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Susan Caron

WSP USA Southeast Region

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 576 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    615
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    1.0
    water footprint
    calculated
  • UP TO
    375
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    615
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    294
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    109
    conversations
    with people

Susan's actions

Health & Equity

Track My Purchases

SDG 10

Each day, I will track my purchases to identify my spending habits. This will allow me to see what purchases can be reduced.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Health & Equity

Clean Eating

I will limit my processed foods (including meat) and eat 100% non GMO.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Climate & Ecosystems

Watch a Documentary About Climate Change or Nature

SDG 13, 14, 15

I will watch 1 documentaries about climate change.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Equity

Watch a Documentary About Equity, Gender, Health, or Peace

SDG 3, 5, 10, 16

I will watch 3 documentaries about equity, gender, health, or peace.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Equity

Communicate Constructively

SDG 16

I will use the communication methods I read about to practice effective, compassionate, and nonviolent communication with someone I interact with regularly (i.e., my roommate, parents, co-worker, partner, classmates, or children).

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Health & Equity

Spend Time Outside

SDG 3

I will replace 15 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, or practicing gratitude for nature.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Health & Equity

Practice Mindfulness

SDG 3

I will spend 20 minutes each day practicing mindfulness.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Health & Equity

Make Cleaning Products

SDG 3

I will make a few homemade cleaning products.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

WSP - Climate Solutions Plan and Accelerator Course

Read WSP’s Climate Transition Plan, which details how we plan to reduce GHG emissions. We began implementation of our Low-Carbon Supplier Engagement Plan in January. Learn more about it by listening to our supplier kickoff webinar. Increase your climate literacy, take the 2-part Climate Solutions Accelerator Course on the WSP My Learning Platform.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Basic Needs & Security

Calculate Your Water Footprint

SDG 6

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

WSP - Emerge Program

Spend 15 minutes learning about the Emerge Program at WSP. Emerge is WSP's strategic alliance program that seeks early-stage companies with novel solutions as strategic partners. Partners get access to in-house subject matter experts, an opportunity to pilot their products/technologies with WSP during the evaluation phase and have access to our client base. Emerge propels our partners by accelerating the product/technology adoption. Having recently launched our 4th cohort, Emerge has accelerated a number of companies whose mission aligns with UN SDGs. • Olokun Minerals • ecoSPEARS • PLAEX Building Systems

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

WSP - Create a Green Team in your office

Make a commitment to have a kick-off Green Team meeting to brainstorm for ideas on what your office will want to accomplish. Coordinate with your office director and DPN to facilitate.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

WSP - Electrify & Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Whether you rent or own, sign up with YellowTin to understand costs, savings and incentives for everything needed to transition to an all-electric home and car. Us the link below to register and get these one time action points.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Economy & Communities

Chat With A Nonprofit

SDG 12

I will have a conversation with one or more nonprofit organizations I want to be involved with.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Equity

Donate Food

SDG 3, 10

I will find out what food programs are in my area and donate food and/or other items that they request.

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health & Equity
    What was surprising about the ingredients in your cleaning supplies, personal care, and pet products?

    Susan Caron's avatar
    Susan Caron 4/13/2023 10:08 AM
    I make my own air freshener with aromatherapy oils, like lemon and lavender with water (clean water). I have spray bottles with it for my home and car.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Climate & Ecosystems
    What are your thoughts on WSP partnering with smaller companies with the Emerge Program?

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    Susan Caron 4/11/2023 1:11 PM
    I love this idea. And I love the companies they chose to partner with. Each is passionate about what they do, you could definitely feel that in their presentation.

  • Susan Caron's avatar
    Susan Caron 4/05/2023 5:19 AM
    A while back I bought some snacks at the store. That night I had one of the snacks, Goldfish. My stomach wasn't right the next morning, so my first thought was, what did I eat. I looked at the ingredients at the store and thought they were okay. But, when I looked again that morning, I saw a small line all by itself between the nutrition box and the ingredients area that said, contains bioengineered food ingredients, or something like that. So I looked at the Ritz crackers and the graham crackers I'd bought, and both of them had it too. You really have to look for this statement when shopping if you're trying to stay non-GMO.

    • Cassandra Borchers's avatar
      Cassandra Borchers 4/05/2023 1:01 PM
      Thanks Susan! I'm always worried about what is in the food my boys eat. Especially artificial dyes.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health & Equity
    What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens?

    Susan Caron's avatar
    Susan Caron 4/03/2023 5:24 AM
    Low Vitamin D levels. And low Vitamin D levels causing many other issues for us. It also decreases socialization, which is something else we need.