Emerson Corporate Sustainability

This is something I have been doing for several months now, but really have been intentional about not "slipping up" at all for convenience's sake during Earth Month. It is of limited trouble to me to make these changes to my daily coffee routine and the impact in noticeable in terms of my waste reduction levels!

I managed to convert several short air trips into train segments during trip to Europe. Train travel takes a bit more time and some planning but is possible and even preferred. Also learned how to use several local trains/trams/bus systems.

I watched a BBC doc series called The Green Planet hosted by David Attenborough. The first episode is Tropical Worlds and explores all the action taking place in a very busy and complex tropical forest ecosystem. The time lapse videography is amazing and showcases how the plants, insects, animals, and fungi make their moves and defend...

I made vegetarian lasagna which included zucchini and bell peppers instead of ground beef. It turned out quite well!

Proud to share the news of Emerson receiving the Energy Star Partner of the Year award on LinkedIn!

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...

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...

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 :)

Health, fresh air, awareness of our environment, face to face contact - we need these for our physical and mental well-being.

With a puppy that is losing his teeth and still learning right from wrong, there were a few items around my house that needed some repair. I sewed a blanket and pair of pants, and painted some furniture instead of trashing any of it and buying new!