Sustainability reporting

Adhikary, Sujit. “Vermicompost, the story of organic gold: A review.” Scientific Research, Vol. 3, No. 7. Scientific Research Publishing Inc., [circa 2014], cesantaclara.ucanr.edu/files/235723. In the online article, “Vermicompost, the story of organic gold: A review,” the author dives into the benefits of vermicomposting by explaining the basics of the concept, and then digs deeper into the values and assets of this “organic gold.” The article states how vermicomposting not only gets rid of…

the building’s compact structure reduces material and embodied carbon. With regards to the building’s materials, Siemens CEO Kay Zwingenberger, claims that most are sustainable; for instance, GGBS (Granulated Ground Blast Slag) was used for its sustainability, its extended lifespan, and its low maintenance cost. GGBS cement permits to achieve light, near white, color for exposed fair-faced concrete finishes, at no extra cost; In fact, GGBS use in concrete is recognized by LEED. Finally,…

Rachel Carson and Climate Change Today Rachel Carson, a renowned author of the famous text on environmental conservation, played a very significant role in influencing the way the world perceived and addressed environmental conservation. In her earlier publications, Carson tried to demonstrate and convince the world that people were not at the core of the earth’s ecosystem. She reinforced this view by describing the environment form the position of creatures that were not human . Her most…

TE LAP TOPIC #3 A plant is part of nature, it lives and dies like humans. Nature evolves into a greater understanding in life, it has a meaning to why it lives. In The Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, it illustrates how Janie’s life was represented by nature and how her life changed because of it. The changes in life happen for many reasons and are reflected upon nature's surroundings. Nature speaks to Janie in a way that only she understands why it changes the perspectives in…

Sustainability provides the idea that the three pillars, social, economic, and environmental sustainability must all work together to thrive. Without these three pillars working together, nothing can live out to its full potential. The idea of maintaining this sustainability appears in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. In this story, the protagonist, George dreams of living on a subsistence farm with companion. Throughout the novel, many people join in on the dream, making it more realistic. The…

Farm City Connecting to Themes in 13 Ways of Seeing Nature in LA “Farm City” is a personal narrative written by Novella Carpenter chronicling her experience as an urban farmer in a run-down, impoverished neighborhood in Oakland. She relates her experience with farming and interacting with the people in the neighborhood, as well as the ways in which her farm, her neighbors and her neighborhood interact. Carpenter effectively uses narrative to display some of the main concepts relating to urban…

The Nature Conservancy’s video “Help Kelly Slater Save Our Oceans” has a deeper meaning that you may not see just from watching the video and not understanding what Kelly is trying to Portray. But if you can overcome this hurdle and grasp the true meaning behind what he says and how he views the ocean as this serene and tranquil place of beauty. You’ll be able to see the ocean as Kelly does in the video. So by understanding the meaning and message behind the video you can see just how well the…

Dietz, Thomas, and Richard York. "Animals, Capital and Sustainability." Human Ecology Review, vol. 22, no. 1, 2016, pp. 35. The aim of this article is to recognize that humans use animals as goods to increase their well-being, which has a negative impact on the environment. The impact on the environment can leave the land unsustainable, which impacts humanity’s well-being as well as the animals. Humans use livestock and other animals with to their own advantage with the aim of increasing their…

Since the world has entered into the industrial period, the advent of a new version of industrial system in which coal, metallurgy and chemical engineering dominate has not only greatly facilitated people’s lives, but also brought a series of environmental concerns that influence the ecosystem. At that time, air and water pollution have been regarded as two major environmental impacts resulting from the high-volume discharge of chemical toxins, owing to the development of mining industry that is…

The Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation (LDF) was founded in 1998. The mission of the Dicaprio Foundation is to “protect the world’s last wild places ”. They do so through six avenues: Wildland Conservation, Oceans Conservation, Climate Change, Indigenous Rights, Transforming California, and Innovative Solutions. Through fundraising, LDF has successfully been able to make grants and support other projects with their same mission in mind worldwide. Through Leonardo’s personal social media, his…