Progress on the UN plastics treaty
The Congregations of Sisters of St. Joseph Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) attended the United Nations’ second Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) on Plastic Pollution in Paris from May 29 – June 2.
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These are the latest items about events, initiatives and stories that involve our entire international community.
Eco-Challenge: Pick your produce plastic-free
There are many factors to consider when you decide what grocery bags and produce bags are best for you and the environment.
Join us in supporting limits on power plant emissions
Our sisters support the Biden Administration’s new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that will restrict carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
Eco-Challenge: Ban plastic bottles from your bathroom
There are a plethora of eco-friendly soaps, shampoos and conditioners available in bar form with zero plastic packaging.
Earth Month 2023: Simple Living
This Earth Month, we invite you to reflect on one of The Vatican’s Laudato Si’ Goals: “Adoption of Sustainable Lifestyles.” Or more simply put, simple living.
Eco-Challenge: Swap your laundry detergent
In April, ask yourself: “How might rethinking my laundry detergent choices be a step towards improving the environment?”
In praise of St. Joseph, the Dreamer
Joseph dreamed. What we know of him tells us that he was a simple man, a poor man in a country occupied and controlled by a foreign army. He had little reason to dream, yet he had dreams for himself and for his family.
Eco-Challenge: Refuse plastic straws
This month, ask yourself: “How might refusing plastic straws be a step toward improving the environment?”
Eco-Challenge: Recognize palm oil problems
Palm oil is the world’s most produced and most versatile vegetable oil. So why are we focusing on it as one of our monthly eco-challenges?
Continuing to fight global plastic pollution through the UN
At the same time that we reduce our plastic consumption as individuals and as a congregation, our sisters continue to advocate for system solutions to cut back on plastic production globally. The United Nations is advancing this issue, and we are following their work closely.