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How to organise ideas to be more sustainable as a professional<\/p>\n
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Photo by Thijs Spuijbroek<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” admin_label=”About” _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#eae9e4″ background_enable_image=”off” background_size=”custom” background_image_width=”63%” background_image_height=”0%” background_position=”center_left” background_horizontal_offset=”-100%” background_blend=”multiply” custom_padding=”||10vw||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||15vw||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||15vw||false|false” background_last_edited=”on|desktop” background_enable_image_tablet=”off” background_enable_image_phone=”off” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_image=”off” width=”87%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_image=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font_size=”15px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Ten minutes of reading.<\/strong> If you want to go directly to our 10 recommendations to be more sustainable, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”f0cf31b9-b2e7-4752-a57c-6e2f73347b36″ text_font=”|500|||||||” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_font_size=”25px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” text_orientation=”right” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin_tablet=”||20px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|desktop” text_font_size_tablet=”15px” text_font_size_phone=”19px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_font_size_tablet=”55px” header_font_size_last_edited=”off|desktop” header_2_font_size_tablet=”25px” header_2_font_size_phone=”20px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_orientation_tablet=”” text_orientation_phone=”left” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n You don’t need to read the reports from the <\/span>NASA<\/span><\/a> to know that record temperatures were recorded in many parts of the world this past summer. 42\u00baC in Seville, Spain or 46.5\u00baC in Ahvaz, Iran, are not temperatures we can continue to live with in the future. Climate change caused by high CO2<\/span>2<\/span> emissions is real and our will to change to combat it must also be real. We have no alternative.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n It is a fact that legislation and governmental agreements are needed to change the current production and consumption patterns, which are now delocalised and based on fossil fuels and demand more and more materials and energy. Yet sitting back and waiting for these laws to be implemented and take effect is neither quick nor effective. We must then ask ourselves if our individual actions as citizens, as professionals, or as performers, change anything. Do they have a real impact? We believe they do.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”87%” custom_padding=”2px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.cgstranslations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/daniel-oberg-sEApBUS4fIk-unsplash-scaled.jpg” alt=”Plant shoots on wooden board held by hands” title_text=”The green interpreter” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Photo by Daniel \u00d6berg<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Poner nuestras ideas en orden para tomar decisiones adecuadas o comenzar a revisar nuestros h\u00e1bitos y estilo de vida no es f\u00e1cil. Ser m\u00e1s \u201csostenibles\u201d parece ser algo inalcanzable, pero \u00bfqu\u00e9 es exactamente la sostenibilidad? <\/span>Interm\u00f3n Oxfam<\/span><\/a> define este concepto como la satisfacci\u00f3n de las necesidades actuales sin comprometer la capacidad de las generaciones futuras de satisfacer las suyas, garantizando el equilibrio entre crecimiento econ\u00f3mico, cuidado del medio ambiente y bienestar social.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ width=”87%”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n A partir de aqu\u00ed, en la pr\u00e1ctica diaria como int\u00e9rpretes, \u00bfpodemos estar seguros de que nuestro estilo de vida actual no compromete el de los que vienen detr\u00e1s? \u00bfC\u00f3mo fue fabricado mi ordenador, mi tel\u00e9fono m\u00f3vil? \u00bfQu\u00e9 pol\u00edticas medioambientales respetan los hoteles donde me hospedo? \u00bfCu\u00e1nto CO<\/span>2<\/span> generan los servicios de internet y <\/span>hosting<\/span><\/i> que utilizo en mi d\u00eda a d\u00eda? \u00bfCu\u00e1nto pl\u00e1stico de un solo uso he empleado en la comida para llevar que consum\u00ed antes de entrar a cabina? Las preguntas son m\u00faltiples.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”87%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”87%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_text_color=”#005763″ header_3_font_size_tablet=”” header_3_font_size_phone=”20px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n An ecological rucksack is the total amount (in kg) of materials displaced from nature to create a product or service, minus the actual weight of the product. In this way we can measure the environmental effort that product or service has made.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Thibaut Meurgue-Guyard from <\/span>Found & Seek<\/span><\/a> explains that the ecological rucksack:<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n \n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.cgstranslations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/laura-chouette-CLzS5RWvCjo-unsplash-scaled.jpg” alt=”Red rucksack on the shore of a lake” title_text=”Ecological rucksack. The green interpreter” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Photo by Laura Chouette<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”87%” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n For example, a 10g gold wedding ring involves 3,500 kilos of materials extracted from a mine. In contrast, other similar products carry a much smaller ecological rucksack: the same silver ring displaces “only” 75 kilos. An aluminium soft drink can carries an ecological rucksack of 1.2 kilos. The most popular example is mobile phones, with an ecological rucksack of up to 86 kilos, according to some studies.