Angela Palomo
"going boldly for sustainability!"
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO3.0plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO1.0water footprintcalculated
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UP TO1.0advocacy actioncompleted
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UP TO2.0hoursvolunteered
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UP TO180minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO5.0minutesspent learning
Angela's actions
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Beauty and Personal Products
Beauty and personal products can create a lot of waste. I will spend 10 minutes learning about the beauty and body products I use to see if they are refillable or recyclable. If not, I will reach out to the manufacturer to advocate for those options.
Freshwater + Oceans
Cooking Oil Disposal
Pouring cooking oil down the drain can cause damage to waterways and ecosystems. I will learn how to properly dispose of cooking oil to help support healthy ecosystems.
Freshwater + Oceans
Go Plastic-Free
Millions of tons of plastic is produced each year worldwide. Each day, I will conduct a plastics audit of what I buy and use throughout the challenge (kitchen, bathroom, personal care products, etc.), to see how single-use plastic shows up in my life. I will find plastic-free alternatives to these products and advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, product manufacturers, at work, or on campus.
Freshwater + Oceans
Understand My Water Footprint
Each of us has a water footprint, directly linked to our daily activities as well as the water required in the production of things we use each day. Understanding our water use is important for a healthy planet. I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste, then share what I learned on the feed.
Action Track: Community
Share My "Why"
I will record a video to share why I am taking action this Earth Month, a sustainable swap I've made, and/or a local conservation effort in my area.
Action Track: Community
Cleaning Day
Participate in the Cleaning Day, collaborate in the segregation of waste.
Action Track: Community
Collection of clothes for donation
Collection of clothes for donation
Action Track: Community
Attend an awareness talk
Attend to an awareness-raising talks given (Talk about sustainable apps, Urban Garden, Bird Feeder).
Action Track: Community
Volunteer in my Community
I will volunteer 2 hours in my community.
Land + Forests
30 for 30 in Nature
Studies have shown that when we spend consistent time in nature, our health improves, our creativity increases, and our connection to the planet gets stronger. Each day of the Ecochallenge, I will spend 30 minutes outside (in a large or small patch of nature), then share my observations, reflections, and learnings on the feed.
Freshwater + Oceans
Use a Reusable Water Bottle
Itr's estimated over a billion water bottles are thrown away each year. Even if they were recycled, that still uses energy and resources from the earth. I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.
Action Track: Community
JOIN OR CREATE A GREEN TEAM AT EMERSON
I will continue to contribute to Emerson's environmental sustainability goals beyond April by learning more about the Global Green Teams Network, joining a team near me, or maybe even creating a new team.
Action Track: Community
SIGN UP TO RECEIVE NEWS ON SUSTAINABILITY AT EMERSON
I will sign up to the Sustainability Aficionados distribution list to receive global news on sustainability at Emerson, including world news and Greening OF, BY, and WITH news.
Action Track: Community
TAKE PICTURES AND SHARE ON LINKEDIN
I will take at least one photograph that is connected with this year's theme of Nature Conservation & Biodiversity (for example an urban park, bee hives, birds and other animals...) and I will post it on LinkedIn with the hashtags #EarthMonthEcochallenge #EarthMonthAtEmerson.
Action Track: Community
ATTEND THE ECOCHALLENGE CONSERVATION WEBINAR
On Wed 24th April, I will attend the Earth Month Ecochallenge Webinar on Conservation to learn about what individuals, companies and other organizations can do to promote biodiversity and nature protection.
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFreshwater + Oceans Understand My Water FootprintWhat did you learn about your water footprint and what are you going to do to reduce and be aware of the water you use?
Angela Palomo 4/28/2024 1:57 PMI started to re-use water from cleaning fruits, from cooling milk bottles for the babies.. etc in a big bottle to water later the garden...
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Dani Matz 4/28/2024 1:58 PMgood ideas!
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Angela Palomo 4/28/2024 1:54 PMHuge room for improvement..-
Shailesh Chauhan 4/28/2024 2:15 PMThanks for sharing! You are note alone! We all have the room for improvement on this front!
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Angela Palomo 4/28/2024 1:51 PMToday the water dam was full like I haven't seen it before the past couple of years... i wish it this way for the coming years...I pray for it. -
Angela Palomo 4/26/2024 11:14 AMLast Wednesday 24th we had really nice sustainability initiative! I volunteered to provide a workshop in Emerson Alcobendas to make birdfeeders with recycled materials which people brought from home! We gave them a second life reusing them at the same time we help biodiversity. Birds play a very important role in ecosystem, helping to distribute seeds, the pollination and also to control other animal populations like fish, small mammals or insects. This is directly connected to our agriculture and the health of our farmings as they eliminates (free) our plagues.-
Yolanda Tesa 4/28/2024 1:37 AMThanks Angela for providing this workshop. We had learnt a lot!
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Angela Palomo 4/26/2024 11:03 AM
Spending time outside with the full family. -
Angela Palomo 4/26/2024 10:33 AMNature does not care about situation in the world; every plant, every tree, every leaf, it keeps growing, keep going on, every spring trying their best, with the same energy than last year, non stop creating new life. They don't take holidays. We should follow example to improve ourselves year after year to be more sustainable! For our children's life and new nature's life!-
Clarissa Matriz 4/26/2024 10:46 AMI strongly agree to this. -
Rossella Mimmi 4/26/2024 10:38 AMVery nice message 💚
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REFLECTION QUESTIONLand + Forests 30 for 30 in NatureWhat have you noticed about how it feels to spend consistent time outside?
Angela Palomo 4/11/2024 3:59 AMWhy I am not going for a walk in my garden more often? Everyday I can notice huge changes... and it is amazing to observe. -
Angela Palomo 4/11/2024 3:54 AMSpring has arrived to my garden!
All these flowers are blooming every year without me watering these plants at all!
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Alexander König 4/16/2024 3:48 AMThank you for sharing this very nice collage of pictures- beautiful!! And watching a butterfly warming up in the sun is always magic!
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