Alexandra Coca
""In harmony with nature""
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 1,341 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO600gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO1.0hourvolunteered
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UP TO68meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO1,042minutesspent 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.
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.
Education & Livelihood
Volunteer In My Community
SDG #11 Communities
I will volunteer hour(s) in my community.
Education & Livelihood
Plan A Staycation in Your Community
SDG #11 Communities
For an upcoming vacation, I will plan a staycation in my region.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Health & Equity
Learn About Gender Diversity
SDG #5 Gender
I will spend 15 minutes learning about gender diversity.
Economy & Communities
Find out where your energy comes from
SDG #7 Energy
I will spend 15 minutes learning about where my energy comes from.
Climate & Ecosystems
Learn About Invasive Species
SDG #14 & 15
I will spend 10 minutes learning about invasive species and ways to reduce their impacts.
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.
Economy & Communities
Meatless Friday/ 15'th of April
Keep the meatless Friday on 15'th of April eather in the canteen or at home.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Health & Equity
Practice Mindfulness
SDG #3 Health & Well-Being
I will spend 15 minutes each day practicing mindfulness.
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.
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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REFLECTION QUESTIONBasic Needs & Security Know Your ProduceWhat 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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REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth & Equity Learn About Participation and RepresentationWhat are some of the barriers that exist to women and girl's equitable participation or representation in your community? Do you experience these barriers?
Alexandra Coca 4/29/2022 6:23 AMSome 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.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONClimate & Ecosystems Join A Climate Action OrginizationWhat area of climate action are you most passionate about and why?
Alexandra Coca 4/29/2022 1:08 AMProtecting 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.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONEducation & Livelihood Volunteer In My CommunityWhat is one thing you can do to help your community become more sustainable?
Alexandra Coca 4/29/2022 12:53 AMFirstly, 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 QUESTIONEducation & Livelihood Plan A Staycation in Your CommunityWhat place in your region are you most excited to visit during your staycation?
Alexandra Coca 4/28/2022 2:30 AMI'm planning to take in the summer a hiking trail in Retezat Mountains to Lake Bucura. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth & Equity Safe Disposal of Medications and Household ChemicalsDo you have any tips for others on finding locations that accept products for safe disposal?
Alexandra Coca 4/27/2022 11:50 PMCheck out the link below to find Romania pharmacies that accept medicines for safe disposal.
https://localizare.hartareciclarii.ro/?material=Medicamente-
Tünde Benő 4/28/2022 1:07 AMThis was part of the Recycling Tool we shared, very usefull!
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Florina Ganea 4/27/2022 11:51 PMThis is very useful. Thank you
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REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth & Equity Cleaning Product IngredientsWhat was surprising about the ingredients in your cleaning supplies, personal care, and pet products?
Alexandra Coca 4/27/2022 11:37 PMIt was surprising to find out that many cleaning supplies contain a lot of substances linked to serious health problems. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONClimate & Ecosystems Ecological & Xeriscape GardeningWhat ecological or xeriscape landscaping practices do you have? How has your landscape changed from these practices?
Alexandra Coca 4/27/2022 5:35 AMA 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.