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n As interpreters, the electronic and mobile devices are essential tools for the daily working activities. Before switching to a newer model phone or a larger tablet, we can consider whether to refurbish our existing equipment, recycle it at a green dot, give it as a gift to a family member or friend, or trade it in. We can also investigate the ecological rucksack of the next product we\u2019re thinking about buying.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#005763″ divider_style=”dotted” divider_weight=”4px” _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”60%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”12px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”87%” custom_padding=”||26px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.cgstranslations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/evie-s-aFGZmB0vmIg-unsplash-scaled.jpg” alt=”Footprint on sand surrounded by coloured flowers and leaves” title_text=”Ecological footprint. The green interpreter.” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Photo by Evie S.<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_text_color=”#005763″ header_3_font_size_tablet=”” header_3_font_size_phone=”20px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n What does it take to produce my food, my clothes, or my house? The ONG <\/span>Global Footprint Network<\/span><\/a> explains that the ecological footprint measures the ecological assets that a given population or product needs to produce the natural resources it consumes (food, plant fibres, livestock and fish products, timber, space for urban infrastructure, etc.) and to absorb its waste, especially carbon emissions.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Thus, the carbon footprint relates to the emission of greenhouse gases and assesses the impact of human activities on the environment, whereas the ecological footprint takes into account all the factors of our lifestyle that are harmful to the environment. <\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”87%” custom_padding=”3px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The ecological footprint is expressed in hectares per inhabitant per year and is calculated by subtracting the resources we consume from the resources generated by the planet over the course of a year. <\/span>For example,<\/span><\/a>in 2018, Spain consumed the equivalent of 4.3 gha (global hectares), while its biocapacity per person was 1.5 gha. In other words, Spain consumed, as a country, 3 times more resources than we can afford to be sustainable. So how can we reduce this footprint? By using clean transport, being energy efficient at home and in the office, consuming less exported and packaged food, buying local products, reducing meat consumption, taking care of water consumption, generating less waste, etc.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#005763″ custom_margin=”||39px|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Do you want to know how many planets we would need if everyone lived like you? [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#005763″ divider_style=”dotted” divider_weight=”4px” _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”60%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||-16px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”87%” custom_padding=”4px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_text_color=”#005763″ header_3_font_size_tablet=”” header_3_font_size_phone=”20px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n It is undeniable that sending emails or reading books in digital format saves paper and that interpreting via a remote simultaneous interpreting platform saves all the costs and CO<\/span>2<\/span> emissions associated with a few days’ travel to another city. However, this does not mean that connecting to the Internet and having our electronic devices on does not mean that we are not contributing to pollution.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>The environmental impact of the Internet is mainly caused by the huge amounts of energy needed to keep the entire Internet infrastructure running: the equipment (computers, tablets, <\/span>routers<\/span><\/i>), the data centres (to store and host the websites) and the access networks (all the cabling and antennas that carry the data).<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Although the electricity consumption of the Internet as a whole is estimated to be around 2% of the world’s energy consumption, the main concern comes from the way this energy is generated. For example, most data centres currently work with energy companies that rely on coal or nuclear power plants to generate electricity.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Against this background<\/span>, it may be difficult to <\/span>link<\/span><\/i> the interpreting profession to the worsening of digital pollution at first, but it all adds up. Perhaps help can come from actions as simple as: a) not forwarding long email chains or forwarding heavy files if it is not necessary, b) leaving our devices plugged in or on <\/span>standby,<\/span><\/i> or c) buying equipment that meets our needs but does not exceed them.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n As a curiosity, to find out if we spend too many hours on Netflix or any other<\/span> streaming<\/span><\/i> platform, we can try installing an<\/span> extension<\/span><\/a> from<\/span> The Shift Project<\/span><\/a> in our browser to visualise the climate impact of our internet activity. Speaking of browsers, if we don’t mind working with Firefox, Google Chrome or Safari, we can make <\/span>Ecosia<\/span><\/a> our default search engine. The Berlin-based organisation promises to donate 80% of its advertising revenue to tree planting programmes organised by various associations.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n If you want to know which technology service providers are leading the race to build a green Internet, you can check out<\/span> Greenpeace’s<\/span><\/a> latest<\/span><\/a> Clicking Clean<\/span> report.<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n \n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.cgstranslations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/mollie-sivaram-yubCnXAA3H8-unsplash-scaled.jpg” alt=”Feet on a table in front of a television ” title_text=”Digital pollution. The green interpreter.” