C DB6 Sustaining

 Scales, Streeter & Cooper (2013) maintain that the everyone needs to be responsible for “sustaining one another in humility with the land, in our own place with a reduced footprint and a generous outstretched hand that not only reaches one another, but reaches toward the future” (p. 233). This forum is based on questions from this text. Examine the definitions of sustainability. What do you think of the triple bottom line of social, environmental and economic needs? Do you think each of the factors imbedded in sustainability are equal? Why or why not? The Carbon Footprint Index (two links) provided in web-based learning assignments) allows you to determine your own ecological footprint. How many hectares do you consume? How does that make you feel, particularly in light of the NASW Code of Ethics? What specific steps can you take to reduce your global footprint? What obligations do you think social workers have to live more sustainably, and to promote sustainable living in their communities, nationally, and in the world? Is it just too much to expect social workers to engage in this practice, in addition to other ways of caring for those who are at risk