I must say that I've really enjoyed this class and it has opened my so much as living in a sustainable world. There is so much to do but it is worth it in my opinion. I do think that this generation for the most part is very lazy and do not want to take the time and effort to obtain business sustainability. I've always told myself that there isn't anything worth having if it comes easy, you get better satisfaction knowing you worked hard to get what you've wanted or to get where you need to be. This is actually my second time taking this course and I've learned so much more this time around as I had more time than I had previously to complete this course. I won't say that I am going to 100% take sustainable actions in everything that I do, but I know I will absolutely take the time and the effort in doing so. I am also excited to continue sharing my knowledge with others in hopes that we can all eventually get together as nation in taking sustainability more serious than we do now. We have to understand that it isn't an individual situation but the economy as a whole. I am grateful for all that I have learn throughout this semester.

I went to friends baby shower over the weekend and one thing that automatically made me think about this class were the way they set up for their attendees beverages. I wanted to get something to drink and needed a cup, I saw a table with tiny glass jars and a straw already in each glass. I thought the glasses were keepsakes for the guests to take home and I found out that's exactly what they were. The glasses were to be used throughout the even for any beverages that people wanted, each glass had a tag, and the table had markers to write your name on the tag. We were responsible to keep your glass, use it all night and take it home with you as your keepsake, and the straws in each glass was a paper straw. I don't think I would have thought twice about this interesting decor, but after taking this course I believe this was an amazing sustainable move.

Attached is a copy of my carbon footprint in which my footprint is said to be 21.10 tons and is equivalent to 301 trees per year. 301 seems to be a lot to me, imagine how many people may have the same carbon footprint as I do that is very bad for our economy. My results tells me that I need to change my sustainability practices by adjusting my lifestyle.

This TED talk by Olivia Tyler was very informative although it was short. In The Triple Bottom Line book by Andrew Savitz, there is a chapter that discusses how difficult and complex the process of sustainability can be, and this video explains exactly that in reference to a simple cake. There are so many tiny steps and information that we should be paying attention to and questioning as well.

This video by Olivia Tyler gave a great insight on how deep and complex sustainability can be. As I've read in the TBL by Savitz sustainability is not easy and this shows just that. Olivia talked about something as simple as baking a cake, this is some that I do often and now I feel responsible and obligated to pay closer attention to the process when I am doing it. She speaks about what type of oils are used the cake, then you have to focus on the cream layers as well as the icing. We all often buy things on a daily basis and have no idea whether where things are made or where things grew. Its difficult to know the complete process of the supply change in products. Sustainability is a very intense process from the manufacturer down to the consumer purchase. I do believe that a lot of us are lazy, or have the lack of knowledge regarding sustainability. Olivia also mentioned consumers asking questions and basically doing our own investigations when purchasing things. The problem is, most of the time we are running into a store to pick up something and leave and never thing to even take 5 minutes to asks questions. Again, this can be a long and draining process, but we have to take into consideration why we are doing it.

Attached is a New York Times article in regards to a government investigation of Ford vehicles. their fuel efficiency and emissions testing. This article caught my attention as I recently had to get my car inspected in order to renew my registration. In NYS and many others, you must pass a state inspection to make sure that your vehicle is safe including emissions. The Clean Air Act started passed in 1990, required that states perform an emission test on vehicles in order to pass inspection. These in my opinion are early sign of sustainability, although I'm almost certain it started years prior.