Author Archives: Tyrone Burgess

A New Perspective – The Fashion Industry

In this day and age, fashion and individuality is highly recommended/recognized. We all have our own ‘style’ and our own brands that we support because they ‘speak to our fashion senses’. We are also always concerned about, and interested in, … Continue reading

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Climate Change and Sustainability

Climate change is a matter we are all aware of. However, do we know the negative effects climate change is having on nature? According to the acciona article, the global increase in temperature is having negative impacts on physical, biological … Continue reading

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Eat Less Meat – Reflection 2

Under normal circumstances I do not succumb to pressure. However, it was my birthday and my son did persuade me to, well, EAT MEAT! The tragic incident occurred on March 11th, 2019 at, approximately, 6:38pm. I can clearly recall ordering … Continue reading

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“The Rise of Sustainability” – Overview

This video highlights that today, in the 21st century, sustainability is playing a very important role in society’s development. It successfully zoomed in on the changing of technological, ecological and economical dynamics of this growing era. It gives a detailed … Continue reading

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Eat Less Meat – Reflection 1

Eat less meat! Promote healthy lifestyle! Rebuild a healthy planet! At the start of the semester, I highlighted the importance of consuming less meat. Since then, I have been following such practices. It has been a very hard task since … Continue reading

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Energy Conservation

How often do we leave lights and electronics, that are not in use, on? I live with my 11 year old son and it is a habit for us to leave our electronics running. From time to time, he would … Continue reading

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Sustainability Documentary – “The Rise of Sustainability”

I really love and enjoy documentaries. If you do too, then this link is perfect for you. I find it very interesting and hope you will deem it informative. Enjoy!

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Who You Are – Your Company’s Identity

The New York Times described James Rogers as “one of the industry’s most passionate supporters of sustainable energy”. In 1988 Mr Rogers was offered a job for a electrical utility, PSI Energy, that was on the verge of bankruptcy. NYT … Continue reading

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What is the True Business of a Business?

Proper sustainability practices can be blamed for many of today’s business upward mobility. It is Andrew Savitz that describe sustainability as “the common ground shared by business interest and the interest of the public”. This is to enable businesses to … Continue reading

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“Raising the bar on sustainability strategies”

Many strive to make their company more sustainable but are often times bypassing the importance of setting measurable goals. This, however, is not always the case and any company which can successfully integrate into its sustainability approach should be commended. … Continue reading

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