Michelle Cannici

Columbia Sportswear Company

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
215 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

76

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

20

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

1.5

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

3.2

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

9.0

pounds of paper

have been saved
UP TO

10

whole food meals

consumed
UP TO

9.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Michelle's actions

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

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DAILY ACTIONS

High Impact Action Track

Zero-Waste Cooking

Food

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper each day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Choose Two-Sided Printing

Choosing two-sided printing can be an easy adjustment on your computer settings. How can you help others make this same switch? Can it be encouraged company wide?

Michelle Cannici 10/14/2019 12:23 PM

I have been printing most decks 2 sided or multiple slides per page and double sided.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
High Impact Action Track Zero-Waste Cooking

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?

Michelle Cannici 10/14/2019 12:23 PM

I have made some vegetable broth by cooking it all down. Also when we eat most veggies, we eat the skins. potatoes, squash, etc..

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?

Michelle Cannici 10/14/2019 12:22 PM

I have been weaning my family off of meat. I think that there is this notion that we need to eat meet to get enough protein...and its what the cavemen did.
well we are living a lot longer and have knowledge of how to grow our own food and ways to make enriched foods without including all of the meats. plus...the meat isnt great for our systems anyhow.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Whole Foods Diet

Michael Pollan states that “it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor.” What are your thoughts on this idea?

Michelle Cannici 10/14/2019 12:20 PM

I think this is fair. We are now eating a much cleaner diet at home so that we understand what we are putting in our bodies.

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