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Nova Sustainable
Way of Life
NOVA SBE GREEN GUIDE
WINTER 2019NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Carcavelos Campus Rua da Holanda, 1 2775-405 Carcavelos Tel: +351 213 801 600 www.novasbe.unl.pt/en/
Contents
Our Mission & Purpose |4
Goals & Milestones |5
Elementary, My Dear Watson! |6
Food | 7
Waste | 9
Conscious Shopping | 12
Energy | 15
Mobility | 17
Environmental Integrity | 19
Get Involved, Take action! | 20
Final Remarks | 21
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Our Mission & Purpose
Welcome to Carcavelos!
Join us on this journey
to reach for a more
sustainable and clear
horizon.
The purpose of this guide is to lay the foundations for a sustainable way of living
at the new Carcavelos Campus – it is meant to be a powerful tool to raise awareness
amongst the Nova SBE community.
Our mission is to map the initiatives and processes taking place on campus while
providing a useful framework for an environmentally conscious behavior.
We regard this project as a constant work-in-progress that requires
the collaboration of all stakeholders in an effort to collectively ensure a mindful
transition towards a more responsible and wholesome institution – and yes,
we are counting on you too!
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Goals & Milestones
Being fully aware that transitioning to a sustainable business school requires not
only individual efforts to change daily habits and decisions but also an institutional
engagement, Nova SBE devoted itself to address this issue and progressively
achieve its pioneering environmental goals and milestones.
By keeping our campus clean, we will generate savings which will be converted
into scholarships – more info on this to be communicated soon.
These are not just numbers, these are pledges to focus on what must be done
by the entire community.
Eliminate Garantee recycling of all packaging
straws by waste produced on campus:
2019 25 % 50 %
by the end by the end
of 2019 of 2020
Progress to Reduce water Reduce plastic
consumption by packaging in
100 % supermarket
composting of raw 50 % products and
increase the offer
vegetables and fruit from by the end of bulk products.
the restaurants on campus of 2023
Nova SBE is working on an action plan with specific guidelines in order to achieve these goals. As part of the agreement
with the Ministry of Environment, performance indicators will be revised by the end the year.
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Elementary, My Dear Watson!
We’ve come a long way, but there’s still much to be done. Small changes of habit
make a tremendous difference in inverting the negative trends that impact
the environmental situation of our planet.
Below you will find a summary of the fundamental information that this guide
provides. Meanwhile, always keep in mind the waste management hierarchy:
PREVENTION PREPARING RECYCLING RECOVERY DISPOSAL
FOR REUSE
ON CAMPUS OFF CAMPUS
Make sure you leave every classroom, Avoid disposable waste as much as you can:
amphitheater, and auditorium as clean • Plastic bags at the supermarket;
as possible; • Plastic cups;
• Straws and coffee cups;
Use a reusable water bottle and refill it
at the numerous drinking water fountains • Water bottles;
that Nova SBE has across campus;
Choose car-sharing services and public transports;
Prefer to order coffee from places where it is
served in non-disposable cups. All restaurants Choose products that are less toxic and have
and cafeterias serve coffee in reusable cups; minimal packaging;
Put cigarette butts in the available ashtrays. Be an engaged consumer — voice your concerns
When you throw them on the floor they’ll and suggest improvements;
eventually end up in the ocean;
Buy second-hand goods to promote the repurpose
Recycle and respect the usage of each specific bin. and reuse fo clothes, increasing the products’
Each recycling bin has a strategic location lifespan and saving resources.
on campus — please do not dispose of any
garbage until you see its respective bin;
And remember: you can always reach out
to GreenNova for environmental campaigns
and collective action at Nova SBE.
If all higher education professors and students in Portugal used reusable water bottles instead of buying plastic
water bottles 3 times a week, over a year, circa 20686 barrels of crude oil would be saved, which amounts to the
production of 60.84 million plastic water bottles!
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Food
Food is a crucial issue and consensus seems to be hard to reach, but eating
consciously is one of the easiest ways to lower your carbon footprint,
and there are many ways of doing so!
Choose, carefully, the amount Eat less meat!
of food you want to eat! Reducing the amount of meat you eat benefits
Though it is quite tempting to overindulge, by your budget, your health, and, you guessed it,
shrinking your serving size to your actual needs the environment. You don’t have to be drastic:
you avoid not only food waste but all the energy, just start by reducing the amount of meat in
water, and greenhouse gas emissions associated some of your meals and replace it with nutritious
with food production. This is also a healthy vegetarian substitutes. You can also replace
dietary habit. it with poultry meat that is dramatically less
pollutant. It’s also a good idea to buy locally
Quick tip: Ask for smaller servings. produced free range meat.
