19/04/2022
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Living green - a sustainable lifestyle - is an action aimed at reducing carbon footprint. Living green is not something complex or difficult. With a small action each day, you can live healthily, actively, and more friendly towards the environment. Let's explore how to live green and the benefits that this lifestyle brings us!
Living green starts with changes in small habits as follows: using eco-friendly products, eating green foods, conserving energy, etc. We can find all the information related to sustainable living at the UEH ZERO WASTE CAMPUS website.
Homepage of the UEH ZERO WASTE CAMPUS Website
Several actions that help make each day a green day and the benefits of this healthy lifestyle for us:
1. Limit the use of fuel-consuming vehicles:
Each year, the emissions from gasoline and oil during the processes of import, export, storage, and transportation are the main reasons for air pollution, increasing the greenhouse effect, and affecting human health. Therefore, to mitigate these issues, we can choose public transportation, walk, or ride bicycles if it is not absolutely necessary to drive; in addition, electric vehicles can be used for longer distances if required.
2. Reduce the use of plastic bags, Styrofoam boxes, and plastic items:
Plastic cups and bags have become an unmeasurable threat to humans and wildlife. Each year, countless marine animals mistake plastic waste for food, leading to ingestion that accumulates in their stomachs and cannot be digested, causing the death of many sea creatures and severely impacting the marine ecosystem. Furthermore, when these plastic wrappers mix into the soil, they hinder plant growth, resulting in soil erosion in mountainous areas. Therefore, to protect our health and the life of ecosystems, we should minimize the use of these products as much as possible.
3. Cultivate the habit of waste sorting:
Waste sorting is no longer a new concept for people; however, it seems that not everyone is willing to implement it. To form a good habit gradually that aims to protect the environment and the ecosystem, we should start doing it right now. Schools and companies should organize discussions on waste sorting, provide sorted trash bins at schools, workplaces, and public areas to encourage people to raise their environmental awareness.
It can be recognized that the trend of "green living - sustainable living" is being strongly promoted globally to protect our living environment, to reduce emissions that cause pollution, and to aim for sustainable development in the future.
Green living projects exemplifying community engagement:
1. The “UEH ZERO WASTE CAMPUS” project implemented by the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City:
UEH Zero Waste Campus - an initiative that began in 2021 - is a small project within a larger framework, focusing on creating a crucial phase for educational innovation as well as disseminating knowledge, changing the behaviors of UEHers while continuing to connect the community and spreading knowledge toward a multi-disciplinary and sustainable UEH University.
The project offers UEH students engaging activities as follows:
Unleashing creativity with “The Story of Rubbish”
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The MV “Green UEHER Citizen” - Spreading the message “Rethink & Begreen”
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The TikTok Dance - Sing Cover Competition - UEH Green Evolution
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The “Green Footprint” Challenge - For a greener UEH:
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Reference source: UEH ZERO WASTE CAMPUS website.
2. The “GREEN WINGS” program by Highlands Coffee:
Starting from May 24, 2019, Highlands Coffee launched the “GREEN WINGS” campaign to encourage customers to minimize the use of products that negatively impact the environment, protecting our planet.
3. The ECOXURY project:
ECOXURY by Luxuo.vn is a project that brings together five main themes, corresponding to five key stages of the journey, including: Ecoxury People & Brands, Ecoxury Talk & Workshop, Ecoxury Roadshow, Ecoxury Getaway, and Ecoxury Sustainable Local Villages. From this foundation, the overall picture of a sustainable lifestyle becomes more complete, painted from various perspectives and colors by those involved.
In other words, a green lifestyle that protects the environment symbolizes a commitment between oneself and sustainable development in the future, minimizing the burden placed on nature and the earth's resources. Maintaining good health, exercising regularly, and living a healthy life. Keeping a cheerful, refreshing, and positive mindset. In this way, you can live harmoniously with others, be close to nature, and easily integrate into a green lifestyle that protects the environment.
News article: UEH Movement and Volunteering Team.
