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Dear students,
Welcome back to the “Every Action Counts” 4-week challenge—a fun, rewarding way to learn how your actions affect the environment get a chance to win exciting prizes!
Last week, we explored nature-inspired art that helped connect us with the planet. This week, let’s embark on a global journey to discover innovative sustainability initiatives with Mammoth, Chameleon, Ant, and Goldfish! By learning from other countries, we can find inspiration to make “Every Action Count” in our daily lives.
How It Works
- Weekly Quiz: Every Friday from 15 Nov until 6 Dec 2024, you will receive an email packed with sustainable living tips and information. Complete the mini quiz in each email to accumulate points in the 4-week challenge!
Chance to Win
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Weekly Green Prizes: Ace this week’s quiz for a chance to win exciting upcycled green prizes! This week, Ocean Sunglasses made from Hong Kong’s plastic waste and laptop sleeves made from unused leftover carpets are up for grabs (50 winners total).
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Grand Prize: The highest scorers across the 4 weeks will get a chance to win a pair of Sony headphones, a DJI Osmo Pocket 3, or a Dyson hair dryer (3 winners total).
Missed Week 1 and 2? Visit our website for more details – you have until 13 Dec (Fri) 23:59 to get your scores in for the grand prizes!
Remember to fill out this week's mini quiz before 5 Dec (Thu) 23:59 for a chance to win the weekly prizes!
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| Get Inspired by Sustainability Initiatives Around the World |
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CopenPay: Tourist rewards for climate-friendly actions
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This summer, Copenhagen’s tourist board launched a scheme to incentivise visitors and residents to clean and green up the city, offering rewards like free meals, cruises, and kayaks! It hopes to encourage sustainable behaviours worldwide, and helped solidify Copehagen as the world’s third most sustainable city. If you’re an ant, put your hard work to good use with schemes like this!
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Kamikatsu, the waste-free village of Japan
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The village serves as a model for sustainability with its mission to reduce, reuse, and recycle as much as possible. To combat dependence on incinerators and overflowing landfills, household waste is now sorted into 45 categories for recycling. Cities around the world are looking to Kamikatsu as an example of how to transition to a low-carbon, low-waste economy. If you’re a mammoth, this is definitely a place to learn from!
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The Great Green Wall in Northern Africa - by UN World Food Programme
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To restore land once rich with biodiversity and vegetation, African countries have united under this innovative land recovery project to combat land degradation, increase food security, and nurture natural water sources by planting trees and vegetation. If you’re a chameleon, definitely take notes from this project on how you can adapt to help increase climate resilience!
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Sustainable development in Costa Rica with ~99% renewable energy, national parks, and ecotourism
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Costa Rica is a global leader in sustainable development, earning a high ranking on the Sustainable Development Goals Index. Most of its electricity comes from renewable sources, and it boasts as one of the planet’s most diverse and protected ecosystems. Even if you’re a goldfish, the country’s achievements in sustainability are notable and inspiring!
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| Take the Week 3 Mini Quiz |
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Join the Every Action Counts Challenge!
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Week 3 Mini Quiz
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After looking at sustainable initiatives around the world, take the quiz to share what you’ve learned to better protect our planet!
Remember to input your university email for a chance to win the exciting prizes!
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That’s it for this week! Stay tuned for our email next Friday to continue earning points, and see what Mammoth, Chameleon, Ant, and Goldfish get up to next!
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About the Jockey Club Sustainable Campus Consumer Programme (JCSCCP)
Funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the JCSCCP was developed as a collaborative initiative by the Hong Kong Sustainable Campus Consortium (HKSCC) representing the eight UGC-funded institutions in Hong Kong. The programme aims to promote SDG12 Responsible Consumption and Production and to inspire a new generation of more responsible and thoughtful consumers.
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