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Photo by Mollie Sivaram<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#005763″ divider_style=”dotted” divider_weight=”4px” _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”60%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||-16px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”87%” custom_padding=”4px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_text_color=”#005763″ header_3_text_color_tablet=”#005763″ header_3_text_color_phone=”#005763″ header_3_text_color_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”” header_3_font_size_phone=”20px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In general,<\/span> carbon offsetting<\/span><\/i> refers to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions that are used to compensate for emissions produced elsewhere.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n For example, if as professionals we have no choice but to take an aeroplane several times a month to provide interpreting services, when we buy our ticket, we can make a small donation to the airline for R&D programmes or actions that offset this CO<\/span>2<\/span>. emission. Our children are expected to travel on hydrogen-powered aeroplanes, hopefully we will all see this reality sooner rather than later. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n The offset guide<\/span><\/a> explains that this carbon offsetting is possible because climate change is a non-localised problem. Greenhouse gases are mixed throughout the atmosphere, so reducing them everywhere contributes to overall climate protection.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.cgstranslations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/lan-deng-kXgDL_y7Iiw-unsplash-scaled.jpg” alt=”Train carriages with open doors at a railway station” title_text=”Green transport. The green interpreter.” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Photo by lan deng<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_text_color=”#005763″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Although nothing guarantees that this carbon offsetting really has a significant impact on the reduction of CO<\/span>2<\/span><\/span> emitted into the atmosphere, it never hurts to try. In business, we should always appeal to CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and in addition to assessing our impact on communities, workers and the environment, we can also offset emissions by donating to NGOs such as <\/span>Greenpeace<\/span><\/a> or, if we want to reconnect with nature, we can plant trees ourselves or do some research and start sprouting seeds from the fruits or vegetables we eat.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Returning to mobility, making the essential journeys by less polluting means of transport should be a priority. Let’s opt for the train if distance and time permit. Outside our city, moving to where we will perform the interpretation in an electric cab or carpooling through the many existing <\/span>carpooling<\/span><\/i> applications in various cities will always be easy and positive.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#005763″ divider_style=”dotted” divider_weight=”4px” _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”60%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||-16px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”87%” custom_padding=”6px||6px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_text_color=”#005763″ header_3_font_size_tablet=”” header_3_font_size_phone=”20px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \n How many sets of clothes do I need to be at home, to do a booth interpreting or a liaison interpreting at a client’s office? Not that many, actually. The capsule wardrobe concept <\/span>capsule wardrobe<\/span><\/i><\/a> The capsule wardrobe concept was coined in the 1970s in London, but it is only in the last few decades that it has become popular internationally. Sustainability has crept into our lives and we can take advantage of the <\/span>capsule wardrobe concept<\/span><\/i> to create a wardrobe that, on the one hand, reduces the fatigue of making clothing decisions and, on the other hand, allows us to be sustainable. If our capsule wardrobe is made up of timeless, good quality garments that combine with each other, we can wear them for years to come. A blazer or trench coat in neutral tones; a <\/span>high-quality, little, black dress;<\/span><\/i> or a dark suit jacket will allow us to comply with the dress codes of almost any interpretating situation. Then we would need a pair of good dress trousers, two or three shirts, a jumper, two pairs of quality shoes, some accessories and little else. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.cgstranslations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/thom-bradley-mwa_nzFpnJw-unsplash-scaled.jpg” alt=”Light-coloured clothes on white hangers with a green plant” title_text=”Capsule wardrobe. The green interpreter.” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nHow our individual actions can bring about global change<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n
Let’s start with the basics, exploring some concepts that we can translate into good practice:<\/span> <\/span><\/h3>\n
Ecological rucksack<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/span>(Buying or reconditioning my work tools)<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nEcological footprint<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
(My office, my home, my food)<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
Here is a<\/span> calculator<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to help you find out.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\nDigital pollution<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/h3>\n
(My time online on a professional and personal level)<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/h3>\n
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Offsetting emissions<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/h3>\n
(Moving sustainably when I travel)<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/h3>\n
Capsule wardrobe<\/span><\/i><\/b> <\/span><\/h3>\n
(Fewer clothes for better clothes)<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/h3>\n