My Sustainable Living Challenge- 2024 Edition

United Nations 2 years ago

Join 'My Sustainable Living Challenge' in its 2024 Edition and discover a fun and engaging online platform designed to help students learn about sustainability. ‘My Sustainable Living Challenge’  is an online gamified learning platform that provides a six-week interactive journey, offering valuable knowledge on the key sectors of sustainable living such as food, housing, and transportation. It is a journey in an immersive environment where a person can learn about sustainability, system change, the impact of your lifestyle, how to make better choices – in a FUN, interactive setting. Participants answer curated questions and engage in sustainable actions. Progress is tracked through the ‘treemagotchi’. For every question answered correctly and action that is shared, participants see how their tree grow and flourish, ‘nurtured’ by their intention to change. The platform is globally accessible and available in four languages: English, Spanish, French and Russian.  The 2024 Edition invites schools, organizations and communities to create teams and represent their campuses. Progress and achievements will be shared with teammates, the other contestants and through social media creating a sense of community and inspiring others to also take action. Over the course of six weeks, teams will compete with each other, earning points for their progress and innovation. Participants will be motivated to take actions that contribute to a more sustainable future, and encouraged to leverage their social media presence to increase the reach of their sustainable practices. The team with the most points earned will be announced as the champions of the challenge. When: The 2024 Global Edition of ‘My Sustainable Living Challenge’ will launch on World Environment Day (5 June) with a webinar presenting the Challenge. The game will run for 6 weeks starting on 19 August. What to do: Recruit a team of up to 10 members of the same university, college, institution, community. Register them on the UNSSC website. Teams are up to 10 members. Each institution can register up to 2 teams. Compete with other schools and represent your school spirit starting August 19!   Partners United Nations Systems Staff College (UNSSC) Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development (GO4SDGs) UNEP Sustainable Lifestyles team
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Financial institutions are accelerating sustainable construction by aligning lending with measurable environmental performance. Santander UK’s decision to adapt mortgage models for Octopus Energy’s Zero Bills homes integrates credit policy with energy-efficient buildings, translating net zero carbon ambitions into mainstream financial metrics. This shift signals the emergence of whole life carbon assessment as a determinant in property valuation and positions embodied carbon and life cycle cost analysis as standard tools of risk management across the sector.

Digital transformation is amplifying the movement. The Monklands digital hospital project in Scotland demonstrates how offsite manufacturing, lifecycle assessment and connected data platforms enhance building lifecycle performance, minimise waste, and verify embodied carbon in materials. Durham’s adoption of digital planning and assessment tools reflects a broader drive toward resource efficiency in construction and environmental sustainability in construction. Together these initiatives redefine sustainable building design by embedding whole life carbon accountability into design and delivery workflows.

Policy remains an enabling force but the centre of momentum is shifting from government mandates to operational proof. A renewed national emphasis on green affordability and the integration of social equity with decarbonising the built environment are reinforcing the transition toward net zero whole life carbon outcomes. These developments illustrate a maturing circular economy in construction where sustainable building practices, low carbon design and eco-design for buildings converge to deliver verifiable carbon footprint reduction. The industry’s direction is now measurable—kilograms of CO₂, minutes saved, resources reused—evidence that green construction is evolving from aspiration to tangible low carbon building performance.

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