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| Pledger | UN organization | Country | Pledges to ... |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ertharin Cousin | Executive Director of WFP |
Italy | For the Deputy Executive Directors and myself, I have announced a downgrade of travel entitlements, in line with those of all other WFP staff. Specifically, I am requiring our use of economy class tickets for short- and medium-haul flights. I am also encouraging staff to use travel alternatives such as videoconferencing services. |
| Kanayo F. Nwanze | President of IFAD | Italy | Continue using my refillable IFAD water bottle instead of plastic water bottles, and provide only water pitchers and glasses at the meetings that I host. |
| Miriam | IFAD | Italy | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Dr Sarita | Greening the Blue | India | Conservation practices for sustainable livelihoods |
| Belil | Greening the Blue | Algeria | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Mohsin | Greening the Blue | Pakistan | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Daniela | IFAD | Italy | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Raihan | Greening the Blue | Malaysia | ... optimise the working hours so the world have its time to rest. |
| Maneesh | Greening the Blue | Delhi | ... to cook food in solar cookers, to save energy and cost. |
| Senjam | Greening the Blue | India | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| Mykila | Greening the Blue | USA | ... for education to stop violence and help people get off the streets and become a better person. |
| Asangki | UNEP | Indonesia | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| Mireille | Greening the Blue | South Africa | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Prof. Pushpakaran | Greening the Blue | India | Look for renewable energy sources. |
| Yameen | Greening the Blue | Bangladesh | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| Sherin | UNDP | Egypt | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Judith | WHO | United Arab Emirates | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided. |
| Zulfikar | UNIDO | India | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided. |
| Akhlaque | Greening the blue | India | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles. |
| Debbie | Greening the Blue | Sydney | ... to turn off my computer at the power source. |
| Seohyun | UNEP Korea | Seoul | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Hande | UNV | Ankara | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Harald | Greening the Blue | Germany | ... opt for economy over business seats when flying |
| Abdus | Greening the Blue | Dhaka | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line printing double-sided etc. |
| Caroline | Greening the Blue | Dallas | I pledge to carpool at least 3 times a week to work and drink out of re-usable coffee mugs and water bottles! |
| Stella | UNDP | Accra | I will expand the greening the blue concept by talking to people out there not to throw waste into gutters. |
| Mialon | UNSCN | Geneva | Turn off your computers when you are not in your office for more than 1 hour |
| Ogolla | Greening the Blue | Nairobi | I pledge to reduce the amount of plastic production by reusing them |
| Aza | MINUSTAH | Port au Prince | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Allison | NMUN-NY | New York | Use less plastic -- bring my own shopping bags and a reusable water bottle. |
| Tess | UNHCR | Muntinlupa | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Sherin | UNDP | Cairo | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Khalil | UNDP | Pune | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Yvonne | NMUN | London | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Kristina | Greening the Blue | Boulder | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Lisa | NMUN | Kailua-Kona | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Greenman | Greening the Blue | India | ... to choose trains over planes where possible. |
| Vijaypal | Greening the Blue | India | ... to choose trains over planes where possible. |
| Malavika | Greening the Blue | India | ... To plant foliage trees & medicinal plants to purify air and everybody's health. |
| Dochka | UNEP | Belgium | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Karolina | Greening the Blue | Spain | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Ibrahim | Greening the Blue | Nigeria | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Lukas | FAO | Italy | ..to introduce organic/fair trade food to the canteens and cafes of the FAO headquarter in Rome |
| Robins | Greening the Blue | India | ... work sensibly, by effectively utilising time and energy thereby conserve resources. |
| Caroline | UNFPA | Congo | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Malavika | Greening the Blue | India | ... to plant foliage trees and medicial plants to purify the air and everybody's health. |
| Kehkashan | Greening the Blue | United Arab Emirates | ... eath locally grown food and cut down on imports. |
| Johnel | Greening the Blue | Philippines | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Akane | UNV | Vietnam | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Vaclav | UNV | Vietnam | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Choy | Greening the Blue | Singapore | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Kolt | Greening the Blue | United States | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Tran Thi | UNV | Vietnam | ... going to work by motorcycle pool once a week |
| Luong | UNV | Vietnam | ... opt for economy over business class seats when flying |
| Manu | WHO | Vietnam | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Didier | UNV | Vietnam | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Mai | UNV | Vietnam | ... I don’t wash clothing in weeks to save water. Good idea? |
| Cong | UNV | Vietnam | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc |
| Vito | UNLB | Italy | .... add this sentence to all my emails: Before printing this email, assess if it is really needed. |
| Ting | UNFCCC | Germany | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Faisal | UNAMI | Kuwait | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Evyan | FAO | Italy | ... to keep air conditioning on a timer and to have a meat free life and to buy recycled clothes as often as possible |
| Adap | UN Military | Philippines | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Irfan | UNOCI | Ivory Coast | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Oddgeir | UNMISS | Norway | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Jeanne | WHO | Switzerland | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Amanda | UNV | Guyana | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Mitzi | IFAD | Italy | .... switch off lights in my office when I am the last to leave; I will plant fruit trees in my garden and will develop a little kitchen vegetable garden. |
| Surovi | UNAIDS | Sri Lanka | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Rabih | UNFIL | Lebanon | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| John | UNMISS | Nairobi | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Peter | UNMISS | Liberia | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Libia | UNOPS | Nicaragua | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Cong | UNV | Vietnam | ... to go cycling in the weekend |
