Sustainability

By bringing in your own reusable glassware, cup or mug to your favorite coffee shop, you can greatly reduce the amount of waste you contribute in your lifetime, making a small step toward reducing your individual environmental footprint.

As a classic 2000s granola family, my siblings and I were homeschooled, we frequented farmers markets, grew up on PBS Kids and, of course, ate all organic. But my parents took “organic” to the next level: our yard became home to sprawling fruit trees, plots for tomatoes, unruly bushes of lavender and potted herbs.

Fall is one of my favorite times of the year, especially for fashion, but trying to find accessible, budget-friendly options can be difficult. It can be tempting to purchase from fast fashion options, which are known to be incredibly cheap, but the environmental price certainly makes up the difference. 

Moving into the future, regenerative farming can be a great tool for farmers and ranchers to harness worldwide as they adapt to a changing climate. Although it may seem daunting to try instituting new agricultural practices, the long list of benefits is critical for achieving success far into the future.

Berkeley represents a vibrant example of an urban ecosystem, functioning with humans as the primary determinant and as a home to introduced species from around the world. While it is easy to lament the loss of local biodiversity, it is important to pay attention to the existing environment which surrounds us every day and to observe how humans have shaped it.

And seeing how drastically public transit has cut Oslo’s emissions, I recognize it as a top priority to utilize and protect for the Bay Area’s residents and community.

It is only with the collective efforts of everyone that we can succeed in making UC Berkeley a cleaner and more sustainable campus for years to come.

Although sustainable business does have its downfalls as presented, it also has a huge opportunity for innovation, improvement and progress that should not be forgotten in the wake of some companies’ poor policy making. As such, it is important to look for companies that seek to protect both human and environmental health, thereby taking steps to mitigate the climate crisis yourself.

As sustainability becomes an everyday term used in our culture, the ways in which it is implemented are part of recent conversation because of its potential adverse impacts. Using sustainability in city planning has become a topic often discussed by policymakers as of late as they scramble to try and transition their cities to become more carbon neutral. 

By harnessing the potential of CEA to create employment in low-income areas, we can address nutritional disparities while simultaneously minimizing production costs.