Producing 0,5 kg of beef generates the same
amount of CO2 that an average car produces
Bring your meals and snacks! every 100km. Compared to the 95 liters of
water required to produce one Kg of wheat,
There is nothing more reliable than eating at beef requires 9085 liters of water per 1kg!
home: you know what you are eating and how
it has been cooked. Bringing your own lunch is Quick tip: You can visit CUF’s Medical
always a safe bet and you will definitely save Center on campus to get nutritional advice
money and time! for a healthier diet.
The campus has 12 microwaves in 2 separate
areas of the food court.
Quick tip: There are a lot of “meal prep” videos
on social media – find the right routines for you.
4
Kg of CO2 Emitted Per 1/2 kg of Food
3
Prefer seasonal and locally
produced goods! 2
This way you reduce the energy needed to
produce, carry, and store your ingredients.
Besides, seasonal food tends to be fresher, 1
tastier, and cheaper! Potatoes Apples Chicken Pork Beef
Source: US National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science
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Waste
Recycling Signs and Rules
GLASS PACKAGING PAPER & CARDBOARD
(Plastic & Metal)
Yes Yes Yes
• Bottles • Plastic packaging • Cardboard boxes
• Jars • Beverage packaging • Magazines and newspapers
• Cans • Printing and writing paper
• Plastic bags • Cardboard boxes with food
waste or oily remains
No No No
• Ceramics • Paper and board • Plastic bags
• Plastic bags • Batteries • Hazardous products
• Flat glass and glass windows • Home appliances • Soiled cardboard boxes
• Crystals and mirrors • Other non-packaging • Plastic paper
• Lamps plastics • Stickers
• Medication bottles • Greasy paper
BATTERIES COFFEE PODS NON-RECYCLABLE
All the non-recyclable
waste like for example:
• Ceramics
• Flat glass and windows
• Crystals and mirrors
• Other non-packaging
plastics
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Waste
Nobody likes to deal with waste, so let’s stop creating it.
Recycling is mandatory!
THINGS YOU MUST REFUSE: THINGS YOU SHOULD REDUCE:
Plastic straws New things
Nova SBE is committed to the Claro Movement, Whether we’re talking about home appliances,
a no-straw initiative of the Municipality clothing, or furniture, try to get second-hand,
of Cascais. borrowed, or repaired items before buying
new ones. You can save a lot of resources by
Plastic bags increasing the products’ lifespan.
Did you know that a plastic bag takes 20 to 1000
years to decompose? Academic books: you can borrow books from
Reusable bags are the best option. They are not the library or buy used textbooks in the book
only cooler but also a great fit for either school fair that Nova SU organizes each semester.
days or shopping sprees.
Yes, that plastic bag you used when you were Packaging
a child is still somewhere, polluting our planet. Favor products with less packaging and
Recycling is the way! preferably in bulk.
Don’t forget to voice your opinion regarding
Disposable cups and bottles unnecessary packaging to the manufacturer or
Bring your own reusable mug and ask for your distributor.
coffee or beverage to be served directly into
the cup. Paper napkins and towels
Use only the amount you need and give
Water bottles preference, you have the option to cloth
Did you know that you need about 3 liters of options.
water to produce a 1-liter plastic water bottle?
Well, now you do. Paper
• Avoid printing too many school notes, books,
and exercise sheets. Instead, ask other
students if you can borrow their notes
or use digital versions;
• If you print, recycle afterwards;
• Use draft paper whenever possible;
• Limit all paper promotional propaganda;
• Set your printer to and/or always ask for
a two-side print.
Nova SBE is working towards minimizing food waste by collecting all green waste from the food court restaurants and the coffee
grounds from the vending machines and using it for composting. The next step is to implement separate bins for organic waste.
The cooking oils that the restaurants on campus use will also be collected and recycled.
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THINGS YOU CAN REUSE: WHAT TO RECYCLE?
• Paper
• Empty glass bottles
Paper and notebooks • Aluminium cans and foil
Use the other side as a blank canvas for printing • Cardboard
or for jotting down notes. At the end of every • Plastic food packages
three months, tear out the remaining paper of • Plastic items
your notebooks.
• Batteries
Paper and plastic bags
Think twice before discarding them right away.
WHAT TO COMPOST?
Water bottles
You can reuse a normal bottle at least • Raw fruits and vegetables
15 times – refill it at one of the on campus • Tea bags
water fountains. • Coffee filters
• Food contaminated cardboard and paper
Glass jars • The dryer lint in all vacuum or washing
Whether for smoothies that you can take machines
to campus or to store dry food at home.
Quick tip: Use old clothes and transform them
into cloth napkins or sandwich packages! WHAT IS TRASH?
