THE CHAIN OF CHANGE It’s easy to feel like you can’t personally make a difference to help achieve a more sustainable planet. Don't forget: each of us is part of a much larger University community, consisting of thousands of individuals. Combine those individual efforts with the University’s institutional initiatives, and the result will be a stronger, more sustainable IE University.
The Chain of Change starts with you!
Sustainability
At IE we’ve thought a lot about how tomorrow’s world will look and what kind of knowledge we must cultivate for our students to thrive in it. We are committed to fostering environmental and ethical stewardship as well as promoting increased awareness and public understanding.
We want to help people think and behave in ways that nurture a more sustainable planet: embracing global citizenship, social responsibility, climate action, the use of renewable energy and recycling, as well as fighting against biodiversity loss.
This way people can appreciate that individual actions are not isolated events but contribute to an interconnected system that determines the well-being of both humans and the planet.
10 YEAR CHALLENGE
We want to inspire people to change their habits to strengthen a behavioral change. The change starts with our people: staff, faculty, students, alumni, and the corporate world. We all want to make an impact on society and on our world.
2020 CHALLENGE: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION
WATER
100% reduction in the purchase of bottled water in campus by the end of 2021.
PAPERLESS
Reduction by 100% of student and staff paper consumption in the institution by the end of 2020.
ENERGY
During 2020, we will focus on increasing our purchased renewable energy to 70%.
PLASTICS AND SINGLE-USE PACKAGING
Reduction by 50% of single-use packaging in the campus by the end of 2020.
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Objective: Increase by 50% the waste we recycle.
HEALTH & WELLBEING
Increase by 60% local and healthy food options on campus.
COMMUNITY
Students are integral to advancing sustainability at IE and clubs are instrumental to the IE student experience. Among the many clubs on campus, there are several dynamic groups that allow students to participate in community engagement activities, host awareness events, and provide peer education and outreach about local and global issues of concern related to sustainability. To have an even greater impact on campus at IE and beyond, these clubs have each taken on a specific focus for this year’s goal of responsible consumption: water, paper, energy, plastic, fashion or food.