“Sustainability” is a word that often gets overused. At the core of it, sustaining our ecosystems and environments is key to the survival of all living things. We only have one planet, so let’s take care of it!
Sustainability is the capacity to endure—for humans, sustainability is the endurance of systems and processes connected to ecology, economics, politics, and culture.
Sustainability
Look after the land and the land will look after you, destroy the land and it will destroy you.
— Aboriginal Proverb
Sustainable living
Tiny houses, intentional communities, eco-villages, sustainable cities, green cities, rooftop gardening, zero waste living, accessible and affordable housing in balance with the environment.
Recommended resource: Inhabitat.com
Rethinking consumption
Refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, repurpose, rot… then recycle.
Recommended resource: The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability – Designing for Abundance by William McDonough and Michael Braungart
Water-food-energy systems
From family farms to cities. Addressing quantity, quality, availability, accessibility. Production and distribution, decreasing waste.
Recommended resource: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
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Series
Rotten is an investigative documentary series produced by Zero Point Zero, focusing on corruption in the global food supply chain. The Netflix series dives deep into the food production underworld to expose the corruption, waste and real dangers behind our everyday eating habits.
Dabba Consigne
Tigoun
Renaissance Upcycling
Suppli
SmartVrac
ProApia Biotech
Caeli Energie
Ma Petite Maison Verte
James McAvene’s Meadery
Lumbrick
Unfold
Kajou
Flora
Dragonfly Effect Naturals
Fruitiesberg
Snail Farming
Ion-Powered Aircraft
Service Recovery Strategies
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