SFU ’ s Morris J . Wosk Centre for Dialogue the climate crisis , getting sustainability thinking embedded in a large , transient and diverse university population is not a simple feat . It might seem like a no-brainer to ban plastic bottles , but many overseas students come from cultures where bottled water is the only safe water . “ We constantly have to customise our communication tactics and infuse them with humanity ,” she says . “ On the one hand , we have to keep up with innovations in industry , research , politics and international targets and do things like ban single use plastics and dramatically reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and on the other hand we also have to bring people along with us on this journey . We need to help people understand how their consumption decisions affect the planet and people , but we can only do this if we make an effort to understand them not has consumers , but as people who have unique backgrounds , experiences , and perspectives . Sustainability efforts have been rightly criticised for being led primarily by rich white people who come from a particular ( mostly Western ) perspective . If we are to truly address sustainability issues we need
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