Earth – Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

We commit to implementing Laudato Si’

In 2019, we agreed: “Urgent needs call us, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Associates, Consociates, ‘Ohana and Familia de San José, to bold conversation and prophetic action. Striving to be beacons of hope, we commit to respond to the crisis of Earth and global warming.”

We commit, individually and communally, to recognizing how our decisions impact the Earth community; to raising our awareness and changing behaviors; to acting with urgency to protect Earth’s stability and integrity; and to celebrating her beauty wherever we are.

Annually, we communally celebrate Earth Day, Plastic-Free July and the Season of Creation.

Actions you can take

Join us in some of our communal actions to address the crisis of Earth.

Look through our Eco-Products list and choose some of the products that our sisters and associates have reviewed to add to your environmentally sustainable practices.
Tell Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé to stop using single-use plastic packaging. For the second year running, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé were the three biggest single-use plastic polluters in 484 cleanups in 50+ countries across six continents in September 2019. If we don’t hold them accountable now, experts predict that there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050.
Send local store managers a letter asking them to phase out single-use plastics.
Find a composting service near you and begin composting in your home or office
Research the most environmentally sustainable car you can drive
Download a sign to put on your desk or table to remind you to consider the impact of your actions on the Earth community
Partner with other organizations from our 2016 list that are taking action for Earth