Ann Lloyd

I will spend at least 90 minutes learning more about the barriers to women and girl's equal participation and representation around the world.

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.

Using the links provided below, I will research impact investing or my current investment portfolio to determine if they align with my values.

I will volunteer to tutor in my community at least once this month.

I will volunteer hour(s) in my community.

I will spend 90 minutes learning about my watershed and the particular water issues my region faces.

In my community, I will volunteer at a community shelter, food pantry or soup kitchen.

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

I will spend 60 minutes learning about where my energy comes from.

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.

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.

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

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

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how lifestyle changes could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment.

I will mend a piece of clothing for myself, family or friends.

During the day, I will schedule 1 conversations per day to chat with my friends about my actions and learning during Earth Month.

Each day, I will make my sustainable actions visible through a lawn sign, bumper sticker, pin, t-shirt, social media or other ways.

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

I will spend 60 minutes learning about the climate and natural disaster risks in my area.

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.

I will replace 30 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.

Throughout the day I will track my purchases and then research the companies making these goods.

Throughout the day, I will note the single-use plastics I use and consider the reusable options available to me.

I will develop a readiness plan for my household in the event of an emergency.

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