Sustainability Management School:
- Also know as SUMAS
- The SUMAS is a business school based totally on sustainability
- Its the first in Europe
- Located in Switzerland in the town of Gland between Geneva en Lozan.
- Its the divide between business management and scientific knowledge for sustainability.
- SUMAS is a "green" building.
- You can go into marketing and finances.
- Its the only school in Europe that offers both a bachelor's and master is business administration in sustainability management.
- Its safe and in the middle of Europe.
- "At SUMAS sustainability is your future''
- Global warming deforestation etc deteriorates out planet condition.
- Transports, building, food and drinks= 80% of pollution in out world.
- The ecological footprints measures the surface area needed to produce the resources we produce daily.
- By 2050 we will need twice the the surface area of the world if we make no changes to out way of producing.
- Industries have to manufacture products that have minimal environmental impact
- Today we can find in the market products that are better for the environment but they make no change because of the rebound effect. ( consumption increases)
- Eco-label provides a guarantee of sustainability for the environment.
- Citizens have to be responsible with their consumption.
- 10 hottest years ever measured are the days of today.
- Hottest year ever 2005.
- We are causing global warming.
- Within the decade it is predicted to be no more snow in mt Kilimanjaro.
- It's not political but moral.
- Global warming causes bigger storms.
- The arctic is annulling and if it melts the oceans wold go up 20 ft.
- Florida, Shanghai would disappear.
- There would be 100 thousand refuges.
- Fight moffet to Phoenix:
- They are going to fly a solar powered plane.
- They have to be very precise.
- There is no fuel on board so by theory the plane can fly forever.
- There is only 1 passenger.
- The companies that made this plane are not of airplanes but of land.
- Using solar power can reduce co2 by half.
- They're going to fly across america with this plane.
- The two pilots are from Switzerland.
- They are professional helicopter and plane pilots.
- They aim to fly a plane around the world in 2015.
- They started the project 10 years ago and they had a lot of obstacles.
- "Difficulties are opportunities."
- You need to think and act out of the box.
- "The world need pioneers."
Activity:
Company: Starbucks
What does it do for sustainability?
Starbucks took into account that 2012 was the hottest year ever recorded. The made more energy efficient stores. The conserve energy and water and they buy renewable energy credits. They company's goal is to reduce the amount of energy they use by 25% by 2015. I din't know that Starbucks was so eco friendly. They are reducing their water consumption little by little everyday. By 2015 they are hopping to reduce it by 25%!
Apart from energy and water, Starbucks also has tried to reduce wastes, cups and other materials.They are doing this by making personal cups. They cost one dollar and you can use it as many times as you want, therefore reducing the amount of plastic cups that are used. I think that like Starbucks is such a big and important company they will inspire other smaller stores and companies to do what they are doing and taking care of the environment. We can all contribute to having a better planet.
Information gotten from: http://www.starbucks.com
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