Since working with OperaUpClose I have learnt a vast amount about sustainability and how we can make a change to the environment as an organisation and as individuals.
After learning more about the differences that I can make, I researched what my Carbon Footprint was via footprint.wwf.org.uk to see what I can do to help impact the future of our environment. I came to find that my annual footprint score was 'well below the UK average' at 8.8 tonnes. Despite this, I looked into what I could change in order to make that bit more of a difference, and found that the biggest effect of my lifestyle (most effective to my carbon footprint) was my meat intake.
As someone who eats meat regularly, I would like to therefore pledge as a personal goal to aim to consume less meat in the next year. I will achieve this by limiting myself to maximum of 3 meals a week containing red meat (rather than my usual 5-7), which should also impact myself from a dietary perspective also!
When it comes to making changes to effect my carbon footprint within the creative industry however, I have other positive changes I hope to achieve. After learning about the damage of a digital footprint, it came as completely shocking information to me. I have learnt through training in the workplace that by doing things online, such as sending unnecessary emails, you will be increasing your carbon footprint drastically (which I unfortunately fall blame to). Learning about this has opened my eyes to how much truly is effected by things as little as sending an email or leaving a tab open, I therefore want to pledge to only send or reply to emails when it is a necessity, and to make my recipients aware of this (adding a note at the bottom of the emails I send). This will hopefully/ potentially lower my digital footprint due to a massive amount of my job being surrounded by emails.
While I can't change everything about myself, I want to try and make the effort to help our world and environment by changing easy habits in both my personal and professional life.
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