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GoSimple Workshop 3: Mobility Safari - Lokaler Konsum
2023-11-25 14:00 - 17:30 UTC | Unternehmen Mitte, Gerbergasse 30, Basel, 4001, Switzerland
This is the 3rd Workshop that is part of the GoSimple Programme 2023 in Basel.
In different groups we will explore offers, initiatives and contact points that support conscious living and consumption in Basel and promote local actors. This can be done on foot, by bike, by e-scooter or by public transport, because in this workshop we will also learn about the advantages of active mobility.
Information on how to find your way through the label jungle will help you to buy more responsibly. In addition, we will show you pleasant alternatives for getting through the most commercial time of the year with less. Good for the soul, the planet and the wallet.
Do you want to join and live a simpler life?You can only do so by signing up for the GoSimple programme 2023. Make your everyday life simpler, more eco-friendly and future-oriented with a fun, interactive programme that you join with likeminded people https://www.gosimple.ch

GoSimple Talk: Basel on the move - climate-friendly travel
2023-11-22 20:00 - 21:00 | online
What do mobility and quality of life have to do with each other? What measures are being taken so that we can satisfy our mobility needs? What is being done to protect residents from the negative effects of traffic? Where does the canton get its inspiration for upcoming projects and what goals are they pursuing? Simon Kettner provides an insight into the Basel-Stadt mobility strategy and answers our questions, which we come across again and again in our everyday lives and which the canton has certainly already addressed.
About Simon Kettner
Civil engineer Simon Kettner has been dealing with transport planning issues for over 30 years, since 2009 in the Mobility Strategy Department in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. The motto of the office “more mobility, less traffic” serves as his guideline. He drew up the canton’s transport policy principles and coordinated them with the region and political decision-makers. He is therefore very familiar with the canton’s mobility strategy adopted by the cantonal government in January 2023.
Do you want to live a simpler life?Sign up for the GoSimple programme 2023/24 and make your everyday life simpler, more eco-friendly and more future-oriented: https://www.gosimple.ch

GoSimple Talk: Satisfied frugal living - How much is (good) enough?
2023-11-02 20:00 - 21:00 | online
What is a successful life for us? How can each of us, as private individuals, as professionals and as members of civil society, contribute with our lifestyles to staying within the planetary carrying capacity limits, even as a collective? How do we free ourselves from the constant pressure to consume? How can this contribute to greater satisfaction and a successful life? What actually is time prosperity and what influence do our values, everyday practices and social innovations have so that we can achieve it? Anaïs Sägesser shares with us her expertise as a thought leader on social transformation. She also brings numerous inspiring examples from her own journey towards a fulfilled life, where much freedom and joy can unfold through a focus on the essentials.
About Anaïs Sägesser
Anaïs combines work in and with nature with work on ourselves. In transformative learning processes she accompanies groups of people to reconnect with themselves, nature, others and the greater whole. She works transdisciplinarily and always collaboratively with others, with a warm heart and an astute mind. She is co-founder of scaling4good – an organisation dedicated to systemic change for aliveness within planetary carrying capacity limits. She also teaches at ETH Zurich and HSG St. Gallen, is a board member of RCE – Zurich, Baselwandel, a member of the scientific advisory board of td-net, part of the sustainability advisory board of ZHdK, Mahadevi Yoga Centre and is an expert for Innosuisse.
Do you want to live a simpler life?Sign up for the GoSimple programme 2023/24 and make your everyday life simpler, more eco-friendly and more future-oriented: https://www.gosimple.ch

GoSimple Workshop 2: Zero Waste & einfach leben!
2023-10-28 14:30 - 18:00 | Smart City Lab Basel, St. Jakobs-Strasse 200, Basel, 4052, Switzerland
The second workshop is dedicated to concrete tips, tools and practices for waste reduction. We provide orientation on the different concepts and starting points for low-consumption action. How does the circular economy work and how can I promote it as a consumer? In the practical workshop, you will find out in concrete terms and we will look at ways to reduce waste in everyday life and to consume less. Afterwards, we will show you what stress reduction and CO2 reduction have to do with each other and give examples of a decelerated lifestyle.
Do you want to live a simpler life?Sign up for the GoSimple programme 2023/24 and make your everyday life simpler, more eco-friendly and more future-oriented: https://www.gosimple.ch

Foodwaste Heroes
2023-09-23 15:00 - 18:00 | GZ Schindlergut
Together with “Dialog im Quartier” we are organising our Foodwaste Helden Workshop during the “Zürich learns” days!
Learn in an interactive way about foodwaste, make, enjoy and bring home a yummy recipe and explore all the cool initiatives in your neighbourhood to fight foodwaste.
Be(come) a Foodwaste Hero too!
Sign up over the Zürich Learns website.
@GZ Schindlergut
Kronenstrasse 12, 8006 Zürich
Learn more:
https://deinquartiernachhaltig.org
https://deinquartiernachhaltig.org/gz-schindlergut/

