eBay encourages sustainable practices

SAN JOSE, Calif. eBay has launched the eBay Green Team, a new initiative that champions smart ways to shop green and encourages more sustainable buying choices that can save consumers money and help save the planet.

“eBay’s global community of more than 86 million active buyers and sellers supports more sustainable commerce every day,” said eBay  president and CEO John Donahoe. “The greenest products are often ones that already exist, and eBay creates a global market for used, refurbished, vintage and even new products from excess retail inventory. eBay buyers and sellers trade $2,000 worth of goods every second, a majority of which are used, refurbished or vintage. The eBay Green Team effort, which was inspired by our own community and employees’ accomplishments, will continue to encourage these behaviors and promote new ways of thinking about shopping green.”

The eBay Green Team initiative includes a social media campaign in Facebook. eBay also is developing an environmental advisory council comprised of thought-leaders in the academic, NGO, and policymaking community that will help to guide eBay’s activities in the space and support the company’s ongoing commitment to environmental responsibility.