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Alexandra Coca

Emerson Sustainability Team Cluj

""In harmony with nature""

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,341 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    600
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    hour
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    68
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    1,042
    minutes
    spent learning

Alexandra's actions

Health & Equity

Learn About Participation and Representation

SDG #5 Gender

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about the barriers to women and girl's equal participation and representation around the world.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Join A Climate Action Orginization

SDG #13 Climate

I will learn about local, national and international climate action organizations that I could join and connect with one or more.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Volunteer In My Community

SDG #11 Communities

I will volunteer hour(s) in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Plan A Staycation in Your Community

SDG #11 Communities

For an upcoming vacation, I will plan a staycation in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Ecological & Xeriscape Gardening

SDG #14 & 15

I will do one or more of the following actions in my yard, or volunteer in my community: plant indigenous plants, landscape with water-efficient plants, add mulching, replace a lawn, and/or use eco-friendly fertilizers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Support Local Pollinators

SDG #15 Life On Land

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 10 minutes researching which plants support local pollinators and plant some in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Economy & Communities

Understand Your Climate And Natural Disaster Risks

SDG #9 Industry & Infrastructure

I will spend 10 minutes learning about the climate and natural disaster risks in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Basic Needs & Security

Know Your Produce

SDG #2 Zero Hunger

I will visit ewg.org to learn about and use their Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen produce lists.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Basic Needs & Security

Calculate Your Water Footprint

SDG #6 Water & Sanitation

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Equity

Learn About Gender Diversity

SDG #5 Gender

I will spend 15 minutes learning about gender diversity.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Economy & Communities

Find out where your energy comes from

SDG #7 Energy

I will spend 15 minutes learning about where my energy comes from.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Learn About Invasive Species

SDG #14 & 15

I will spend 10 minutes learning about invasive species and ways to reduce their impacts.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Basic Needs & Security

Take 5-Minute Or Less Showers

SDG #6 Water & Sanitation

I will save up to 6 gallons (23 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers. Tip: Use a timer to practice or count to 60 a few times.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Economy & Communities

Meatless Friday/ 15'th of April

Keep the meatless Friday on 15'th of April eather in the canteen or at home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Economy & Communities

Somes Clean-Up

Participate in the action of cleaning the waste on the riverbanks of the Someș near the Emerson campus, To free our rivers and riverbanks of waste with helping hands!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Take Action During Earth Week

I will participate in Earth Week by attending at least one of the global Emerson Earth Day Live Panel discussions during Earth Week on 19th and 20th April, listening to the special Planet in Focus podcast episode, or completing an EcoChallenge action.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Engage with Emerson’s Sustainability Content

I will engage with the content available on the Emerson Environmental Sustainability Hub by doing one of the following: watch a webinar recording, read a blogpost, read one of the newsletters.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Take Emerson’s Sustainability Training

I will complete the first module of the Emerson Environmental Sustainability training program available on the Global Learning Center.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Equity

Safe Disposal of Medications and Household Chemicals

SDG #3 Health & Well-Being

I will spend 10 minutes learning about how and where to dispose of medications and chemicals properly.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Economy & Communities

My green city

Recycling is like a circle between what you do, what our company is doing, what our supplier is doing, what the city is doing. Be the change, don’t wait for others! Learn how our City recycles to make sure that your recycling is not a wasted time.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Work-Life Balance

SDG #8 Work & Economy

During the workday, I will schedule time for daily rest during work days to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Economy & Communities

Induction Cooking

SDG #7 Energy

I will spend 10 minutes learning about induction cooking and consider if I could add this to my food prep methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Equity

Cleaning Product Ingredients

SDG #3 Health & Well-Being

I will spend 15 minutes each day studying the toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies, personal care, and pet products around my home.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Health & Equity

Practice Mindfulness

SDG #3 Health & Well-Being

I will spend 15 minutes each day practicing mindfulness.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Basic Needs & Security

Reduce Animal Product Consumption

SDG #2 Zero Hunger

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 30
DAILY ACTIONS

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?


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    Alexandra Coca 4/30/2022 1:44 PM

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    Alexandra Coca 4/30/2022 10:14 AM
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Basic Needs & Security Know Your Produce
    What surprised you about the two produce lists? How will you use these lists for your grocery shopping? Have you used these lists before?

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    Alexandra Coca 4/29/2022 6:36 AM
    It was surprising that a lot of them are on the dirty list. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health & Equity Learn About Participation and Representation
    What are some of the barriers that exist to women and girl's equitable participation or representation in your community? Do you experience these barriers?

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    Alexandra Coca 4/29/2022 6:23 AM
    Some of the barriers experienced by women nowadays include the poor work-life balance as caring for a family is forcing sometimes women to have to choose between their jobs and their families.


  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Climate & Ecosystems Join A Climate Action Orginization
    What area of climate action are you most passionate about and why?

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    Alexandra Coca 4/29/2022 1:08 AM
    Protecting and conserving green spaces as they have an important role in absorbing carbon dioxide and reducing flooding risk. Also, studies are linking green spaces to benefits to public health, providing reduced levels of stress.

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Education & Livelihood Volunteer In My Community
    What is one thing you can do to help your community become more sustainable?

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    Alexandra Coca 4/29/2022 12:53 AM
    Firstly, I will share with my community all the new things learned throughout this challenge, aiming to make people more mindful of the need of a sustainable way of living, so in the end the engagement shall go beyond simple volunteer activities.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Education & Livelihood Plan A Staycation in Your Community
    What place in your region are you most excited to visit during your staycation?

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    Alexandra Coca 4/28/2022 2:30 AM
    I'm planning to take in the summer a hiking trail in Retezat Mountains to Lake Bucura.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health & Equity Safe Disposal of Medications and Household Chemicals
    Do you have any tips for others on finding locations that accept products for safe disposal?

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    Alexandra Coca 4/27/2022 11:50 PM
    Check out the link below to find Romania pharmacies that accept medicines for safe disposal.
    https://localizare.hartareciclarii.ro/?material=Medicamente 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health & Equity Cleaning Product Ingredients
    What was surprising about the ingredients in your cleaning supplies, personal care, and pet products?

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    Alexandra Coca 4/27/2022 11:37 PM
    It was surprising to find out that many cleaning supplies contain a lot of substances linked to serious health problems.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Climate & Ecosystems Ecological & Xeriscape Gardening
    What ecological or xeriscape landscaping practices do you have? How has your landscape changed from these practices?

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    Alexandra Coca 4/27/2022 5:35 AM
    A practice I have without knowing nothing about xeriscape landscaping before this challenge is planting low-water-use or drought-tolerant plants such as junipers and pine.