Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Swiss School


Sustainability Management School Notes:

  • This school is the best school found in Switzerland located in Gland. 
  • It divides in business management education and scientific knowledge for sustainable.
  • SUMAS
  • This school helps the environment, it's green and it's basic energy is from the sunlight catchers located at the roof.
  • SUMAS is the only business school in Europe that offers both the bachelors and masters of businesses administration in sustainability management. 

Sustainable consumption & production: a greener world Notes:

  • The planet's condition is dying.
  • Pollution, global warming.
  • Food, transports, garbage and human's necessities take about 80% of the cause. 
  • Ecology footprint calculation gives us these results (the ones above).
  • by 2050 if we continue to consume and produce how we are now, we will need twice the earth land has, and much more CO2. 
  • Industries need to change so we can change. 
  • The main resource that affects are the industries because they're the ones that produce. 
  • People need to change act more responsible and reasonable toward the world to be able to have a better future. 

An Inconvenient Truth | Film Trailer | Participant Media   Notes:

  • The hottest temperatures (global warming) have been in the last 14 years.
  • In the year 2005 was the hottest year.
  • we are causing global warming.
  • Snow is disappearing.
  • It is said that global warming is more of a moral crisis.
  • The world responds to us as we treat the world.
  • If everyone acts together, that's the solution for this global crisis.
Arizona State University Graduation Ceremony     Notes:
  • Pilots are willing to fly in solar energy balloons to contribute the world.
  • They started this project over ten years ago.
  • Difficulties are opportunities.
  • Knowledge is not only what you learn in school, is experience and whole life.
  • The world needs new solutions to invent the future.
Flight Moffett to Phoenix: Best Of Notes:
  • Pilots flying a plane without fuel. 
  • The plane can fly "forever" theoretical.
  • Named Clean Generation.
  • The purpose is to reduce the energy needed for a plane by half with this type of plane.
  • Arizona is the Solar Capital of the World.
Activity of the Presentation:

I can apply sustainable consumption in my city, by using organic resources. Using all the green products provided to have a healthier world. 

According to the latest sustainability consumption in Starbucks, it's water use has increase by 5%. They're trying to reduce this consumption by 25 percent by 2015. Starbucks is willing to change blenders and machines for a better world. Starbucks uses materials that can be recycled or reused so they won't have to produce new objects in order for their company to continue. Starbucks has created reusable cups for shoppers or consumers to get this cups to use every time they want a coffee instead of using plastic or cardboard cups which are then thrown at a trash can. They're now at a lower price. Starbucks' goal is to make all costumers get their coffee with this cup so no need of other cups which can damage the environment. Starbucks will get their palm oil from 100 percent certified sustainable suppliers. 
Starbucks is willing to make as much changes as they can to support sustainability, a greener world by 2015. 

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