How does Sustainabrew link to the SDGs
Starting this service, our main focus was on SDG 12: responsible consumption and production. However, as we have continued to evolve, our service frequently considers goals like SDG 3: good health and well-being, whether there is a way to reduce the sugar content of a drink or make the perfect drink for dehydrated athletes, as well as SDG 11: sustainable cities and communities, because by choosing locally sourced and sustainable products, while it isn’t much of an impact, our choices aren’t as harmful as sourcing from countries far away that produce the ingredients without care for the environment or emissions.
Theoretical learning
Not only have we been learning about how to make the drinks themselves, but also learning the thought process required to choose the ingredients in our drinks. For example, asking ourselves whether it is locally sourced, if it’s a fair trade product. Personally, I hadn’t made the connection between services in school and sustainable sources, but it was eye-opening to make that link and is a key part that we all consider whenever we make the drinks.