Swiss Schools

Sustainability Mangement School (SUMAS)

This video says that the school is located on the french part of Switzerland. It also states that the curriculum mixes administration with scientific knowledge of sustainability. The focus of some of the courses is to relate sustainability to the daily life. Finally, it states that Switzerland is a very good place to live due to its landscapes and security.

Sustainable consumption & production: a greener world

This video explain the effects of our wastes on Earth. I also states that if we keep consuming at the pace we are, we will soon need double the earth's surface in order to store all of our waste. This video also proposes that if ecological goods are promoted, then the footprint will be less. Today, many industries and consumers are creating some type of awareness in order to help the world become more sustainable. 

An Inconvenient Truth | Film Trailer | Participant Media

This is the trailer to a film that has the objective of informing the audience of the fat but severe damage we are making. It shows how in a year, an entire icecap can be gone. It also uses hurricane Katrina as an example of how the climate is affected. It wants to show the long term consequences of Global Warming and how if we don't change what we are doing, we are all going to suffer. 

FLIGHT MOFFETT TO PHOENIX: BEST OF

This video is showing the first flight of an airplane that is only powered by sun. The pilot expresses that it can theoretically fly forever as there is no fuel on board. The goal is to fly all across America on this plane that only works when the sun is present. This technology can be implemented into many other things and this can lead us to spend only half of the energy that we spend today. 

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY: GRADUATION CEREMONY

This is a graduation speech that uses the pilots of the solar-powered airplane to explain the benefits of a big project like that. The speaker states that a difficulty can become an opportunity and how trying is worth it. Another speaker says that only knowledge will never bring you much success. Only when you go beyond, is when you can stand out of the crowd. He also says that the future depends mostly on you. 

Starbucks Keeps it Sustainable

As our consumption is increasing every day, the consequences are being more severe as time goes by. We are seeing changes in our climate, in our waste storage and even in are icecaps. Most of these changes are not very beneficial. Companies such as Unilever or Starbucks are leaving a small footprint towards making Earth a sustainable place. As Starbucks depends on agricultural products, they are looking ahead and have decided to avoid problems in the future.

One of Starbucks’ target was to turn their stores into Green Stores. They focus on building their stores using less energy. They are focused in conserving water as well. They have also implemented recycling in each and every one of their stores. They want to create a type of awareness in their costumers too. Starbucks also wants to stop waste. They have added mugs and flasks to their counter so paper cups are highly reduced.

What Starbucks is doing should be an example. Other companies around the world should realize that doing something to save the world IS possible.