INTRODUCTION
it is important to assess the impacts that our current behaviours and consumption patterns have on the planet and make lifestyle choices that contribute to sustainability.
Sustainable Lifeesyles
Have you ever wondered how your daily lifestyle choices impact your community and the environment?
We are not just talking about big life decisions – such as where you live – but also about the small ones: using a single-use plastic item, what you chose to have for lunch, what transportation you chose to get to work or school, or why you bought certain pieces of clothing.
Lifestyles are different according to each group and region, and even though there is no “one solution fits all” when moving towards sustainable living, it is possible to come up with solutions and initiatives that are better adapted to each reality.
The combination of these choices, practices and behaviours is what we call “lifestyles”, or simply put, how we live our lives and relate to others. They are not only up to us: sometimes, the cultural, social and structural constraints that shape our decisions are stronger than we know.
Nonetheless, every one of these actions initiates a chain of factors that has multiple effects on each of us individually, on our communities, the environment, and, ultimately, the world we leave for future generations.
Source: United Nations System Staff College, Free Course