The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas have set an ambitious goal to significantly reduce the Institute’s emissions of greenhouse gases by the year 2040.
While leadership and staff work toward this institutional goal, the Justice Team and the Climate and Sustainability Director are offering weekly suggestions for how individual sisters, associates and companions, co-workers, volunteers and friends can limit their environmental footprint on Earth, our Common Home.
If you have any examples to share of how you are living more sustainably, please contact justice@sistersofmercy.org. We welcome photos as well as written descriptions.
- October 30 – Watch The Letter
- November 6 – Environmental Impact of Watching Movies Online
- November 13 – Create a truly “Healthy Plate”
- November 20 – Suggestions for a “Healthy Plate”
- November 27 – Plan a Sustainable Christmas
Travel / Transportation
Reducing Plastic
- Aiming for Zero-Waste Meetings
- Selecting Sustainable and Eco-friendly Table Linens
- Fast from Bottled Water
- Reducing Plastic: Bottled Drinks
- The Story of Plastic
- Reduce the Impact of Fleece
- Lower Impact Laundry Detergent
- Removing Plastic from Your Bathroom
- Microplastics in our Bodies
- Moving from Plastic to Glass Storage Containers