Sustainability

Jeremy Tatton, Olivia Boorom, Joe Kuttical

Our topic is **Sustainability!** Being sustainable is crucial to the future generations! Here you can find a few articles that we read and summarized. We have found 3 extremely interesting articles that present information on how businesses and people are become more sustainable. Links and summaries are presented below. Enjoy!

[|Article 1]: // "Ford Finds Sustainability in Shrubs for Car Parts" //

Short Summary: The car manufacturer, Ford, has developed an alternative source in the building of the interior trim of new cars. They are using dandelion juice, which is a rubber-like substance produced by the destruction of the dandelion flower. Synthetic rubber is not a sustainable resource and therefore, the juice will act as an immediate replacement. Ford comments saying that they want to reduce their carbon footprint and produce from locally grown substances. Ford is the first car company to use resources; they have already completed products like headrests that use soy foam.

[|Article 2]: //“ How Environmentally Friendly are Capsule Systems and Other Ways Of Making Coffee?” //

Short Summary: A scientist Roland Hischier investigated the sustainability of coffee production and consumption. He measured the environmental damaged caused by coffee itself and by the packaging that is used to distribute the coffee to consumers, as well as methods of brewing. He concluded that capsules of coffee that use heavy plastic cause substantial environmental damage, and other options should be considered such as aluminum capsules and filter coffees. The majority of the environmental harm done by coffee production is the growing of the coffee itself, which

[|Article 3]: //"Why Sustainability Reporting is Revolutionary"//

Short Summary: We have long said that things we have taken for free will become the new gold – water, waste, carbon. We have to accelerate ourselves into the future we all aspire to build a future in which economic growth is decoupled from scarce natural resources. And that is an innovation challenge, not a retrofitting challenge. The accelerators for change and innovation are transparency and reporting. The art and science of sustainability reporting is maturing and shifting into the game of standards and legislation. Just reporting alone forces shifts in a company. With knowledge comes responsibility and it is a good thing. Sustainability is no longer just a values based question. It's a core strategic imperative for any company that intends to thrive and grow in the years ahead.