| Kristin | GtB | Vietnam | ... to develop re-usable teaching material and to share with my colleagues. |
| Sauli | UNV | Vietnam | ... to print double sided, always, and help my colleagues do the same. I also bike more often to work |
| Miguel | UNV | Vietnam | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Xuan | UNV | Vietnam | ... to print double sided, always, and help my colleagues do the same. I also bike more often to work |
| Eliska | UNV | Vietnam | ... to eat vegetarian at least three times a day and I will cycle to the office at least twice a week |
| Milena | UNV | Vietnam | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Shyam | IFAD | Italy | ... walk to work four days a week. And I will drive my hybrid car. |
| Hanan | WFP | Sudan | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Ndjoumbi | WFP | Switzerland | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Tsangue | WHO | France | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Sagar | WHO | US | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Sagar | WHO | US | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Emma | WHO | US | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Emma | WHO | US | ... opt for economy over business class seats when flying |
| Emma | WHO | US | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Emma | WHO | US | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Emma | WHO | US | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Catherine | WHO | Switzerland | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Nadeem | GtB | Pakistan | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Maryam | GtB | Pakistan | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Jennifer | UNV | Germany | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Anne | UNICEF | Benin | ... opt for economy over business class seats when flying |
| Andrew | UNDP | Sierra Leone | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Jennyfer | WHO | Switzerland | Participate in the "Bike to work Initiative" (June 2012) and encourage others to take part. |
| Thushan | UN Mission in Darfur | Sri Lanka | Slow the Water Flow - In the Kitchen and In the Bathroom. |
| Chaimane | GtB | Namibia | ... opt for economy over business class seats when flying |
| Bob | DFS | Spain | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| David | DFS | US | Rather than simply switch off any appliances when not required, unplug them from the wall, so that they do not use the residual power to keep the status lights on. "Off" should mean "No Power", not simply "asleep". |
| Sasa | DPKO | US | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Denis | DPKO | Samoa | ... choose trains over planes where possible. |
| Joey | DPKO | Timor-Leste | ... I would like to ride bicycle on the beach, switch off air cons after office hours, plant flowers, green grass around house, upload green roofings, use all green stuffs regularly, upload natural green photos/leafs on my facebook and other related ways to promote greeny environmental sites around the planet. |
| Fernand | DPKO | Ivory Coast | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Isobel | FAO | Italy | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Lt Col Muthappa | UNMISS | Sudan | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Lt Col Muthappa | UNMISS | Sudan | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Dr Anil | GtB | India | I pledge to work with environmental concern .I'll avoid to do any thing to the extent possible whitch is affecting our environment adversly .I'll also motivate the men under my command to be eco-friendly. During my vacation I'll prefer to visit few of the schools and educate the next-gen on the environmental issues .Plantation and protection of the plant will also be one of the my routine affair. |
| Ashutosh | GtB | India | ... choose trains over planes where possible |
| Mark | GtB | US | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Yeepan | GtB | US | I pledge to avoid prepackaged and processed food to lessen my carbon footprint. |
| Jorge | Minustah | Dominican Republic | A combination of reuse and recycle, walk and bike as much as possible, use paper less, use electricity less, by turning the lights and A/C off when not needed, and exhort all my colleagues , friends and family to follow my lead. |
| Korhan | Minustah | Haiti | As a part of the world, I feel myself to be obligated of prevent the enviroment in order to guarantie the future for human beings and for the other creatures live on the world either. So, If I withness someone that pollutes the world or waste the natural precious unconsciously I have zero tolerans to be patient and I don't hesitate warning them instantly. |
| Jennifer | Monusco | Congo | Recycle canned softdrinks and breakable bottles. Either you donate them to local entreprenuers that creates recycling materials or decorate the bottles. You can also coordinate with establishments that recycles bottles. |
| John | Monusco | Congo | Always turn off desktop monitor and allow sleep mode whenever pc is not in use. |
| Michael | Monusco | Kenya | ... work towards using modern energy saving technology appliances, this includes using LED energy saving lighting, improved Jiko and other high efficiency appliances. |
| Gwendoline | Monusco | Congo | I pledge not to leave the water tap running unless I am using the water. To use less water for the dishes, for laundry. I also pleadge to fill my yard with natural flowers, grass and trees instead of cementing and using pebble-dash all over. |
| Johanna | Monusco | Congo | ... choose trains over planes where possible |
| MD Mostafizur | Monusco | Bandladesh | ... live with minimum luxary. Grow more plant. Use more renewable energy. strict waste disposal policy implementaiton. |
| Kabore | Monusco | Congo | ... drink tap water once a week. It means all governments must provide portable drinking water for households. |
| Imran | Monusco | Pakistan | ... to plant trees whereever I can. |
| Ivan | Monusco | Uganda | ... avoid the use of polythen materials and make proper disposal of them, Print less printing and more work online. |
| Pontiano | Monusco | Uganda | ... avoid/minimise on using Generators and embark on Solar energy as much as possible. |
| Robert | ONUCI | Ivory Coast | ... initiate a project to plant one million trees over the next ten years. |
| Emmanuel | UNIFIL | Ghana | ... to spread the awareness to vehicle owners to stop using old and rickety vehicles with exhaust pipes emitting carbon monoxide fumes which pollutes the air. |
| Marienette | UN | US | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Ragibommanhally | UN Mission in South Sudan | Sudan | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Surovi | UNAIDS | Sri Lanka | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| Soe | UNAKRT | Cambodia | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| Lamin | UNAMA | Afghanistan | ... plant and take care of as much fruit trees as possible every year. |
