Sustainable Welcome pack
Changing the way we consume
Objective of the project
The Sustainable Welcome pack project is one of the five Sustainable Campus projects of the ULiège Green Office. It aims to raise awareness among students about the impact of our consumption on our ecological footprint and to support them in their wish to adopt sustainable consumption solutions.
Report
If we continue to consume as we do today, it will not be sustainable in the long term. Indeed, humanity consumes the equivalent of 1.75 planets, which means that we are depleting resources that will not be renewable and in 2050, it will take the equivalent of 3 planets to maintain the current way of life.
Suggested solution
The ULiège Green Office will produce and distribute a pack containing sustainable products and also a booklet of "tips and tricks" to help students change their way of consuming, by taking simple and useful actions for the planet in the 4 main areas of consumption: food, mobility, housing and shopping.
Implementation
A survey was conducted in April 2020 to understand the needs of students to help them consume more sustainably. The next steps are the determination of the composition of this pack by following the students' expectations and the concrete realisation of the pack in collaboration with partners (such as the Fédé).
Our experts consulted
Contribution to the Global Agenda 2030
This project is in line with the Sustainable Development Objectives of the United Nations' Global Agenda 2030, including 12 "Sustainable Consumption and Production".
Établir des modes de consommation et de production durables Le douzième objectif est un appel pour les producteurs, les consommateurs, les communautés et les gouvernements à réfléchir sur leurs habitudes et usages en termes de consommation, de production de déchets, à l’impact environnemental et social de l’ensemble de la chaîne de valeur de nos produits. Plus globalement, cet ODD réclame de comprendre les interconnexions entre les décisions personnelles et collectives, et de percevoir les impacts de nos comportements respectifs entre les pays et à l’échelle mondiale.
