Learn More About Practically Green

What's Practically Green?

Practically Green helps busy people take smart, practical, eco-friendly actions at work, at home and in their community. Whether you’re just here as an individual or as part of an employee sustainability program, we offer hundreds of healthy, green steps you can take, expert advice, scientifically accurate information, and peer-reviewed product recommendations.

We make green living easier and more enjoyable, as well as remove some of the guilt, confusion, and even cost that can arise. If you are visiting for the first time, sign up and be sure to take our quiz, which is a fun and fast way to determine your starting level of green. Then create goals, share with and even challenge friends and colleagues, and watch your points and badges pile up as you embrace healthy green choices.

What can you help me with?

Practically Green can help you in three ways:

• Discover great ideas. We’ve pulled together trusted, scientifically based information on hundreds of actions you can take to go greener. We let you know why each action is green, provide how to details, and show you screened products and services that other users recommend.

• Set goals and track the impact. We've also created a proprietary points system for actions that makes it easier to understand, and track, the cumulative impact of the changes you are making. It’s fun to cross goals off your list and watch yourself move up! You might even get a digital pat on the back by earning one of our creative badges.

• Compare and share. We let you know what other people—colleagues, friends and neighbors—are doing and saying about green actions and products. It’s great to see friends helping friends and colleagues inspiring colleagues to make more sustainable choices.

What Makes This Fun?

We think green living is way more fun when others join in with you. For those of you who find competition fun, check out the leader boards, compare your scores and join a race to the top. You can even challenge friends to take certain actions—sometimes a little friendly motivation is all they’ll need. For those of you who prefer collaboration, you can share your knowledge, pat people on the back, and find someone to team up with to check something off your list.

Awards and badges

Green living has some undeniable and great short-term tangible benefits (lower electric bills!), but many are long-term and feel a little invisible. So we've created ways to pat you on the back and recognize you for taking actions. Whether it's earning your Gold Badge in energy or a Green Date Night badge, we hope that this feedback will inspire you to do even more.

It’s easy to get started with one choice, one step, and one change. Join today.