| Abraham | UNAMI | UK | ... create and teach everyone to use an electronic signature. That will make printing to be history because if electronic endorsement is made possible then saving of paper will shoot up. |
| Elmutaz | UNAMID | Sudan | ... switch off lights and appliances at night. |
| Tasnimul | UNAMID | Sudan | ... drink portable tap water, print double sided, read e-newspapers, avoid poly-bags, and plant trees! |
| Drissa | UNAMID | Burkina Faso | ... collect plastic bags and use them to make handycrafts |
| Amos | UNAMID | Sudan | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Barend | UNAMID | South Africa | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| Anshul | UNDOF | Syria | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Pramod | UNDOF | India | ... minimise use of vehicles & ACs. Not to use polybags, disposable glasses & plates. Avoid cutting of trees, burning of papers & dry leaves. |
| Filipo | UNDSS | Sudan | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Angelina | UNEP | Kenya | ... to conserve water by re-using laundry water to wash the car and clean windows. |
| Haike | UNFCCC | Germany | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Natalia | UNFPA | US | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Natalia | UNFPA | US | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Natalia | UNFPA | US | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Natalia | UNFPA | US | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Natalia | UNFPA | US | ... choose trains over planes where possible |
| Natalia | UNFPA | US | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles. |
| Maaike | UNFPA | US | ... use papers that I do not need anymore as scrap papers; prefer to travel by train; use my re-usable waterbottle and do all this with a smile. |
| Allen | UNFPA | Uganda | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Audu | UNFPA | Nigeria | ... to plant two trees this year |
| Esther | UNFPA | Ghana | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Marija | UNFPA | Turkey | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles. |
| Elif | UNFPA | Turkey | using recycle bins for papers and bottles, avoid using plastic products, printing double-sided, re-using papers... |
| Mark | UNFPA | Palestinian Territory | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Egidius | UNFPA | Uganda | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Revati | UNFPA | Sri Lanka | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Lucia | UNFPA | Vietnam | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Vikram | UNFPA | US | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Anna | GtB | Italy | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Rabih | UNFIL | Lebanon | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Rabih | UNFIL | Lebanon | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Milad | UNFIL | Lebanon | Continue to introduce recycling project to UNIFIL HQ and it's sectors. Educate and provide lectures about recycling in order to bring the entire UNIFIL mission to a 100% recycling environment. |
| Rita | UNFIL | Lebanon | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| Tom | UN | Haiti | I will work online at least 70% and print where it's very necessary. I will always print on both sides of the paper except where protocol requires otherwise. I will not use disposable food packs. I will plant at least 200 trees this year. |
| Prutus | UN Mission | Liberia | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Emmanuel | UN Mission | Liberia | I pledge to plant a tree to keep my Country green. Trees absorb CO2, provide shade, muffle sound, keep Liberia beautiful |
| Mushabe | UN Mission | Sudan | I'm pledging to plant 10 trees every after 2months,pick litter whever i find it,use less papers,less use of car for movements,discourage farmers in my village from burning bushes and above all talk to my colleagues at work about protecting the environment on a weekly basis |
| Mark | UN Truce Supervision Organization | Isreal | I pledge to continue to work towards a paper-less office, through use of ICT. I also pledge to continue to spread awareness of smart use of air-conditioning by making sure doors stay closed, temperatures are set slightly higher. |
| Joao | UNMIL | Liberia | I pledge to ... raise awareness with UNMIL staff to reduce our impact on the environment. |
| Brima | UNMIL | Liberia | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Titiloa | UNMIL | Liberia | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Eva | UNMIL | Sweden | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Tshering | UNMIL | Liberia | Do not accept plastic bags. Carry your own bag for shopping or for anything. Do not accept anything in plastic unless there is extremenly no alternative. Make this a habit. |
| Siripa | UNMISS | Samoa | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles. |
| Sjur | UNMISS | Norway | Crush 'n' cap plastic bottles to reduse volume and promote recirculation.Crush beverage cans. Reuse single side printout paper for writing and drafts. |
| Chairmane | UNMISS | Namibia | I pledge that men should protect women and children at all times and not forgetting themselves. |
| Hosiah | UNMISS | Zimbabwe | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Jean | UNMISS | US | ... to reduce bathing time to the minimum required and educate my family to do the same. |
| Sonny | UNMISS | Sudan | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Lt Col Sandepp | UNMISS | India | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Jovo | UNMISS | Sudan | ... take a walk, it is good for us all. |
| Lt Col Sandeep | UNMISS | India | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Taing | UNMISS | Cambodia | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Reina | UNMIT | Timor-Leste | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Daphne | UNMIT | Nicaragua | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Mukesh | UNO | Timor-Leste | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles. |
| Mukesh | UNO | Timor-Leste | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Mukesh | UNO | Timor-Leste | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Francis | UNOAU | Ethiopia | ... switch off lights and appliances at night. |
| Olmo | UNOCI | Italy | I pledge not eat eat more than twice a week and only local fresh products, fly only for distances over 1000 km, implement the 3R approach to my waste poduction, renounce to bottled water and to turn off the water when soaping nunder the shower andwhen washig my hands and brushing my teeth |
| Olmo | UNOCI | Italy | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Justin | UNON | Kenya | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Edward | UNON | Kenya | ... avoid use of disposable polythene paper bags lather use biodegradable shopping bags or reusable biodegradable shopping bags. |
| Edward | UNON | Kenya | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| Edward | UNON | Kenya | ... avoid using unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Manoj | UNTSO | Syria | ... avoid using unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Adham | UNTSO | Israel | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles. |
| Reynaldo | UNV | Philippines | I pledge to recycle waste materials in my line of work like plastic bottles for building and construction; and creatively using scrap materials from wood or metal cuttings like to make shelves,tables and others. |
