Net Impact NU

10/25/2019

United Nations Day at Northeastern is today!!! Come out to this event from 6:30 pm - 9 pm in WVF 020. Hope to see you there!

10/24/2019

We had such an amazing time with Jane Hu from Clover last night!!! We learned that Clover Food Labs was the 1st restaurant in the nation to move to 100% compostable packaging, an incredible feat! While Clover Food Labs is making positive environmental changes, large corporations are still ignoring their carbon footprints as Coca-Cola was just named the most polluting brand for the 2nd year in a row.

10/22/2019

Come out to our collaborative event with The Fashion Society tonight!!

10/21/2019

1.3 billion tons of food are wasted each year - approximately 1/3 of the total world food production. Check out this article for more information regarding the threat of food waste today.

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted or lost every year.

10/17/2019

Recently, fashion brands have been pushing 'sustainable' items to attract informed consumers looking to support environmentally-friendly businesses. Upon closer examination, many of these brands appear to be capitalizing on this trend rather than shaping their business values around it. Check out this article for more information.

As a buzzword, sustainability dominated September's fashion month -- but are designers really getting closer to a sustainable industry?

10/02/2019

Did you know that roughly 10 billion K-cups are produced each year? Check out this article about a reusable K-cup that can help save you money and save the planet!

After a year of using plastic, single-use K-cups, I bought an $11 reusable filter. It's saved me more than $1,000 on coffee.

10/01/2019

Forever 21's bankruptcy may indicate a shift in consumer tastes to avoid "fast-fashion," brands that are known to be environmentally unfriendly and encouraging of sub-par working conditions. Read this interesting article from the NY Times for more information!

The retailer fell victim to the eroding power of shopping malls and said it would cease operations in 40 countries and close up to 178 stores in the U.S.

09/30/2019

Happy Birthday to the guy behind all of your favorite Facebook & Linked In posts!! Andrew is an indispensable part of our e-board and we hope you all get to know him better this semester 😁

09/27/2019

Check out this article about Solstice Solar and its work to provide clean energy for low-income households!

Solstice makes community solar projects more accessible for people unable to invest in rooftop panels.

09/25/2019

Hey Impacters! If you’re planning on coming to our event tonight, a group of us will be leaving from Ruggles around 6:45 to head to the hill. We’re waiting right next to the Dunkin’ Donuts!

09/25/2019

The UN Climate Action Summit took place this past Monday, 9/23. While there were a few steps in the right direction, there’s still much more that needs to be done. Here’s our recap of the summit, feel free to read the entire article for more details.

The largest greenhouse gas emitters in the world — China, the United States, and India — offered either nothing or very little about their commitments to curb emissions

Under the Paris climate agreement, countries are expected to commit by 2020 to more aggressive climate plans, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs), than those they set in 2015 when the agreement was signed. However, many countries are struggling to meet their (already weak) targets, and global greenhouse gas emissions are still rising

16-year old Great Thunberg delivered a powerful speech in which she called out major world leaders for not taking more action on the issue of climate change

Groups of investors, including insurance giant Allianz, promised to divest from fossil fuels, and new funding was announced for climate change adaptation and mitigation

A consortium of pension funds and insurance companies with $2.3 trillion under management pledged to end all of their investments in carbon-intensive industries by the middle of the century

Trump showed up briefly to the summit but didn’t speak. In addition to announcing that he wants to withdraw from the Paris agreement, he has openly declared his contempt for climate science and worked to undo policies that limit greenhouse gases

The biggest emitters — China, the US, and India — aren’t doing enough to reduce their contributions to climate change.