Swiss School

Sustainability Management School

• Teach students how to bring sustainability in a business empire
• Innovative unique school based totally on sustainability
• The first of its kind in Europe
• Is in the international union on the conservation of nature
• Located in Switzerland. It is very appealing to students around the world because of its location. It is in the center of Europe and provides a variety of activities that are ecologically friendly, swimming by the lake, skying, festivals.

Case Study

• By 2050 if we don't  make any changes to our way of life, we will need twice the Earth's surface to absorb our waste and CO2
• Factories and companies are focusing on improving products so that they are more ecological
• Citizens are responsible for the type of products they buy and their impact on the world. We have the choice on deciding if to buy the product helpful for the environment or not.

An Inconvenient Truth

• There have been significant changes in the environment because of human pollution. Pictures of mountains show global warming and allow us to predict how it will look in the future if we keep going like this
• It is not a political issue but a moral one
• Water will start to fill cities, leaving hundreds and then thousands of people homeless. This is if the ice starts to melt

Flight Moffet to Phoenix

• Attempting to fly around the world in an airplane empowered only by solar energy

Arizona State University: Graduation Ceremony

• In 2015 they are planning to fly an experimental airplane that is in Switzerland
• They faced many hardships and times were they thought they would not be able to make it. One day the tail blew off, making them need more money and at least one more year to repair the damage
• Went around The United States
• Knowledge is not enough, to be truly successful you have to experiment

Assignment: Sustainable consumption in Starbucks

Starbucks started introducing plastic cups throughout cafes in the US and Canada to reduce the amount of packaging waste. Each cup will cost $1, but every time the customer uses it, they will  receive a discounted drink. Therefore after having had 10 drinks, the cup would have been "free". According to Starbucks 600 the amount of people using plastic cups increased by 26%. Starbucks has also been doing other things for the environment. They have also reduced their water consumption by 5% and their energy by 4.5%. Starbucks is also planning to source 100% of its palm oil from certified sustainable suppliers in 2015. The impact of small but significant actions that this multinational company is taking will be huge. Starbucks receives thousands and thousands of customers throughout the world, and by managing their water and energy wisely, they do not do as much harm as many other companies do. Starting with little changes like having customers pay for the cups will lead to bigger ones that will eventually help our environment increasingly.