Kathy Schwab

Cambia Evergreens

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Choose Recycled Paper

#70 Recycled Paper

If I have to buy paper products, I will only purchase products made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.

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Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

I will support women-owned businesses when I shop this month.

COMPLETED 2
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Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

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Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

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Go Paperless

#70 Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and subscriptions.

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Transport

Conduct Virtual Meetings

#63 Telepresence

I will not travel for meetings and will instead conduct them virtually.

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Eliminate Toxic Plastics

#47 Bioplastic

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl and instead replace them with bioplastic or durable options.

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Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls

Globally, women typically invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities than men. How can you better support communities by supporting women?
Kathy Schwab 4/08/2018 2:35 PM
Research the business that you consider frequenting or visiting and find out who owns it. See if that meets your needs and reflects your values and is a business you would like to support. This helps that business thrive over a generic big business that is not as personable.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

How can you ensure that your virtual meetings honor your values and your company's culture?
Kathy Schwab 4/08/2018 2:33 PM
Virtual meetings are a standard for my company. We have staff that span 4 states and some even further. Virtual meetings connect the team as often as needed and not dependent on travel schedules.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

How can you take your action a step further?
Kathy Schwab 4/08/2018 2:27 PM
Not only can I use recycled paper when I do purchase paper items, but I also use cloth napkins instead of paper napkins with meals. There are ways to reduce paper and plastic use that can be very creative including recycle and composting.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

What do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?
Kathy Schwab 4/08/2018 2:25 PM
I want to prioritize money management and finances over material 'stuff'. I am reading Dave Ramsey's "The Total Money Makeover".

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Kathy Schwab 4/05/2018 12:10 PM
Every day I use a glass water bottle the entire day. I add essential oils for flavor and wellness.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of this?
Kathy Schwab 4/05/2018 11:57 AM
Smaller plates make it LOOK like you have more on your plate than you actually do.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Now that you know the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates, how will you view expiration dates differently?
Kathy Schwab 4/05/2018 11:56 AM
I am definitely going to use the product well before the use by date or I will give them to someone who can/will use them before that date so it is not an unused/tossed/wasted product.

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