• Non-recyclable plastics, metals, and glass
• Photo paper
• Condoms and feminine hygiene products
• Cosmetics
• Wrappers
• Paper and plastic coffee cups
Medical pills cartons should be returned to pharmacies,
so that they can give them an appropriate new use
without contaminating landfills.
Waste bins are strategically spread around campus. For instance, the absence of organic waste bins in the library indicates that you
are not allowed to eat there. Please, don’t throw away your personal waste until you find the specific bin to put it in.
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Conscious Shopping
BUY LOCAL! TRY SECOND-HAND!
You can easily get fresh products, tasty baked Donate or resell what you don’t use anymore and
goods, and much more at the many local try second-hand shops to score your next finds,
markets in the surrounding areas. rather than going for standard retail. You will
Buying local means fewer greenhouse gas probably find very good deals for clothes, books,
emissions and an economic boost to our local gadgets, furniture, musical instruments, etc.
community. These are some of the fairs and shops you can
Farmers’ markets in the campus area: explore.
Mercado Agrobio de Oeiras Feira da Bagageira (Carcavelos)
[Oeiras Agrobiological Market] [Bagageira Flea Market (in Carcavelos)]
• Certified biological products • 10:00 a.m., Sundays
• Jardim de Oeiras • Mercado de Carcavelos
• 09:00 a.m.- 02:00 p.m., Saturdays
Mercado Agrobio de Carcavelos Feira da Ladra [Lisbon’s Flea Market]
[Carcavelos Agrobiological Market] • 09:00 a.m. - 06:00 p.m., Tuesdays
• Certified biological products and Saturdays
• Quinta da Alagoa, Carcavelos • Campo de Santa Clara, Lisboa
• 09:00 a.m. - 02:00 p.m., Saturdays
Mercado Municipal de Carcavelos Humana - Second-hand clothing shop
[Carcavelos Municipal Market] • Several locations in Lisbon
• 1.5 km from campus • Av. Almirante Reis, 26 A
• Estrada da Torre, Carcavelos • Av. 5 de Outubro, 72
• 07:00 a.m. - 02:00 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday
Mercado da Parede [Parede’s Market] Online second-hand market sites:
• 3.9 km from Campus • OLX (www.olx.pt)
• R. 31 de Janeiro, 6, 2775-271 Parede • Facebook marketplace
• 07:00 a.m. - 02:00 p.m., Tuesday- Sunday
Mercado Municipal de Oeiras
[Oeiras Municipal Market]
• 5.5 km from campus
• Largo 5 de Outubro, 3, 2780-225 Oeiras
• 07:00 a.m. - 02:00 p.m., Monday-Saturday
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THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE BEHIND
YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Who made your clothes?
Do these people have a fair wage?
Purchase Fair Trade goods and seek to
understand how people are affected by the
products and services you consume. If you are
interested in fashion industry responsibility,
then follow the Fashion Revolution movement
#whomademyclothes.
Quick tips:
• Remember to always carry a reusable bag,
like a tote bag for any unexpected last minute
shopping;
• Set an alarm on your mobile phone for around
the time you leave home to remind yourself
to pack your reusable bag, bottle, and snacks;
• Try to buy bulk-in instead of packaged goods;
• Prefer big packages instead of small.
They reduce plastic waste and usually save you
some money.
• Change your search engine in your computer
to ecosia: https://www.ecosia.org/ and help
reforesting our planet!
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Energy
While energy production and capacity are absolutely essential in our modern
societies, the need for reducing fossil fuel dependency has surfaced as a main
priority. Turn off the lights whenever natural light allows it.
BE ENERGY FRIENDLY!
Turn off your computer Ditch screensavers, Energy Saving Mode.
when you are not using it. they are fake news. Enable the power-saving features
The average computer uses Screensavers are not energy that your computer has. Have
around 50 to 150 W but only savers. They use the same the turning off option on after
1 to 6 W when in stand-by mode amount of energy or even 3 minutes of no use and turn off
and zero while off. more than when the computer your computer at night.
is in full use.
UNPLUG IT! FLIP THE SWITCH ON/OFF! RECYCLE YOUR BATTERIES!
Unplug your appliances The Nova SBE Campus is You can now place your fully
when they are not being equipped with sensor lights used batteries in the designated
used. in most of its common spaces recycling bins in the reprography.
and toilets in order to cut
down its energy consumption.
However, in the remaining spots
where you can still find a switch,
do not forget to turn the light off
if you’re the last one to leave the
room.
