SUSTAINABILITY
Green Wisdom Project
The project aims to increase the culture of sustainability to the citizens of Barcelona, encouraging participation, awareness and action, through social networks, newsletters and specific educational material.
The project is part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations, specifically in Goal 11. Achieve that cities and human settlements are inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. And it is also, and above all, part of the Citizen Commitment for Sustainability 2002-2012 in Barcelona, to extend the culture of sustainability to citizens, schools, organizations, entities and businesses in the city of Barcelona in through the principle of shared responsibility.
Sustainability is a fundamental challenge of our times. If we want to have a future, we must commit ourselves to making it possible by spurring the transition between today's unsustainable economic and cultural models and a new way of life that guarantees human development for all the inhabitants of the Earth, without ruining the foundations. and the diversity of life.
There is a real need for transformation and improvement of the city, with the citizens as the main agent of change, so that sustainability is a way of life in all areas. Therefore, we need to promote a culture of sustainability, a culture under construction that involves rethinking how we organize our lives, so that we find solutions that increase our quality of life and minimize the impacts that degrade the environment and resources.
The values it promotes are, especially:
- Sustainability. Not only is it an intrinsic value in the entity, as it is part of its mission and vision, but it is the central theme of the project.
- Participation. The project promotes and dynamizes the participation of the volunteers of the organization and the beneficiaries, as the backbone of the project.
- Co-responsibility. It promotes this value in the sense of involvement in sustainable development and in the daily actions we take in this regard.
- Innovation. The project uses new tools (social networks, e-newsletters, innovative educational materials) in the service of sustainability.
The general objective of the project is to promote, increase and improve the culture of sustainability of the citizens of Barcelona through innovative channels, ensuring the qualitative participation of women volunteers and beneficiaries. In this sense it aims to: Promote energy saving, promote sustainable mobility in the city, know the green spaces of the city and use them, promote the reduction, reuse and recycling of waste, mitigate climate change, p romoure responsible consumption and limiting unnecessary consumption - inspire for a healthy diet.