Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Swiss School


Notes on the 5 videos
  • SUMAS is the only university in Europe which offers both management and sustainability.
  • They aim to have a brighter future.
  • Companies are destroying the environment.
  • Many people are trying to be sustainable but it is becoming harder because of increasing consumption.
  • Solar aviation is possible.
  • We can reduce by as much as half our energy consumption.
  • The oceans can rise 20 ft worldwide if the ice melts.
  • We have to change our forms of energy.
  • By 2050 the polar ice will melt if we continue like this.
  • The solar plane has an average speed of 70 miles per hour.
  • We can change transportation.
  • We can change how things are made.
  • We can use sustainable forms of energy for everything.
  • People are becoming more and more aware about this problem.
  • Some companies are becoming more sustainable.
  • You could help the earth by choosing carefully the products you use.
  • Today it is cheaper to keep contaminating than changing to sustainable but on the long run it is worth it.

How Starbucks helps with sustainability:
  • They recycle their paper cups
  • They are building greener stors to help reduce water and energy consumption
  • Separate waste into 3 to help reduce their footprint
  • Have front store trash cans to reduce their footprints
  • They use renewable energy
  • Pushing to reduce energy use by 25% by 2015
  • Pushing to reduce by 25% water use by 2015
  • Their stores are LEED Certified stores
  • They are introducing reusable cup
  • They are trying to use a Design-Collection-Infrastructure plan to recycle more
  • They are reducing greenhouse gas emissions to not contribute to global warming



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