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Spin the wheel to win a prize<\/strong>\u2014and help save the planet. That was Sucharita Subramanian\u2019s big idea for getting students buzzing about sustainability. As president of BU\u2019s Net Impact undergraduate chapter<\/a>\u2014part of a global network of students and professionals using business skills to make a positive impact on the environment\u2014Subramanian (BSBA\u201920) is on a mission to help her peers make greener choices in their everyday lives. When she joined BU Net Impact as a freshman, Subramanian realized the group wasn\u2019t exciting students about doing their part for the planet. \u201cStudents didn\u2019t want to hear about saving the environment in the middle of their day,\u201d she says, \u201cso stopping them on their way to or from class didn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n

She decided to shake things up. In 2018, she helped BU Net Impact launch an awareness campaign in collaboration with the University\u2019s sustainability@BU initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to make it fun for students to learn about these topics. We designed a table where students could come and spin a wheel to win free stuff. While we had them there, we\u2019d talk to them about making sustainable choices, and they\u2019d leave with a prize that encouraged them to do so, like a reusable water bottle or a travel mug.\u201d<\/p>\n

The entertaining, interactive approach worked: nearly 400 students participated during the weeklong campaign. \u201cIn that week alone, we helped save 70 kilograms of waste, 100 kilograms of carbon emissions, and 21,700 liters of water,\u201d Subramanian says. The chapter tracked the campaign\u2019s impact through the BU Sustainability app<\/a>, where users log their sustainable choices, big and small\u2014from buying solar-powered lights to using their own mug at Starbucks\u2014and the app calculates the emissions saved.<\/p>\n

Working with BU Net Impact, which also brings speakers to campus from local companies, has shown Subramanian how she can incorporate advocacy into her career; she hopes to work in retail strategy. Seeing companies from various industries using their financial power to help the planet has proved that anyone can advocate for change, no matter their job title. \u201cYou can make your brand of sustainability uniquely your own, and you can bring those practices to any career.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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