La Salle implements Earth Day The Lasallian Earth Day is built upon the concept of Earth Day where

everyone is encouraged to observe green practices to address the issues of climate change and global warming. However, instead of the annual Earth Day observance, the LED shall be done monthly. The Modern onduct of !chools " #acilities and Environmental $rogram Management ommission, %M !"#E$M& under the Lasallian 'nstitute for the Environment %L'#E& have elected the first %(st& #riday of each month as the designated LED. The LED program shall be based on the following monthly themes in relation to the framewor) developed for M !"#E$M* +uly " arbon ,eutrality-ugust " .is) .eduction Management and Emergency $reparedness!eptember " /ater .esources 0ctober " 1iodiversity,ovember " Environmental EducationDecember " 2reen $rocurement+anuary 34(5 " .egulatory ompliance#ebruary " 2reen 1uildingMarch " 0ccupational !afety and Health-pril " Data Management #or the LED, the entire Lasallian ommunity is en6oined to* 7 wear something 2.EE, %may be a green shirt but could be as simple as pinned green ribbons, arm bands, buttons and the li)e&8 7 observe 2.EE, H09., where lights will be turned"off for an hour %the time shall be determined by each academic and administrative units T0 !9'T THE'. .E!$E T':E 0,D'T'0,!&8 7 7
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attend Holy Mass %where prayer intentions are tied up with the monthly themes& The LED Logo. This shall be the official logo that may be used for all activities related to the observance of the Lasallian Earth Day.
Universities that have committed to becoming carbon neutral have recognized the threat of global warming and are therefore committing to reverse the trend.[1]
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Colleges and universities across the world are looking to a sustainable future by working to become carbon neutral. Universities are taking responsibility for their environmental impact and are working to neutralize those effects. o what is !e "a alle "ipa doing to save the environment#

"ast $uly % marked the start of "asallian &arth !ay '"&!() a !e "a alle *hilippines-wide campaign that aims to provide +formal and e,periential education activities and raise awareness about the environment and the ways each member of the

"asallian community can contribute towards having a society of good stewards of -od.s creation.+

/he "&! is based on the concept of &arth !ay where people from all over the globe is en0oined to observe .green. practices to address the issues of climate change and global warming. /he main difference of "&! from the worldwide annual &arth !ay is that it will be observed monthly.

"&! is observed every first 1riday of the month) as elected by the "asallian 2nstitute for the &nvironment '"21&() in which the entire "asallian Community is encouraged to3

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wear something -4&&56 observe -4&&5 78U4) where lights will be turned-off for an hour6 attend 7oly 9ass 'where prayer intentions are tied up with the monthly

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/he theme for $uly is Carbon 5eutrality) which refers to achieving net zero carbon and greenhouse gases emissions by using only renewable energy that do not produce any carbon dio,ide to the environment. /o reach this goal) "asallian schools are working to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases) cut the use of energy) use more renewable energy) and emphasize the importance of sustainable energy sources to the students.

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7owever) the start of the "asallian &arth !ay was not felt by most of the