| Reynaldo | UNV | Philippines | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Sharmalee | UNV | Sri Lanka | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Sharmalee | UNV | Sri Lanka | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Pablo | IFAD | Italy | ... to walk to work everyday rain or shine. |
| Birgit | IFAD | Italy | ... to use less plastic water bottles. |
| Teresa | IFAD | Italy | ... reusing paper for notes – to use them as a notepad. |
| Maria Isabella | IFAD | Italy | To turn my computer off each time I leave the office at the end of the day. |
| Katie | IFAD | Italy | ... bike to work – rain or shine – three times a week. |
| Christian | IFAD | Italy | ... Veggie Mondays – No eating meat on Monday. |
| Enza | IFAD | Italy | ... turn of monitor and light at lunchtime and the evening. |
| Jean-Philippe | IFAD | Italy | ... switch off the lights in the open space when I’m the last to leave. |
| Jin | IFAD | Italy | ... to print less and clean my IFAD bottle in order to use it more frequently. |
| Taj | IFAD | Italy | ... to switch off office lights before leaving the office. |
| Stafano | IFAD | Italy | ... I will switch off both my and my colleagues computer at the end of the day. |
| Vincent | IFAD | Italy | ... to buy more plants for both my apartment and my office. |
| Tiziana | IFAD | Italy | ... to switch of the light of my colleague's office next to mine. |
| Roberto | IFAD | Italy | ... to bike to work (34 km a day) at least every 2 weeks |
| Brian | IFAD | Italy | ... to turn off all lights and computers left running after 19 o’clock. |
| Duygu | IFAD | Italy | ... if I’m the latest person on my floor, I will switch off the lights in the common areas and individual offices. |
| Fabio | IFAD | Italy | ... introduce in IFAD's Print shop in the cycle of printing B/W total recycled paper. |
| Masahiro | IFAD | Italy | ... to switch off all lights of my floor when leaving the office. |
| Masahiro | IFAD | Italy | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Patrizio | IFAD | Italy | ... buy certified 100% recycled paper for in my office. |
| Renu | GtB | Italy | ... to always carry Jute bag or Hand-made cloth bag for shopping instead of asking for Poly-bags from vendors. The less Poly-bags- The more beautiful world. So "Use Jute-bag,Avoid Poly-bags". |
| Monica | GtB | Italy | ..adapt a eco-friendly diet! go vegan |
| Neil | IFAD | Italy | ... to buy mostly certified organic food for the rest of my life. |
| Jeffrey | IFAD | Italy | ... to educate myself more about the disrespectful and cruel way we treat animals in our agricultural production systems, and alter my behavior as a consumer to improve the situation. |
| Laura | IFAD | Italy | ... to only fly economy class |
| Sabine | IFAD | Italy | ... to only fly economy class |
| Michael | IFAD | Italy | ... to only fly economy class |
| Michael | IFAD | Italy | ... to not use any plastic bottles and cups for the meetings that I host. |
| Federico | IFAD | Italy | ... bring my own bag to the supermarket to avoid taking plastic ones. |
| Silvia | IFAD | Italy | ... make my own yoghurt to avoid buying plastic pots in the cafeteria. |
| Thabani | GtB | South Africa | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Daniel | GtB | US | ... Use candles at home instead of lights after the hour of 11 pm to save energy. |
| Ana | GtB | Guyana | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Margy | OCHA | US | ... we had a green lunch (healthy vegetables and corn meal)with my East African colleagues in NY to mark this day; and endevored to meet regularly and share experiences rather than sending them via email or print.. |
| Leah | OCHA | US | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Federica | OCHA | US | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Romela | GtB | Philippines | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Ana | Secretariat | US | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Ana | Secretariat | US | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Shresth | GtB | India | ... I pledge to save water whenever i could and save electricity by not turning off my computer when not working and by using LED and CFL for lightning. |
| Shresth | GtB | India | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Mili | GtB | Germany | ... use napkins made of cloth or re-useable material instead of paper napkins. |
| Mili | GtB | Germany | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Nahed | UN | Egypt | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Simon | UN Secretariat | US | ... not use the air-condition in my apartment for more than one hour a week. |
| Susan | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Susan | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Susan | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Susan | UNAIDS | Sweden | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Sidonie | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Bakan | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Claudia | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Henning | UNAIDS | Belgium | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Henning | UNAIDS | Belgium | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Henning | UNAIDS | Belgium | ... opt for economy over business class seats when flying |
| Henning | UNAIDS | Belgium | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Henning | UNAIDS | Belgium | ... choose trains over planes where possible |
| Henning | UNAIDS | Belgium | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Henning | UNAIDS | Belgium | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Elina | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Kristan | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Richard | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... use less paper and not flush the toilets for a week |
| Kristan | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Kristan | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Marie | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Marie | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Marie | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Marie | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Rahn | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... opt for economy over business class seats when flying |
| Gouiran | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Grandchamp | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Rose | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Martin | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Martin | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Martin | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... opt for economy over business class seats when flying |
| Martin | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Martin | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... choose trains over planes where possible |
