Since the emergence of human life, people have impacted and changed the environment more than any other species, and continue to transform the planet. The instructors of the laboratory invite to join in a strategic game designed for those wishing to investigate an environmentally and socially responsible lifestyle and prepare sustainable models of production of everyday products, from plain yoghurt to a burger. The participants will learn how to measure the ecological footprint—an indicator demonstrating the human demand for biological resources.
The group will be offered the chance to solve a number of game tasks, such as planning the chain of production, distribution, and consumption of everyday foods like dairy desserts, take-away coffee, and chocolate bars, taking into account social and cultural problems along with economic and ecological ones. Any workshop participants are also welcome to play the role of their imaginary brand’s “green lawyers” and defend their ideas in front of an improvised panel of experts and professional community.
Instructors
Pavel Boev, co-founder and Science Director at the project Anthropocene Epoch. Anthropologist, ecologist, graduate of Bristol University and Higher School of Economics. Having previously worked at the UN, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, Russian Geographical Society, and WWF Russia, he currently conducts research in the field of cultural anthropology in the context of environmental and technological factors impacting social development. Science editor of WWF Russia’s reports on the Russian Federation’s ecological footprint and of the Russian edition of the Living Planet Report (WWF International).
Dmitry Burenko, sociologist, co-founder and director at the project Anthropocene Epoch. He graduated in Sociology and Human Resource Management from the State University of Management where he also received a candidate degree in Social Psychology. A professional administrator with many years of experience in the fields of advertising, marketing, fundraising, and project leadership in the sphere of sustainable development and education, Dmitry previously worked at BBDO Group and WWF.