I will make a donation to a nonprofit that installs microgeneration in low income countries.
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Reduce Animal Products
Plant-Rich Diets
I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS
Industry
Houston Green Team: Recycling Week
Send a picture showing how you recycle or reuse to the Houston Green Team by emailing HoustonGreenTeam@deloitte.com or posting to their Teams channel! If you are not already on the Teams channel, email kacherry@deloitte.com to be added.
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Health and Education
Explore the Deloitte WorldClimate Hub
Spend 15 minutes browsing the new World Climate Hub website, hosted by Deloitte US Sustainability!
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Garden Week Challenge
Spend time gardening, landscaping, or composting this week (for Houston Green Team prize eligibility, send a picture of you doing one of these activities to houstongreenteam@deloitte.com
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Garden Week Challenge
Spend time gardening, landscaping, or composting this week (for Houston Green Team prize eligibility, send a picture of you doing one of these activities to houstongreenteam@deloitte.com !
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates
Reduced Food Waste
I will spend at least 7 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Electricity
Calculate My Carbon Footprint
All Drawdown Solutions
I will calculate the greenhouse gas emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce my negative impact on the environment.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Transportation
Research and Advocate for High-Speed Rail
High-Speed Rail
I will spend at least 30 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Support Local Food Systems
Plant-Rich Diets
I will source 25 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.
COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION
Health and Education
Get your family involved in greening the dot!
If you have kids at home, encourage them to create a logo for Deloitte NPSI using scrap paper and any crayons, markers, or materials you have in your home. Email a photo of the final product to Emma Howe (emhowe@deloitte.com) for a chance to be featured in our Earth Month recap email and potential future internal communications!
UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
Just like that, it's the end of the month! I want to announce revisions for prizes below:
First place - $50 gift card to local business of choice
Second place - $30 gift card to local business of choice
Third place - $20 gift card to local business of choice
I will announce winners on 4/30 and will reach out to winners individually soon after to choose their gift cards. Proud of everyone who checked in this month--enjoy the website while you can this week and keep logging points for a chance at these prizes!
The Ecochallenge is only a few days in, so be sure to check your Actions and see how you can start earning points! With daily actions, everyone can earn a few points every day, especially for some of the easier tasks. As people complete tasks, the platform will track our impact under the “Impacts” tab at the Deloitte level, Team level, and individual level. You'll see that even by tracking the smallest things, collective impact will add up --Deloitte already broke its record for participants this year! As always, let me know if you have any questions about managing your actions, and remember that anyone can join the challenge even though it's already started--so feel free to continue sending referral links to those you think may be interested!
As promised, here are the prizes for the Ecochallenge winners at the end of April!
- $50 Patagonia gift card for team member with the most points
- $25 gift card (from a local business, like Local foods!) for the team member with the coolest custom action
- $25 gift card for the most inspiring reflection question response April 1 is not far away! Remember to click "Manage Actions" to choose your actions--if you still have questions about reflection questions and custom actions after that, feel free to ask me personally or just post to the feed!
