In 1973, the General Assembly of the the United Nations declared June 5 as World Environment Day with the aim of raising public awareness of to raise awareness of the protection of the natural environment and the need to improve our planet earth. the need to improve our planet earth.
The celebration of this day pursues a awareness and a responsible conduct by individuals, companies and communities.
This day has been gaining since its inception, today, it is a global platform for public outreach. public outreach.
At Zemsania Global Group we are committed to the environment and a reflection of our philosophy is our ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management certification.
Today, June 5, we will celebrate World Environment Day:
WITH SEASONAL FRUITS : HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT
Through our Health and Wellness program, we have chosen tomorrow to bring fresh, seasonal fruit to the office for breakfast, which not only takes care of our health, but also the environment.
NO PLASTIC CONTAMINATION
Every year, we use 500 billion bags use 500 billion bags, 50% of the plastic we use is single-use or disposable, and we buy 1 million plastic bottles per and we buy 1 million plastic bottles every minute. minute. At Zemsania, we have taken the initiative to have available at all times cups for drinking water from the source and do not encourage the consumption of disposable plastic cups. disposable plastic cups.
RECYCLING WITH SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
We have garbage cans set up to recycle food, batteries, consumables for the responsible recycling of food, batteries, consumables, etc, etc. If you don't know where the different containers are located, please do not hesitate to and we will inform you.
And you, how are you going to celebrate this day?
We propose 5 challenges and we would love you to choose one of them to carry out and and share it with all of us tomorrow.
1.- Sustainable mobility.
Today is a good day to travel by public or sustainable transport to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. sustainable transport to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. If you usually commute to work to work by car or moped, perhaps tomorrow you can contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by emissions by using public transport or a sustainable mobility vehicle. sustainable mobility vehicle.
2.- A day without plastic
From the moment we wake up until the time we go to bed, we are surrounded by plastic, we are surrounded by plastic: we suggest that tomorrow you drink your coffee in a cup and not in a container with a lid and a plastic spoon, and that you not in a container with a lid and a plastic spoon, refresh yourself with a drink in glass, or if it's one of those days when you have to visit glass beverage, or if it is one of these days when you have to visit a store, opt to make a purchase in the store, choose to make an alternative purchase without plastic.
“ around the world around 5.7 billion tons of plastic waste”.
3.- Ecological lighting
A single LED bulb requires much less energy than a traditional bulb - only 38 watts compared to 84 watts. traditional bulb - only 38 watts compared to 84 watts. Because of their efficiency, these bulbs reduce overall energy consumption. In turn, this also reduces the number of greenhouse gases that are the main cause of global warming. Maybe it's a good time to make a change at home? at home?.
4.- Let's break with “use and throw away” and promote “recycle and restore”.”
The Spanish population generates more than 400 kilos of waste per person per year, of which only 20% of those 400 kilos are recycled, while 60% end up in landfills.
What if we make some useful object with recycled recycled material? You can prepare a handicraft workshop with the little ones of the house, or if you are thinking of getting rid of some old furniture, perhaps it is a good option to is a good option to start changing its look and transform it into a completely new piece of furniture. completely new piece of furniture.
5.- Join a local activity to commemorate this day.
From the City Councils and the local Associations we find numerous activities around the World Environment Day.
We share the program of activities in some cities, but we are sure you will find activities at local level, if you sign up for one of them If you sign up for one of them, let us know your experience!
Barcelona
https://www.barcelona.cat/barcelonacultura/es/recomanem/dia-mundial-medio-ambiente-2019
Madrid
Seville
A Coruña
This campaign is part of the project Healthy Company we have started this year.