincidentally, I had recently done a search for privacy respecting and secure alternatives to Google and OneDrive, and independently settled upon these two very providers as the best deals! I did not even know Filen was non-fossil fuel powered although I'd been looking for that very thing. Filen has generous free storage and an amazing deal on a lifetime plan. Sync is very highly rated for collaborative features and file syncing if that's what you need. I got a lifetime plan with Filen and am using Sync's free allotment; I especially recommend Sync's interface for ease of use and would pick it's paid plan if I had higher needs, or was running a business.