{"id":5637,"date":"2023-03-03T11:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T10:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/?p=5637"},"modified":"2023-04-06T18:05:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T17:05:47","slug":"si-milton-keynes-green-pledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/2023\/03\/03\/si-milton-keynes-green-pledge\/","title":{"rendered":"SI Milton Keynes Green Pledge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/2023\/03\/03\/si-milton-keynes-green-pledge\/17-sdgs-graphic-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5638\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5638 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/files\/2023\/03\/17-SDGs-graphic-1-300x157.png\" alt=\"United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/files\/2023\/03\/17-SDGs-graphic-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/files\/2023\/03\/17-SDGs-graphic-1.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SI Milton Keynes, as part of Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland (SIGIB) supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) also known as the Global Goals.<\/p>\n<p>The SDG\u2019s are a collection of 17 interlinked global goals setting out targets to achieve by 2030 of a better and more sustainable future for all.\u00a0 These Global Goals are universal and call on everyone individual and organisations to work together to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure all people enjoy peace and prosperity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/2023\/03\/03\/si-milton-keynes-green-pledge\/sdg-13-climate-action\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5639\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5639 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/files\/2023\/03\/SDG-13-Climate-Action-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/files\/2023\/03\/SDG-13-Climate-Action-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/files\/2023\/03\/SDG-13-Climate-Action-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/files\/2023\/03\/SDG-13-Climate-Action-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/files\/2023\/03\/SDG-13-Climate-Action.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Number 13 is Climate Action.\u00a0 The global temperature has already risen by 1.1\u00baC above pre industrial level.\u00a0 We are seeing glaciers melting and sea levels rising.\u00a0 Impacts of climate change include flooding, droughts, displacing millions of people and sinking them into poverty and hunger, denying them basic services, such as health education and work.\u00a0 By 2030 an estimated 700 million people will be at risk of displacement.<\/p>\n<p>Our lifestyles have a profound impact on our planet.\u00a0 Our choices matter.\u00a0 If we all make changes, we can limit global warming and take care of our planet.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/actnow\">Click here<\/a> to go to Un Act Now website to see what you can do.<\/p>\n<p>This year, members of SI Milton Keynes, as individuals and as a club, have made the Green Pledge to support SDG Number 13 is Climate Action.\u00a0 Here are the pledges some of our members have made:<\/p>\n<p><strong>SI Milton Keynes Green Pledge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This year, members of SI Milton Keynes, as individuals and as a club, have made the Green Pledge to support SDG Number 13 is Climate Action.\u00a0 Here are the pledges some of our members have made:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Never buy plastic bags &#8211; use for life bags, make own out of recycled materials or using natural fiber lifetime bags.<\/li>\n<li>Walk to the local shops or local places to reduce the use of the car where possible<\/li>\n<li>Eat a meat free meal at least once a week<\/li>\n<li>Never buy plastic bottles of drinks, but use a recycled drinks container<\/li>\n<li>Limit shoes and clothes purchase to only buy when necessary<\/li>\n<li>Recycle everything possible, including clothes, books, DVD by giving to MK Charity shops and buying from them.<\/li>\n<li>Use the Ecosia search engine which has made the promise that by using them to search the web they will use their profits to plant trees.<\/li>\n<li>Switching to low energy bulbs to reduce the impact on the planet and on home running costs.<\/li>\n<li>When holding events, to try to use eco friendly products where possible.<\/li>\n<li>Plant a tree on our 10 Anniversary in 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce your water usage when having a shower &#8211; take the challenge have your shower in under 4 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Did you know using the cloud to store your pictures, files uses a lot of energy so think about reducing it if you can.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Join us make your own pledges and help to save our planet for our fututre generations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SI Milton Keynes, as part of Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland (SIGIB) supports&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":638,"featured_media":5639,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[356,329,324,327,359,358,357],"class_list":["post-5637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-climate-action","tag-reduce-plastic-pollution","tag-reduce-single-use-plastic","tag-save-our-oceans","tag-save-the-planet","tag-un-sdgs","tag-united-nations-global-goals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SI Milton Keynes Green Pledge | News | Blog | Events | SI Milton Keynes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Milton Keynes : Blog &amp; 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