| Melanie | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Martin | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Martin | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Lanuit | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Renato | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Frederic | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Robin | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Frederic | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Frederic | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... opt for economy over business class seats when flying |
| Frederic | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... choose trains over planes where possible |
| F. Martinez | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Frederic | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Frederic | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Karen | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Marclay | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Christophe | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| M. Bartos | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Michael | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... choose trains over planes where possible |
| David | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Brian | UNAIDS | UK | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Rahn | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Chris | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... to turn off the water when I brush my teeth. |
| Angelo | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Susan | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Martha | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... to avoid last minute changes to meeting documents so as not to print documents over and over |
| Christophe | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Sherin | UNDP | Egypt | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Pablo | UNDP | Egypt | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Sherin | UNDP | Egypt | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Sherin | UNDP | Egypt | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Riina | UNDP | Egypt | ... avoid taking a new plastic bag from each store I visit (clothes, grocery, etc.) and carry a reusable bag with me on a shopping trip. |
| Cavette | UNEP | Jamaica | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Jose | UNEP | US | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Navin | UNEP | United Arab Emirates | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Gloria | UNFCCC | Germany | ... buy organic cotton clothing |
| Gloria | UNFCCC | Germany | ... implement the "shake & fold" method of one paper towel usage by Joe Smith |
| Julian | UNFCCC | Germany | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Tracy | UNFCCC | Germany | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Silke | UNFCCC | Germany | ...continue to bring my own cotton bags and Tupperware dishes with me when I go shopping instead of using disposable containers. |
| Mandy | UNFCCC | Germany | I will only use one paper towel to dry my hands in future |
| Laurence | UNFCCC | Germany | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Martha | UNFCCC | Germany | ... not to travel for my holidays but stay at home and explore the town and countryside where I live. |
| Sohel | UNFCCC | Germany | ... reduce waste, reuse and recycle |
| Marlan | UNFCCC | Germany | ... choose trains over planes where possible |
| Erika | UNFPA | Belize | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Omar | UNFPA | Syria | I will carry out the following: 1) minimize printing documents and avoid unnecessary use of paper; 2) switch off lights and air conditions, using natural ventilation; and 3) taking care of the trees in my garden. |
| Claudia | UNFPA | Guatemala | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Joke | UNFPA | Tanzania | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Igor | UNHQ | US | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Germana | UNHQ | US | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Carolina | UNHQ | US | ... bring your own bag to the supermarket. |
| Amanda | UNHQ | US | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Ghorch | UNIC | Tunisia | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Rakotondrafara | UNICEF | Madagascar | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Bhawna | UNICEF | India | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Mohamad | UNFIL | Lebanon | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Joumana | UNFIL | Lebanon | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Sheryl | UN | US | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Zachary | UN | US | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Putri | UNDP | Indonesia | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Belinda | UN | Kenya | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Patricia | UN Secretariat | US | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Monija | UNV | Germany | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Aida | UNOPS | Panama | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Aida | UNOPS | Panama | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Heidi | UNOPS | Costa Rica | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Surayya | UNRWA | Jordan | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Angelo | UNSSC | Italy | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Lulwa | UNV | Egypt | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Sandra | UNV | Germany | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Deepsha | USM | India | I pledge to use chemical products that are processed through green chemistry.. nurture nature to make a neat future.. go green! |
| S. Abdul | FAO | Sri Lanka | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles. |
| Gloria | WHO | Switzerland | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Christine | WHO | Switzerland | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Alison | WHO | Switzerland | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Alexandra | UNFIL | Lebanon | I pledge to encourage ride sharing between home and duty station. |
| Leonora | Greening the Blue | Philippines | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Kurt | FAO | Italy | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Jiten | UNOAU | Ethiopia | To save paper by keeping soft copies , pooling of transport and not using disposable plates and cups. |
| Marie | UNOPS | Denmark | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Louise | UNEP | UK | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Ferial | UNDP | Tunisia | Don't use TV, PC, laptop or any electronic device once a week |
| Alka | Greening the Blue | India | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Alka | Greening the Blue | India | ... in a year I will donate at least 3 plants to the nearby park and ask others also to do so. |
| Donna | DESA | US | I will use water and electricity more conservatively. |
| Donna | DESA | US | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Ana | DPA | US | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Kelsey | DPI | US | ... to bring my own bags to the grocery store and to use reusable water bottles and coffee mugs. |