NOVA SBE IS COMMITTED TO REDUCING ITS ENERGY DEPENDENCY
• 924 solar panels of 270 kWp, which have been installed, will produce 20 % of consumed energy
on the rooftops to ensure some degree of energy self-sufficiency;
• All newly acquired appliances have an A+ energetic efficiency rating, and the actual building
has an A+ rating;
• Glass structures allow for a lot of natural lighting and a lower electricity consumption;
• Close monitoring of energy use is being conducted and will be periodically published.
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Mobility
What are the best solutions for your daily commute between home
and the Nova SBE Campus?
1 4
WALKING CAR SHARING
It only takes: If you live really far and travelling by car is the only
• 25min from Oeiras city center; choice you have, then strongly consider carpooling
• 15min from the Oeiras train station; with other students, staff, and faculty – you will
• 20min from the Carcavelos train station. heavily cut down on the money you spend, and
reduce the amount of fuel used. It also reduces
Besides, you can use it as the perfect opportunity toxic emissions.
to chill, listen to music, make calls and, of course,
exercise! Via Verde Boleias is an online platform that both
car owners and passengers can use allowing
everyone to share the costs and meet new people.
And Nova SBE students don’t have any commission
costs whatsoever!
2 • Download the “Via Verde Boleias” app;
CYCLING • Register your profile;
• Use your Nova SBE token (that you received
It takes you:
via e-mail)
• 8min from the Oeiras train station;
• Start scheduling rides.
• 10min from the Carcavelos train station.
Enjoy the fast ride and leave your bike at the
available parking spots. You can also use the
shared bike services from the Carcavelos 5
train station, which are included in the Special
Integrated CP Pass. SKATEBOARDING
Bring your own skateboard, California-style!
3
PUBLIC TRANSPORTS Quick tip: There is a free mobility solution app
for all public transports in Lisbon.
Busup
Download the Move-Me.AMP from the App Store
Direct bus from/to several locations
or the Play Store, or go to the Move-me website
in Lisbon’s city center.
to learn more.
• 40min - 55€/monthly pass;
CP Train
• 35min from the Cais Sodré train station;
• Included in the Special Integrated CP Pass.
Boat and Train from the other side
of the Tagus river.
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Environmental Integrity
Sustainability cannot be achieved if people act irresponsibly and disregard their
relation with the environment. It is important to note that everyone is responsible
for the environment; everyone’s actions have repercussions that will inevitably
generate externalities for other members of society.
Take the opportunity and study near the beach to connect with the environment
and while you are at it help preserve such a beautiful place!
Saving the environment is
no simple task. The most
important thing is that we
are all aware and mindful Bare in mind that the
of our impact. waste you produce ends up
We believe that being environmentally conscious at either a transformation
begins with small but consistent choices, which
will impact our daily lives. One has often to center or a landfill. Before
forego convenience to find ecological options,
or spend time researching viable alternatives to that, it will be handled by
conventional practices – it is about grounding
behavior and the concern to adopt sounder many other people who
principles and not selfish interests.
will use valuable resources
when collecting and
treating it - be mindful
of the waste you produce
and the way you treat it.
A great example is disposable plastic: it can take
tens or hundreds of years to decompose. Most of
the disposable plastic items are easily replaced by
reusable items.
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Get Involved, Take Action!
Taking action is perhaps one of the most important ways to raise awareness
and influence the environment in a positive way.
There are several ways you can get involved in making Nova SBE a more
ecological school:
GREEN CRITICAL MASS VOICE YOUR CONCERNS
Participation is essential to create an environment Whether in the library or the food court, make sure
where everyone has the same mission and goals. you leave your suggestions and remarks. Mindful
pressure can be useful to avoid complacency.
SPREAD THE WORD TAKE ACTION!
Help everyone at Nova SBE by advising your Do you want to see more vegan options or local
friends to recycle, reminding them that ashtrays produced products on the daily menu or at the
exist for a reason, and influencing them to take grocery store? File a petition or reach out to the
responsibility. responsible entity.
DO YOU HAVE INNOVATIVE WAYS TO MAKE NOVA SBE MORE SUSTAINABLE?
Reach out to the existing groups and see if you can cooperate:
• GreenNova: a students’ club that promotes sustainability and initiatives to raise awareness about
the state of the planet and the importance of following more green practices. It bridges the students’,
faculty’s and staff’s concerns.
• Knowledge Center for Environmental Economics: a knowledge center whose speciality
is academic research and policy advice in environmental and natural resources economics
There are several initiatives that could use a helping hand to improve the environment:
• Lixo Zero;
• Movimento Claro.
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Final Remarks
We hope all readers find this Guide relevant and that it constitutes an additional
step in the difficult but essential path of reaching a sustainable dynamic inside
and outside the campus’ limits.
Feel free to contact GreenNova via their Facebook page or by emailing
greennova@novasbe.pt
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