Be part of an exciting pilot to raise funds for your school and help the environment!
Dear Valued Stakeholder,
The power of the Nation’s youth along with your cooperation can help raise funds for your school while making a significant impact on an exciting environmental management programme, now in its pilot phase.
We at the Caribbean Environmental Management Bureau (CEMBI) and BitEgreen Market Inc. are dedicated to producing environmental solutions to meet sustainable development goals locally, regionally and internationally.
Why now?
Waste affects ecosystem goods and services essential for things like food, climate regulation and a thriving tourism sector, resulting in great economic losses. This damage to ecosystems also contributes to health problems related to carbon emissions and loss of available carbon sinks. The use of chemical, rather than organic fertilizers inland can result in nutrient pollution within our oceans causing fish to die, and coral bleaching. Additionally, a country with high imports, also generates waste throughout the journey of each product purchased globally. Worldwide, only about 9% of recyclable material is used in new products, and the rest is left to contribute to the problems mentioned, including 45% of global greenhouse gases contributing to Climate Change. The other 55% is directly related to our energy sources.
How it works
We developed a technological system for encouraging environmentally sustainable actions using gamification (i.e., gaming principles) to:
- tackle issues of sorting garbage at the source,
- manage wasted energy and unhealthy actions, and
- incentivize greater participation.
The system uses schools, students and the corporate sector as important drivers of the programme. This integrated effort seeks to educate, and address cultural and behavioural change, while reducing the level of recyclables reaching landfills and the marine environment.
This system is managed on a web platform and app called BitEgreen (pronounced Bit-E-green), aimed at;
- enhancing the overall operational efficiency of businesses and,
- integrating environmental preservation and other sustainable development goals into daily activities.
BitEgreen’s technology enhances efficiency, by diverting waste used to make new products through working with each company and individual playing their part. It manages wasted energy and unhealthy actions – not just solid waste, but also other aspects of the Circular, Green or Blue Economy value chain. Essentially, BitEgreen Market (i.e. full name of the solution) is a behaviour modification system that incentivises wider participation in environmentally sustainable actions, to engage those not involved in such activities. It provides rewards that appeal to a broader cross section of society, while also being mindful of public education and green verification.
Furthermore, BitEgreen’s system allows poor and vulnerable populations to receive products, services and cooked meals at a lesser price or for free. It is also designed to include persons without daily access to technology nor transportation. Additionally, the collection, sorting and validation of recyclables opens avenues to secure employment, including self-employment for women and vulnerable groups.
How you & your school can help
We invite your school to participate in the pilot phase of this initiative before the official roll out by following this link. Given the appropriate incentives and motivation, students have the power to make an impact and possibly reverse the downward trend or poor recycling practices.
We look forward to speaking with you about this venture to specifically explain the following:
- communicating the application/system protocols to students, and
- partnering with businesses in your community to increase each school’s chance of advancing in the competition with other schools.
We look forward to your participation in this important stage of the overall system. You will be contacted in due course by a team member regarding your interest. However, if you have any queries, please call 1-(246)-424-8210 or respond to this email.
I trust you see the vision and goals we at BitEgreen Market Inc. are establishing to accomplish in making Barbados and the world a better place for all, especially for the younger generation.
Yours sincerely,
SRCrawford
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Executive Founder,
CEMBI – The Caribbean Environmental Management Bureau (@Cembiorg);
and BitEgreen Market Inc. (@BitEgreenMarket / other: @BitEgreenReNews) – our solution!
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