| Cristina | DPI | US | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Avtar | Greening the Blue | India | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Avtar | Greening the Blue | India | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Hanna | FAO | Pakistan | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Hanna | FAO | Pakistan | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Abida | FAO | Pakistan | ... I will plant or invest in planting trees each year |
| Maryanne | FAO | Italy | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Barbara | FAO | Mexico | ... bike to work and school and plant my own vegetables. |
| Hamida | GtB | India | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Arshad | FAO | Pakistan | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Mohammad | FAO | Pakistan | ... save "People and Plants" from hazards and disasters by awareness, trainings and coordination |
| Jesus | IFAD | Italy | ... to continue cycling to the office, and encouraging others to join me and other colleagues, so as to save energy, avoid emissions, reduce traffic, save cash and burn calories!!! |
| Nadiah | GtB | Indonesia | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Nadiah | GtB | Indonesia | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Andrew | GtB | Trinidad & Tobago | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Kare | IFAD | Italy | I pledge to not eat meat at least three days per week. |
| Fassehaie | IFAD | Italy | ... to sign up for the IFAD carpooling initative. |
| Stafania | IFAD | Italy | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Elwyn | IFAD | Italy | ... not to use any plastic bottles and cups for all meetings that I host |
| Esther | IFAD | Italy | ... to switch off my computer. |
| Shamela | IFAD | Italy | ... to turn the water off when I do the dishes. |
| Silvana | IFAD | Italy | ... not to eat meat 3 days a week. |
| Roman | IFAD | Italy | ... to turn my computer monitor off when I leave my office. |
| Sophie | DPKO | Haiti | Instead of throwing clothes and useable items away, always think who could benefit from it and give them away. |
| Tony | FAO | Italy | Keep the air conditioner turned off for longer; and when it is on, have the temperature higher. |
| Fernando | FAO | Italy | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Mitch | FAO | Italy | ...I pledge to offset all my travel on trains and planes. |
| Paola | FAO | Italy | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Cecilia | GtB | Argentina | ... buy products with the least wrappings or not with plastic ones, and use reusable shopping bags. |
| Zoya | GtB | United States | Share a trash bag with my colleague. It's up to 240 plastic bags in one year! |
| Douglas | GtB | Marshall Islands | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Mpolai | UNFPA | Lesotho | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Aleyda | UNMIT | Timor-Leste | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Thakur | WTO | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Tran Thi | WTO | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Rem | GtB | Philippines | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Timothy | GtB | US | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Silvina | FAO | Argentina | No loss and waste food,cooking and freezing porcions. And process food convert in juices,soups,cremes... |
| Edward | GtB | US | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Juan | GtB | Argentina | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| David | UNGLS | Ghana | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Rakotondrafara | UNICEF | Madagascar | Use traditional handmade basket over plastic bag to keep our country clean |
| Simone | UN Trinidad & Tobago | Trinidad & Tobago | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Alicia | FAO | Mexico | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Teresa | FAO | Italy | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Flavia | FAO | Italy | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Sonam | FAO | Nepal | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Sudheer | GtB | India | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Martin | ILO | Italy | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Delaunay | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Harriet | UNDP | Uganda | Shop with paper and clothe bags instead of polythene bags |
| Naveen | UNICEF | India | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Gillian | UNIDO | Austria | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| James | UNMIIL | Liberia | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Jawid | UNOPS | Denmark | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Franz | UNV | Mexico | avoid use of car at least once a week, using any other way of transportation. |
| Sam | WFP | Uganda | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Sam | WFP | Uganda | Reduce My carbon foot print in Ligting, Transport and AC use by 40%. Off Set my carbon Foot Print by Financial Support for Planting 2,000 Trees |
| Deirdre | WHO | Switzerland | Take the stairs instead of the elevator. |
| Marcus | WHO | Switzerland | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Bhavik | Greening the Blue | India | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Aisha | UN Population Fund | Botswana | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Samira | UNDP | Kenya | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| Prof Prem | NITC | India | ... switch off lights and appliances at night. |
| Tran Thi | WTO | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Sophie | DPKO | Haiti | Instead of throwing clothes and useable items away, always think who could benefit from it and give them away. |
| Cecilia | Greening the Blue | Argentina | ... buy products with the least wrappings or not with plastic ones, and use reusable shopping bags. |
| Mpolai | UNFPA | Lesotho | ... switch off lights and appliances at night. |
| Zoya | Greening the Blue | United States | Share a trash bag with my colleague. It's up to 240 plastic bags in one year! |
| Paola | FAO | Italy | ... switch off lights and appliances at night. |
| Tony | FAO | Italy | Keep the air conditioner turned off for longer; and when it is on, have the temperature higher. |
| Fernando | FAO | Italy | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Mitch | FAO | Italy | I pledge to offset all my travel on trains and planes. |
| Thakur | WTO | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Aleya | UNMIT | Timor-Leste | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Douglas | Greening the Blue | Marshall Islands | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Chiara | UN Secretariat - Department of Management | United States | Continue volunteering at the (Brooklyn) park slope food coop and buy organic, local and eco-friendly products; eat less meat; further reduce use of plastic products. |
| Antonio | UNDP | Cuba | ... switch off lights and appliances at night. |
| Enrica | Department of Public Information | United States | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Rebecca | UN CTED | United States | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Nayibt | UNAIDS | Colombia | ... to plant a tree each year |
| Kimberly | UN CTED | United States | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles. |
