Created
Jun 22, 2021 10:20 PM
Submitted By
Noah S George
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Who Did You Interview?
- Friend
Demographics That Might Provide Helpful Context for Their Responses
- 16 years-old
- High school Student
- Suburban, Affluent, Liberal Majority (Mixed)
Key Findings from the Interview
- When it comes to sustainability
- What do they care most about?
- The impact of art in sustainability
- Artists can help inspire people to act more consciously
- Art can help bring awareness to the issues and spark conversations
- Importance of business participation within sustainability
- the large reach and influence of businesses within our society makes their actions very impactful
- The large use of plastic within the toiletry and microwavable foods industry
- What are they doing now?
- They use the library a lot in order to reduce their footprint
- They research the products they purchase in order to find biodegradable alternatives
- They shop at thrift stores primarily
- They find that the implementation of budgeting helps people become more sustainable as they have to make more conscious decisions and they have to purchase less
- What would they like to be able to do?
- Some green options live hybrid cars and solar are out of reach financially
- Increase their research about sustainable practices in order to be better informed
- Any reservations / concerns about sustainability?
- There are strong economic limitations that exist but the have found that if you try hard enough you can find cheap ways to be more sustainable
- Definition: Sustaining the highest condition of earth and the environment
- Societal Attitudes
- They believe that the heavy existence of a me-centric society contributes to the resistance to being more sustainable as everyone focuses on "me and my family".
- There is a large culture of "quick & easy" services and products