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Catching the Elusive Salmon Farming Story
A salmon farm off the BC coast. Source. This blog piece is part of the Sustainability Peer Program. In the program, students were asked to create a...
Linear to Looped
Teghan and Navreet dive into the topic of zero waste living and ways that lifestyle can be achieved. They talk to Linh Truong, the co-founder of Soap...
Plastic Straws, A Thing of the Past?
Plastic straws are often used for a few minutes and then are left to biodegrade in our landfills and oceans for the next 200 years. Image from:...
Embark Behind the Scenes
On this episode, Teghan and Navreet talk to the Embark Board of Directors Chair, Sophie Dodd. They discuss her work with Embark and how they each got...
Eco Endeavours: Introducing Sustainability in Elementary School
This blog piece is part of the Sustainability Peer Program. In the program, students were asked to create a sustainability initiative as a way to foster...
Sustainability Circle: People of the Province
Introducing Sustainability Circle! This is Embark's first podcast series. Sustainability Circle is a new Embark podcast series to create dialogue around...
A Clothing Swap to Fight against Kinder Morgan?
This blog piece is part of the Sustainability Peer Program. In the program, students were asked to create a sustainability initiative as a way to foster...
Investing Powerfully Video
On April 5th, 2018, Embark hosted Investing Powerfully. Investing Powerfully created space for students, financial professionals, and university...
Embark Launches Indoor Vertical Garden at SFU Surrey
BURNABY, BC - Embark Sustainability, an independent, student-led not-for-profit based out of Simon Fraser University, will officially open an indoor...
Fast Fashion: NOVEL SUPPLY CO. Just Might be the Answer!
Did you know that one garbage truck full of textiles is thrown into a landfill every second around the world? Fast fashion is progressively becoming a...
Board of Governors Student Representatives Election
BURNABY, BC - Embark thanks the Board of Governors student candidates for considering sustainable topics in their platforms this year. Candidates who...
The Environmental Impact of Online Shopping
Online shopping has a number of its perks— shopping in the comfort of your own home, the ability to compare prices and products, and having your...
Soapstand
Soapstand provides people access to everyday necessities easier, cheaper and faster than ever before while eliminating single-use plastics. The project...
The Embark Solar Demonstrator: Renewables Feels For Reals
Opening Ceremony of the Embark Solar Generator The idea here is that the solution to global warming is as much a cultural puzzle as a technical one....
All I want is a Green Christmas
Approximately 33 million real Christmas trees are sold in North America each year. Christmas is just around the corner, and with the mass consumption...
BLOG POST SUBMISSION
What type of content can you submit? Writers are encouraged to share sustainability through their lens and take any interesting thought, story or idea and create content.
It could be features, articles, interviews, poetry/prose, dispatches, reviews, photography, illustration, and/or videography.
The only requirement is that the created content falls under one of the following Embark Sustainability priority areas or their intersections:
- Climate Equity
- Food Justice
POST RECOMMENDATIONS
- Write about what you are passionate about and that aligns with priority areas. Or challenge yourself in creating something new.
- Think critically rather than just making statements.
- Be creative.
KEEPING JUSTICE, EQUITY, DECOLONIZATION, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION IN MIND
Ask yourself the following questions while writing:
- What communities does this topic affect and why?
- What systemic barriers are involved in this topic?
- Who benefits from the current systems in place?
- How does my positionality affect my understanding of this topic? How can I address this in my piece?
If you have any questions contact our Design & Communications Manager, communications@embarksustainability.org