| Claudia | UNDP | Cuba | ... switch off lights and appliances at night. |
| Anjana | DM | United States | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Cayetano | UNDP | Cuba | I will help save electricity by having the office door closed when the aircon is on. |
| Sabine | IFAD | Italy | I pledge to buy and eat local, in-season products as much as possible, carry a textile shopper at all times and avoid buying packaged goods. |
| George | UNV | Kenya | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Mattias | IFAD | Italy | I pledge to actively promote environmentally sustainable policies and practices in areas such as travel, facility management and procurement. On a personal level, I pledge to use the water fountains and IFAD resusable water bottle. |
| Vojtech | UNAIDS | Uzbekistan | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Olga | WTO | Switzerland | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| Yuhua | UNAIDS | China | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Elina | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Emma | Greening the Blue | United Kingdom | ... switch off lights and appliances at night. |
| Min | UNHCR | Uganda | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Mensur | UNHQ | United States | Keep promoting bicycling in the city and, when I do drive, be light on the gas pedal so as to maximize my mileage. |
| Aneka | UN Secretariat | United States | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Tamisayi | UNFPA | Zimbabwe | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Imre | UNOV | Austria | UNOV Conference Management Service pledges to further develop software tools and systems for the enhancement of PaperSmart meeting technologies. |
| Thomas | WTO | Switzerland | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| Celestin | WTO | Switzerland | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Rashi | Greening the Blue | India | I pledge not to eat non seasonal fruit and veg as there is a big footprint in exotic food stuffs. |
| Stefania | WTO |
Switzerland |
... to drink tap water rather than bottled water. |
| Van | Greening the Blue | Australia | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles. |
| Mimi | Greening the Blue | United States | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Jennyfer | WHO | Switzerland | Participate in the "Bike to work Initiative" (June 2012) and encourage others to take part. |
| Andrew | UNDP | Sierra Leone | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Georgina | WFP | Italy | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles. |
| Amr | UNHCR | Tunisia | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Kasenene | UNHCR | Nepal | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Jung | UNV | Nepal | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles. |
| David | UNAIDS | Switzerland | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| Jephthe | UNV | Uganda | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Tracy | UNDP | Kenya | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Amila | UNDP | Sri Lanka | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Elenoa | UNDP | Fiji | ... switch off all powers and electrical appliances when not needed and at night .... also print on both sides of paper... |
| Abdiaziz | UNV | Kenya | ... conserve rain water and use of it and plant just one tree and it will change of the enviroment.. |
| Juma | UNEP | Tanzania | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles. |
| Isaac | Greening the Blue | Nigeria | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| David | UNMISS | Sudan | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Nuwani | UNHCR | Uganda | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles. |
| Sanyam | Greening the Blue | India | ... to save our environment i'll avoid use of poly bags, will recycle and reuse of waste materials, conserve water through controlling of water leakages and rain water harvesting and waste management. |
| Katja | UNV | Cape Verde | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| Kalhari | UNV | Sri Lanka | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Sandra | UN Women | Uganda | I take textile bags and reuse old shopping bags. I tell staff at the fruit weighing station and packers at the cashier to put more items in the same bag and don't use one if it is not necessary. I print double-sided. |
| Rakotonandrasana | UNDP | Madagascar | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| Eva | UNV | South Africa | ... 3 meat free days in a week; do not print at the office unless a hard copy is required; walk whenever I don't have to travel long distances. |
| Chloe | UNV | Madagascar | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Rakhee | Greening the Blue | India | ... plant a tree on every birthday of child. |
| Leigh | UNDP | Turkmenistan | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often. |
| Ruby | UNV | Vietnam | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Ferial | UNDP | Tunisia | ... don't use TV, PC, laptop or any electronic device once a week. |
| Adebayo | UNMISS | Sudan | ... no of cigarettes for a minimum of 3 days in a week from June 05, 2012 up to June 05, 2013! |
| Iba | UNV | Gambia | I pledge to replace every wild tree with a fruit tree in my compound while I am alive. |
| Samuel | UNMISS | Sudan | ... switch off lights and appliances at night. |
| Hanna | UNRISD | Switzerland | ... not eat the scampi/tiger prawns served in the UNOG cafeteria. |
| Matukio-Amani | UNMISS | Sudan | ... planting a tree - at least six a year. |
| Aminata | UNV | Western Sahara | ... have a meat free day once a week. |
| Marina | UNDP | Cyprus | ... switch off lights and appliances at night. |
| Hazel | IFAD | Italy | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Hazel | IFAD | Italy | Continue working with the IFAD Go Green Group to raise awareness about green issues and encourage changes in behaviour by staff and the organization |
| Kim | IFAD | Italy | Cycling more to work and continue doing my job by creating more staff awareness and helping my colleagues to make IFAD a greener place. |
| Heidi | UN Volunteers | Germany | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Jamie | Greening the Blue | United Kingdom | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Dr Sanjay | Greening the Blue | India | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Kevin | UN Volunteers | Germany | I pledge to continue volunteering for youth through a minimum of 5 hours/week towards local community sports programmes. |
| Amitis | UNESCO | France | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Aron | Greening the Blue | Kenya | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Kirsty | Greening the Blue | United Kingdom | I pledge to buy fruit and veg from local suppliers wherever possible instead of opting for the convenience of supermarket fruit and veg with lots of air miles. |
| Claudia | UN Volunteers | Germany | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Naomi | UNEP | Belgium | I pledge to get creative about reusing materials and supplies before I consider purchasing new items. |
| Beatrice | UN Volunteers | Germany | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Antje | UN Volunteers | Germany | Buy local products whenever possible |
