Opening Ceremony:
Satish Kumar
4 elements mentioned by intro video of 20th century is the century of economy → 21st Century is a century of ecology😊 'Planet' x 'Humans' are one
Values:
Sustainability Principle 1
Avoid systematically increasing concentrations of substances extracted from the Earth's crust (for example, heavy metals and fossil fuels). 🛢️
Sustainability Principle 2
Avoid systematically increasing concentrations of human-made substances (for example, plastics and chemicals), like pesticides and dioxins. 🧪
Sustainability Principle 3
Avoid systematically degrading nature and natural processes (for example, over-harvesting forests, destroying habitat and overfishing) 🌍
Sustainability Principle 4
Wellbeing 🧘🏾: People should not be in conditions that harm their physical, mental, or emotional health (e.g., unsafe working conditions and systematically marginalized groups).
Sustainability Principle 5
Influence 🗣️: People not systematically hindered from participating in social systems (e.g., free speech, fair democratic processes).
Sustainability Principle 6
Competence🧠 People are not systematically kept from learning and developing skills (e.g., access to education and personal development opportunities).
Sustainability Principle 7
Impartiality ⚖️ People are not systematically exposed to unequal or biased treatment (e.g., discrimination, gender inequality).
Sustainability Principle 8
Meaning-Making 😌: People are not systematically hindered from creating personal and shared meaning (e.g., cultural expression, collaborative efforts).
Analyzing the environmental challenge you want to address: Consider how these conditions are violated concerning the environmental challenge you want to address. Ideating solutions later in this Fellowship: Consider how your ideas align with these principles and how they help mitigate these violations.
Object: - Nametag stickers
→ Principle 2,3
New object:
Bioplastic nametag with a clipper (Hemp or corn plastic) Use waste spare parts to create nametag Organic washable bodypaint pen → from fruit waste → Greenamer One side is a pen, the other is a stamp
Have you been on a sustainability conference where yo’ve thrown away your nametags everyday? Did you know that during the course of 3 days 600 plastic stickers were printed and wasted?