Tips & Advice for Homes

SDG 1 NO POVERTY

• Support charities that help those in need.
• Give away what you are no longer using.
• Poverty exists in every country. Over 8% of the world’s population lives in dangerous poverty. Use your voice to help the cause.
• Support businesses that pay a decent wage.
• Support the unions.
• Save money.
• Do not live beyond your means.
• Micro-financing to developing countries and women.
• Be aware of your rights.

SDG 2 ZERO HUNGER

• Support charities that feed the needy.
• Purchase local agricultural products.
• Don´t waste food. Freeze whatever you don´t use.
• Buy “wrong” produce or products made from “wrong” produce.
• Reduce meat consumption and consumption of animal products.
• Reduce food waste.
• Don´t frequent buffets.
• Don´t overeat

SDG 3 GOOD HEALTH and WELLBEING

• Get vaccinated and vaccinate your children.
• Register as an organ donor.
• Donate blood.
• Stay home when you are ill.
• Dispose of toxic materials properly.
• Be conscious of your alcohol consumption and reduce alcohol consumption.
• Stop smoking.
• Don´t be a traffic menace.
• Support comprehensive sex education.
• Use condoms.
• Take care of your physical and mental well-being and help others to do the same.
• Go for walks.
• Do not use studded tires in urban areas.
• Enjoy nature.
• Exercise regularly.
• Be socially active.

SDG 4 QUALITY EDUCATION

• Give books.
• Register for free online courses.
• Take advantage of financial support from your union for further education.
• Help younger generations learn.
• Never stop learning.
• Help someone learn a new language.
• Learn a new language.

SDG 5 GENDER EQUALITY

• Support women´s right to equal pay.
• Support charities that fight against sexually based violence.
• Be aware of your own prejudices.
• Take care that domestic work does unfairly land on one person.
• Do not discriminate based on gender or gender-identity.

SDG 6 CLEAN WATER and SANITATION

• Half of the world´s population does not have access to clean water. Support charities that help people get access to clean water and sanitation facilities.
• Become conscious of household water usage.
• Do not purchase “imported” water, usually as beverages bottled abroad.

SDG 7 CLEAN ENERGY

• Reduce dependence on fossil fuels
• Be conscious of your household energy usage and don´t be an energy-slob.
• Unplug chargers that are not in use.
• Use rechargeable batteries.
• Reduce the number of flights you take.
• Reduce the use private cars.

SDG8 DECENT WORK and ECONOMIC GROWTH

• Support young people
• If a product is suspiciously inexpensive it could be produced in a sweatshop.
• Avoid buying fast-fashion.
• Know your rights.
• Support domestic production.
• Purchase fair-trade products.

SDG 9 INDUSTRY, INNOVATION and INFRASTRUCTURE

• Be open for new technologies
• Support initiatives and projects that use new technologies.
• Learn about new developments.
• Use new technologies to reduce your carbon and ecological footprint.

SDG 10 REDUCED INEQUALITIES

• Be wary of prejudices and inequality.
• Support organizations that help people on the fringes of society.
• Support businesses that have inclusive practices.

SDG 11 SUSTAINABLE CITIES and COMMUNITIES

• Shop local.
• Be sure to vote.
• Treat public spaces well.
• Take advantage of the circular economy.
• Take advantage of public transportation.
• Reduce the dependence on private cars.
• Take advantage of the sharing economy.

SDG 12 RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION and PRODUCTION

• Shop local
• Choose products with less packaging and with recyclable packaging.
• Reduce the amount of waste you produce.
• Reuse products.
• Fully use products.
• Avoid buying plastics.
• Weigh and document the amount of trash your household produces.
• Separate recyclables from other waste.
• Buy “wrong” produce.
• Buy products produced sustainably.
• Be conscious of the origin and connections of the products your purchase.

SDG 13 CLIMATE ACTION

• Support nature conservancy groups.
• Properly dispose of waste.
• Do not use single-use products.
• Reduce your paper usage.
• Know your carbon and ecological footprint.
• Reduce your dependence on you private vehicle.
• Take advantage of the circular economy.
• Buy sustainably produced products.
• Avoid buying agricultural products produced in areas with a water shortage.

SDG 14 LIFE UNDER WATER

• Reduce the amount of waste you produce. A large portion of trash ends up in the oceans.
• Reduce the amount of microplastics that end up going down the drain, for example with proper filters and “balls”
• Buy fish caught sustainably.
• Buy land-based aquaculture rather than from open sea pens.
• Plokka – go out for trash-picking walks
• Reduce the amount of salt on sidewalks and drives.
• Properly dispose of toxic waste.

SDG 15 LIFE ON LAND

• Reduce your plastic and paper use.
• Do not over-fertilize.
• Create a haven for insects in your garden.
• Plokka – Go on trash picking walks.
• Avoid the use of toxic materials.
• Adopt pets rather than buying from breeders.
• Do not drive off-road
• Recycle
• Support composting
• Support projects like wetland reclamation

SDG 16 PEACE and JUSTICE

• Support organizations that help people in war-torn regions.
• Exercise your civil liberties.
• Be sure that the products you buy do not support war mongering.

SDG 17 PARTNERSHIPS for the GOALS

• Stay active!
• Become a member of a charity or organization.
• Become an SDG-home.
• Support international aid organization.