| Jennifer | UN Volunteers | Germany | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Nadeem | Greening the Blue | Pakistan | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Maryam | Greening the Blue | Pakistan | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Devin | WTO | Switzerland | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Alexandra | UNIFIL | Lebanon | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Shpend | DPKO | Western Sahara | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Stella | UNFICYP | Cyprus | To raise my child in such a way to learn to respect nature, environment and all humans so that she raises her children in the same way |
| Christine | UNEP | Kenya | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Ann | Greening the Blue | Philippines | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Isabella | Greening the Blue | Italy | Once a year, grow a small plant! |
| Silvia | UNDP | Argentina | I will walk back home twice a week. I will eat meatless meals at lunch and reduce meat intake at weekends. I will reduce consumption of disposable plastic items (dishes, cups, cuttlery, bags). |
| David | UNGLS | Ghana | .. walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Celina | UN Department of management | United States | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Edward | Greening the Blue | United States | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Juan | Greening the Blue | Argentina | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Simone | WHO | Italy | ... choose trains over planes where possible |
| Silvina | FAO | Argentina | No loss and waste food,cooking and freezing porcions. And process food convert in juices,soups,cremes... |
| Fabio | UNSSC | Italy | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Anne | UNFCCC | Germany | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Prof Prem | Greening the Blue | India | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Jatwinder | UNEP | India | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Raman | Greening the Blue | India | I will plant 100 trees every year. |
| Adesanwo | Greening the Blue | Nigeria | Giving junk a second chance |
| Adesanwo | Greening the Blue | Nigeria | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Julie | UNHQ | United States | I pledge to become more familiar with technological tools that could help me print less and also to systematically refuse the double bagging habits of New York stores in order to get excess plastic out of my life. |
| Jihann | UNIFIL | Lebanon | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Georgina | WFP | Italy | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Anon | FAO | Ghana | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Peter | UNEP | United Kingdom | I make a pledge to avoid flights to the near-by continent wherever possible and use the train instead. |
| Moumita | Greening the Blue | India | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Min-Jee | UNICEF | Canada | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Julie | UNHQ | United States | . avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Simone | UN Trinidad & Tobago | Trinidad & Tobago | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| ISPS Secretariat | DGACM | United States |
I pledge to adopt the PaperSmart approach to make the UN more sustainable, efficient and accessible. |
| Tricia | UNHQ | United States | I pledge to charge all of my mobile electronic devices (phone, tablet, camera, etc) using only energy from the sun (using a changers.com solar charger). |
| Helen | DSS | United States | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Harsh | UNEP | India | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Vikram | Greening the Blue | India | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Nelson | UNCCD | India | Water is precious.....waste not......save it .......adopt rain water harvesting systems - recharge the earths water table so that there is enough stored for the future generations. |
| Justice | Greening the Blue | Zimbabwe | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Rajeev | Greening the Blue | India | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Rania | UNEP | Egypt | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Nahid | UNDP | Bangladesh | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Amrish | Greening the Blue | India | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Luis | UNMIT | Timor-Leste | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Micki | WFP | Italy | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Micki | WFP | Italy | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Roopa | Greening the Blue | India | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Luis | UNMIT | Timor-Leste | Green the world... |
| Mable | FAO | Malawi | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Mable | FAO | Malawi | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Hamideh | UNEP | Iran | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Hamideh | Greening the Blue | Iran | ... walk, cycle or use shared transport more often |
| Jams | Greening the Blue | Philippines | Running an organization which advocates efficient use of energy and research into alternatives. Researches human behaviour and makes environmental consciousness part of human lifestyles. |
| James | UNEP | Belgium | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Neethu | UNESCO | India | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Ziba | UNICEF | Iran | 1- Respect water and earth: our future home. 2- Remake the nature your dream; 3- Relink children with the nature. |
| Nesma | WFP | Egypt | ... switch off lights and appliances at night |
| Rem | Greening the Blue | Philippines | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Lara | ESCWA | Lebanon | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Lara | UN-ESCWA | Lebanon | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Marianne | UNMIT | Timor-Leste | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Kmalesh | Greening the Blue | India | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Andy | WFP | Italy | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Meena | FAO | India | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Sonia | UNESCO | France | ... to consume locally-produced food - and if possible, organic bio-dynamic. |
| Sonia | UNESCO | France | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| M Badeka | FAO | Thailand | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Aida | UNOPS | Panama | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
| Sophie | DFS | United States | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Dominique | UNEP | France | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Martin | UNDP | Sudan | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Abraham | Greening the Blue | Ghana | ... have a meat free day once a week |
| Gonzalo | FAO | Chilie | ... avoid unnecessary use of paper by working on-line, printing double-sided etc. |
| Timothy | Greening the Blue | US | ... avoid using disposable plates, cups and bottles |
Now you've got some inspiration, why not join in and make your own pledge?