How we get around, what we consume, how we live: our behaviour and our decisions have an impact on the world around us.

This book invites students at the University of Bern to consider what they need for a happy, good life. It follows a sufficiency approach, prioritising the wealth of time and space over the wealth of goods and money. Specific sections (travel, at home, eating & drinking, conscious consumption, culture and events) present facts, ideas and advice. Bern is home to a vast array of innovative stores, restaurants, organisations and associations that have chosen to promote a sustainable lifestyle. With their vouchers, the students can discover new stores and places and might even develop a liking for them. Self-experimenting stimulates creativity and invites you to try out something that may be unfamiliar, to develop new habits and to integrate them into your life.

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Nachhaltig unterwegs in Bern (PDF, 21.4 MB)

The information in this book is not exhaustive. The advice we give should always be critically reflected upon by the readers in relation to their possibilities and needs. A consistently sustainable lifestyle is not easy to achieve at a societal level, but our own (consumer) behaviour can play a significant role.

The aim of this book is to accompany students in their everyday life in Bern, to give them food for thought, and to encourage them to think for themselves, to try out new things and to show by way of example that their lifestyle can improve their quality of life and that of the world around them.

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Olis Kohle – Sustainable charcoal

The startup of former BFH student Oliver Reinhard’s, ‘Olis Kohle’, produces Swiss charcoa lsustainably. Oliver got support from BFH SUSTAINS for the market launch.

Student start-up: Oli's sustainable Swisscharcoal| BFH

Plantbox: thematic boxes in the field of environmentand natural resources for Cycle II‍

The“Plantbox” project comprises thematic boxes that can be borrowed from various libraries at institutions offering teacher training. Each box contains a teaching unit for Cycle 2 of the school curriculum (Lehrplan 21) with teaching and learning materials in the field of environment and natural resources. In particular, the unit introduces pupils to the topic of growing vegetables and herbs. At the same time, it gives them tips on long term learning strategies. As a highlight, the pupils are taught how to grow and cultivate local vegetables and herbs in planting boxes (raisedbeds/microgreens) and learn how a small action can help the environment.

Team: Aarusza Ramachandran, Lorena Hauri

Forschung: Plantbox – Learning strategies forplanting activities – Student initiative to promote sustainabledevelopment – Institute of Educational Science (unibe.ch)

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BNE-Fabrik

The projectteam created a homepage with ready-made learning units on current sustainability trends, which are selected on the basis of political discourse or current events that are discussed in the media. This gives teachers the opportunity to address timely topics with the class without having to spend a lot of time planning. Learners are sensitised to issues of sustainable development, but also to political processes and the role of the media. Each unit has a multi-perspective and interdisciplinary structure. This project was supported by U Change.

Team: Flurina Alther, Rebecca Theiler

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Business planand budgeting for young people at lower secondary level

Developinga sustainable business idea with young people: during a workshop, young peopleat lower secondary level spend a week exploring the topic of “corporatesustainability management”. This pilot project advocates for an early fosteringof entrepreneurship and innovation.

Team: Eveline Borer, Purav Panchal

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