Oscar Sanches
"Making a better world every day."
POINTS TOTAL
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- 1,136 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO1.0Carbon FootprintCalculated
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UP TO1.0energy auditconducted
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UP TO120plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO71pieces of litterpicked up
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UP TO1.0water footprintcalculated
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UP TO1.0advocacy actioncompleted
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UP TO2.0community eventshosted or attended
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UP TO45minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO2.0treesplanted
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UP TO205minutesspent learning
Oscar's actions
Land + Forests
Explore My Area
When we explore natural spaces around us, our connections with them change. I will spend 45 minutes exploring a new area around my neighborhood, office, or campus (e.g., park, water body, nearby trail, community garden, green space, etc.).
Land + Forests
Choose Eco-Friendly Wood and Paper
Trees provide food and habitat for local wildlife species, shade our streets and homes, and help keep our air and water clean by capturing pollutants. Buying products that help protect forests makes a difference. I will only purchase wood, furniture, and paper products from ecologically certified sources such as Forest Stewardship Council.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Leave No Trace
I will respect and protect biotic communities by practicing the seven principles of Leave No Trace whenever I am outside.
Climate + Air
Online Energy Audit
Energy use and waste is often invisible. I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.
Climate + Air
Sustainability Lunch and Learn
Learning in a social setting can inspire connection and change. I will work with a friend or colleague to plan and host a lunch and learn at work, school, in my neighborhood or other location to learn more about an environmental topic important to me. After the lunch and learn, I will share more about it on the feed.
Freshwater + Oceans
Reduce Pollutants in Cleaning
Understanding cleaning product ingredients and their effect on water and biodiversity is helpful to our consumer choices. I will spend 45 minutes learning about how cleaning products affect our water and try making my own cleaning products to reduce pollutants.
Action Track: Community
Plant Trees
Trees capture carbon and produce oxygen that is essential to life on earth. I will support this important piece of nature by organizing or joining a community group to plant 2 native trees in my community, public parks, office location, campus or backyard.
Action Track: Community
Join a Cleanup Effort
I will organize or participate in a trash pickup at a local river, beach, or natural body of water.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Beauty and Personal Products
Beauty and personal products can create a lot of waste. I will spend 25 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.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Plastic in Clothing and Water
Synthetic clothing can contain plastic and shed harmful microplastics into our water. I will use a microplastics catcher in my laundry, or install a microplastics filter for my washing machine.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Save the Bees
Bees are vital to ecosystems. To help save the bees, I will learn which local flowers provide nectar and plant them in my backyard or in a pot on my balcony.
Action Track: Community
Keep My Community Clean
At times it may not feel like it's up to us to keep our community clean and healthy, but we all have a role to play. Each day I am outside, I will pick up any litter I see.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
USE SACOLAS REUTILIZÁVEIS
Os sacos plásticos podem ser confundidos com comida por muitos animais selvagens e podem acabar em habitats que prejudicam a vida selvagem. Não aceitarei sacolas descartáveis na realização de compras ao menos 1 vez neste mês.
Climate + Air
NENHUM VEÍCULO POR 1 DIA
Ficarei 24 horas sem utilizar veículos à combustão e reduzirei a emissão de CO2
Climate + Air
Calculate My Carbon Impact
Carbon emissions can show up in many surprising ways in our life. I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how lifestyle changes could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment.
Land + Forests
DESPERDÍCIO ZERO
Farei pelo menos 1 refeição por dia sem desperdício.
Land + Forests
Borrow Before I Buy
Why buy something I will only use once or a few times if someone nearby has it for me to borrow, and why not share something I have that someone may only need a few times a year? To reduce my consumption and waste, I will create or support the sharing economy with friends, family, colleagues or neighbors.
Freshwater + Oceans
BANHOS DE 5 MINUTOS OU MENOS
Economizarei até 23 L de água por dia tomando banhos de 5 minutos. Dica: Use um cronômetro para praticar ou conte até 60 algumas vezes.
Freshwater + Oceans
Óleo no Esgoto NÃO!
Farei a coleta de no mínimo 500 ml de óleo de cozinha utilizado em minha casa, familiares e/ou amigos e trarei para Emerson para o descarte correto.
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.
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
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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Oscar Sanches 4/11/2024 4:03 AMExistem algumas arvores no qual as abelhas gostam mais devido as suas flores, isso ajuda a terem mais alimentos o que ajuda a colmeia crescer mais.-
David Roberts 4/11/2024 4:33 AMBy transporting pollen from flower to flower, they fertilize a vast variety of plants and trees. This improves the diversity of plant species, which in turn impacts the variety of insects and animals in a given ecosystem. It’s truly amazing how these small creatures contribute so significantly to our planet’s health!
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBiodiversity + Wildlife Save the BeesWhat did you plant for bees in your area? Please consider uploading a photo!
Oscar Sanches 4/11/2024 4:01 AMThere are some trees that bees like more because of their flowers, this helps them to have more food which helps the hive grow more. -
Oscar Sanches 4/11/2024 3:56 AMAs florestas podem nos oferecer alem de ar puro, frutos das arvores, muitas imagens bonitas e sons da natureza. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONLand + Forests Choose Eco-Friendly Wood and PaperBeyond carbon sequestration, what other benefits do forests offer you personally?
Oscar Sanches 4/11/2024 3:56 AMForests can offer us not only fresh air, tree fruits, but also many beautiful images and sounds of nature. -
Oscar Sanches 4/10/2024 11:57 AMWorking with bees brings many benefits to plants nearby. -
Oscar Sanches 4/10/2024 11:54 AMI like working with fruit plants and also with bees. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONBiodiversity + Wildlife Leave No TraceEducator Stephanie Kaza advises her students to focus on what they care about most when addressing the enormity of ecological problems. Is there a specific area you feel particularly called to work on?
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Oscar Sanches 4/10/2024 11:50 AMBees have a huge impact on the balance of the ecosystem. -
Oscar Sanches 4/09/2024 10:24 AMThe more trees, the less the imbalance that favors fires and an increase in general temperature.-
Max Moncur 4/09/2024 10:26 AMtrue! go trees!
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REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Community Plant TreesHow is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?
Oscar Sanches 4/09/2024 10:24 AMQuanto mais árvores, menor é o desequilíbrio que favorece as queimadas e o aumento da temperatura geral.