Sustainability 2.0

Question 1

What is sustainability?

Answer 1

Meeting our own needs without limiting the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Question 2

Luxury vs necessity

Answer 2

Luxury = wants, you don’t needs

Necessity= for life, vital to live

Question 3

Luxury examples

Answer 3

Newspaper/flyers
Food wrappers (unhealthy food)
Cardboard (ordering online)

Question 4

Necessity examples

Answer 4

Food scraps ( from healthy food)
Sanitation, toiletries
Clean water
Clothes
Shelter

Question 5

Buried treasure article the Dump

Answer 5

Luxuries from the dump: paper, plastic, metal, wood, glass, electronic
Necessities from the dump: food, textiles, personal items

The family read a lot and order take out, middle class family

Question 6

Fast food meal, what it took to make it ?

Answer 6

Hamburger: feed animals then slaughtered , wheat, machines, transportation
Fries: potatoes water and fertilizer to grow potatoes, transport
Cola: syrup that’s mostly water, aluminum for packaging, shipping and more transportation
Fast food restaurant: former farmland, deforestation to have land
Workers and farmers: all get only 1%-2% of fam food, and minimum wage for workers

Question 7

Components of sustainability

Answer 7

Environmental
Society
Economy
Need all 3 for sustainability

Question 8

Environment, what’s affected?

Answer 8

Plants and Animals
Air, water, soil
Long term impact on Environment

Question 9

Society, what is affected ?

Answer 9

People’s lives
Cultures
Other people benefit at the expense of others

Question 10

Economy, what is affected?

Answer 10

Local, national, international economies
Are meaningful jobs provided?
Long term economic gain for people and communities

Question 11

Working for a living, sweatshops, overworking and horrible working conditions

Answer 11

Factory Workers in China get 2% of the retail prices for jeans
Rest of money goes to advertising , corporate salaries, store rental fees, and
the middleman (manufacturers retailers)
To protect workers: International Labour Office, only work 8 hours per day
Lowest wage: $40/month

Question 12

Horrible working conditions and results for people

Answer 12

There are toxic chemicals, lead, mercury, cadmium, benzene, toxic air
Working long hours
Cancer, leukaemia, bone marrow damage, damage immune system

Question 13

Environmental impacts from factories in China

Answer 13

Factory waste discharged in rivers
Air pollution
Electricity from coal, more fossil fuels
Climate change and smog
Resulted in premature deaths

Question 14

Economy from factories in China

Answer 14

The US and China make billions from textiles imports and exports
Don’t want to change or else they will lose money

Question 15

What should a consumer do for good?

Answer 15

Make sure what you buy is support people and not causing any negative situations
People are getting fair wages and have a safe work environment

Question 16

A better way article, ways to improve

Answer 16

Source locally to carbon emissions get cut down, limit planes and boats
Have recycling programs
Better payment of workers
Positive contribute to local economies

Question 17

Quality of life and happiness

Answer 17

Quality is what’s important to you
Happiness is what you do for fun
Both: the quality of your life is if you do what makes you happy
Examples: quality time with family and friends, good physical and mental health, hobbies and recreation
Peace and security, savings (money for necessities)

Question 18

5 steps

Answer 18

Extraction
Production
Distribution
Consumption
Disposal

Question 19

Extractions

Answer 19

Deforestation
Habitats destroyed
More fossil fuels
Machines ruining the land
Ex: Amazon rain forest being burned down

Question 20

Production

Answer 20

Health affects from factories, cancer, reproductive health challenges
Mental health affects
Child labour
Emissions from factories

Question 21

Distribution

Answer 21

Emissions from transportation
Water pollutions from boats
Animals on boast transmit diseases

Question 22

Consumptions

Answer 22

Overspending (debt)
Hoarding ( no room for anything)
More garbage
Money could be spend on necessities or donations

Question 23

Disposal

Answer 23

Fossil fuels from burning waste going back into the air
Pollution in ocean
Animals affects from micro plastics
More habitats being ruined for pollution

Question 24

System redesign

Answer 24

Biomimicry: using natural energy
Closed loop production: reusing/ repurposing products
Green chemistry: less pollution in air
Government accountability: more information and making them responsible for negative