GGSO Celebrates Earth Week with Virtual Sustainability Challenge
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NC State University’s Geospatial Graduate Student Organization (GGSO) engaged students across the Center for Geospatial Analytics community last week for a five-day challenge to make sustainable choices and earn points to win GGSO gear.
“The GGSO Earth Week Challenge was a huge success!” says Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Corey White, who organized the event to take place virtually on the mobile app Joulebug Enterprise.
Fifteen participants in friendly competition logged a total of 272 sustainability actions and saved 25 kg of waste from landfills, 388 kg of carbon dioxide and 1.4 thousand liters of water.
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“The competition was very close for first and second place,” Corey says, “with Daniela Agostini pulling away with a photo finish win over Caroline Wood, and Anja Collette coming in third.” Each winner will receive a GGSO t-shirt, versatile cloth buff or headband.
Curious about the top five most logged sustainable actions? Participants in the challenge most often recorded:
- Water Off While Brushing
- Save a Flush
- Walking
- Telecommute
- Reusable Water Bottle
Thanks to the GGSO, challenge participants and all of the center community members who make sustainable choices every day!