I will spend 60 learning about the past and present indigenous communities in my regions and what I can do to be supportive.
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Economy & Communities
Choose Clean/Renewable Energy
SDG 7
I will contact my energy company to find out how to sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Economy & Communities
Replace Manual Thermostats
SDG 7, 9, 12
I will replace manual thermostats with smart ones.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Health & Equity
Spend Time Outside
SDG 3
I will replace 20 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, or practicing gratitude for nature.
COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS
Climate & Ecosystems
TAKE EMERSON'S SUSTAINABILITY TRAINING
I will take at least one of the Emerson Global Environmental Sustainability Training modules available on the Global Learning Center to learn more about this important topic for the company.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Health & Equity
Practice Mindfulness
SDG 3
I will spend 5 minutes each day practicing mindfulness.
COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS
Health & Equity
Make Cleaning Products
SDG 3
I will make a few homemade cleaning products.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Basic Needs & Security
Meatless Weekday
1 Day per week I will prepare and eat meals without meat
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Basic Needs & Security
Try a New Vegan or Vegetarian Recipe
I will try a new vegan or vegetarian recipe and share how it turns out on the Ecochallenge feed, or with family and friends.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Climate & Ecosystems
TAKE PICTURES AND SHARE ON LINKEDIN
I will take at least one photograph that shows how sustainability / the energy transition already shows up in my daily life (e.g., electric vehicles, paper packaging…), and I will post it on LinkedIn with the hashtags #EarthMonthEcochallenge #EarthMonthAtEmerson.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Climate & Ecosystems
Explore My Area
SDG 14, 15
Each day, I will spend 20 minutes exploring a new area around my neighborhood (e.g., park, water body, nearby trail, community garden, green space, etc.).
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DAILY ACTIONS
Climate & Ecosystems
Attend Emerson's Global Earth Week Webinar
On Wed 19th April, I will attend Emerson's Global Earth Week Webinar to learn about the importance of individual action in our collective journey to sustainability.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Climate & Ecosystems
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.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Climate & Ecosystems
Watch a Documentary About Climate Change or Nature
SDG 13, 14, 15
I will watch 1 documentaries about climate change.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Participant Feed
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REFLECTION
QUESTION
Health & EquityMake Cleaning Products
What was surprising about the ingredients in your cleaning supplies, personal care, and pet products?
In an effort to reduce plastic consumption and microplastic generation, I am experimenting with switching out my sponges with dried Luffa fruits - this is not a fruit that is commonly grown in the US, we only have plastic imitations so when I learned about the fruit I decided to experiment. My initial results have been very promising, the fruit gets much softer when wet so its almost like you are scrubbing with a rag, but it maintains its coarseness and some rigidity making it great for cleaning hard bits of food residue. Would definitely recommend at least trying it! Next steps for me is to investigate more sustainable sourcing options because Amazon is not the best choice.
Goodness this turned into a massive project...but I got my old Nest thermostats off (technically they are also "smart thermostats" but they don't act like it, they were supposed to be self-learning but they never unlearned anything and the scheduling features were awful) and replaced them with Sensi devices. The wiring ended up being a huge challenge because my house HVAC systems are very strange, but I learned a ton about the systems and re-asserted my dominance over the spiders in my furnace crawl space for the first time in a year. Also now I have great Sensi thermostats that are helping me save energy and money!
I used Impossible Beef from Plants in my first ever home-made veggie burgers! They actually turned out wonderfully, likely due to some of the other ingredients from the farmers market that I used! A much more sustainable (and frankly delicious) meal than most previous Mondays of my life :)
I kicked off earth month down in Texas, where I walked with Ramiro around his ranch, fed his cattle, and inspected the newly planted grass. It felt incredible to spend a warm spring day in a new place, and gives me great hope for the month to come!
What was it like to practice mindfulness? If this is a practice for you already, what was something new you understood in practicing during Earth Month?
Today I re-committed myself to mindfulness meditation for the remainder of the month. I have attempted this before but struggled with consistency, and look forward to the opportunity. Today's meditation was difficult, I had much on my mind and found it hard to focus on my breathing. Tomorrow I will reinforce this morning habit!