GoSimple Talk: Healthy nutrition, healthy planet?
2023-09-19 20:00 - 21:00 | online
Every meal we eat has an impact on our personal well-being, but also on the health of the planet. But what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet? Should we really do without meat products completely, or is it much more beneficial overall to consistently buy regional and seasonal foods? What distinguishes the classic food pyramid from a diet that tries to contribute to the preservation of planetary boundaries? And what are the economy and politics actually doing so that we as end consumers can succeed in this?
In the online talk with nutritionist Sonja Schönberg, we discuss these and other questions and learn about exciting examples of sustainable solutions in relation to our diet.
About Sonja Schönberg
Sonja Schönberg, MSc. from the Bern University of Applied Sciences teaches in the field of Sustainable Diets and Planetary Health, and her research focuses on meat consumption. She is co-leader of a working group dealing with the development of the health professions in the face of the advancing environmental crisis and is involved in the training of future nutritionists.
Do you want to live a simpler life?Sign up for the GoSimple programme 2023/24 and make your everyday life simpler, more eco-friendly and more future-oriented: https://www.gosimple.ch

GoSimple Workshop 1: Food(waste) & Footprint!
2023-09-16 15:00 - 18:30 | LoLa – Quartiertreffpunkt St. Johann, Lothringerstrasse 63, Basel, 4056, Switzerland
The first session is a joint kick-off for the journey into a life that conserves planetary and personal resources. We will get to know the GoSimple method and take a look at the most important areas that need to be tackled in everyday life.
We start with a topic that concerns us all and is therefore ideally suited for an introduction with getting to know each other: nutrition! Which eating styles really make sense? How do I avoid food waste and why is it so important to preserve the diversity of varieties? We try out new things together and end the afternoon by enjoying our meal, which we have prepared ourselves in a short time.
Do you want to live a simpler life?Sign up for the GoSimple programme 2023/24 and make your everyday life simpler, more eco-friendly and more future-oriented: https://www.gosimple.ch

Naturlike Gardening
2023-09-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Kirchner Museum, Promenade 82, Davos, 7270, Switzerland
While enjoying coffee & croissants, you can listen to a talk from main gardener Fabian Reppel from the “Association Friends of the Botanical Garden Alpinum Schatzalp” on nature-oriented gardening. Afterwards we’ll go on a guided tour an input on the strip of meadow created by the association next to the museum, that supports biodiversity and is an example of naturalize gardening. Of course the paintings inside the museum that inspired the meadow can also be marvelled at!
Open to all.
On a donation base.
Kirchner Museum, Promenade 83, Davos Platz

GreenUp @GreenDay Ticino
2023-09-09 09:30 - 20:30 | Bellinzona Piazza della Foca, Piazza Governo, Bellinzona, 6500, Switzerland
GreenUp is part of this years’ Green Day Festival organised in Bellinzona with more than 70 cool organisations. It features stands and stations with interactive activities to explore the topic of sustainability and nature conservation in a simple and fun way.
We will be present with our lucky wheel and will present our workshops for organisations! Will you turn pass by and try your luck with us??
Price: Free.
Location: Piazza del Sole, Bellinzona
Partner: Greenday

Fermentopia
2023-08-24 17:30 - 20:30 | Markthalle, Steinentorberg 20, Basel, 4051, Switzerland
Saving food can be so easy and delicious!In the Fermentopia workshop, you’ll not only learn how to preserve vegetables like carrots and cabbage, but you’ll also learn other canning recipes as well. You help to reduce foodwaste, make your own creation, and contribute to the big Foodwaste banquet in September.
Registration: Places are limited, please register here.
Price: On a donation base.
Location of the workshop: Kochnische at Markthalle.
Partner: Markthalle, Foodsave Bankett

Clothing Swap
2023-07-08 18:00 - 22:00 | Lungolago Lugano, Riva Giocondo Albertoli, Lugano, 6900, Switzerland
On the occasion of the Bazaar in the Square @Bazar_al_lago, GreenUp is organizing a CLOTHING SWAP to promote a fun and sustainable activity.
Want to redo your wardrobe for the new season with a green perspective and without spending money?
Bring clothing items you no longer use to give them a new life. You’ll have a chance to swap them out, give your style a makeover and spend a day with friends.
GreenUp will present the Clothing Loop project, a popular concept that is already in vogue in several countries, which allows you to create a continuous exchange of clothes within a network of people living in the same area.
If you are interested and want more information come and visit us!
Location: Lugano Lungolago, between Riva Giocondo Albertoli and Riva Vincenzo Vela

Green Apéro @Kirchner Museum
2023-06-23 18:20 - 20:00 | Kirchner Museum, Promenade 82, Davos, 7270, Switzerland
Inspired by Museum-beers across Switzerland, GreenUp and the Kirchner Museum are organising an after work aperitivo around the theme “Back to Nature”. A short visit of the museum and its current exhibition will inspire discussions afterwards at our Tavolata in the park. Edward Kirchner and the other expressionists had a strong feeling a hundred years ago to go back to nature, which you will hear and experience from 18.20.
With bio-prosecco, soft-drinks and snacks inspired by nature, from 18.40 we will share ideas around how that feeling of going back to nature now after a 100 years for us, and what we can do!
– Start short guided tour: 18.20 – 18.40– Tavolata: 18.40 – 20.00 anytime
Entry: open for all. Donate what it is worth to you!

Plant and Seedswap
2023-06-10 11:00 - 14:00 | Faircustomer, Schiffbaustrasse 9A, Zürich, 8005, Switzerland
Swap plants, seedlings and flowers at Faircustomer (Kreis 5), learn about biodiversity and urban gardening. The Event is on a donation base.

Program:
– Swap your greens with GreenUp (donation base)!
– Networking, discussions about Biodiversity and Urban Gardening and more swapping.
– Learn how to make your own Seedbombs.

Partner: Faircustomer, International Volunteers for WWF Switzerland

Pflanzenbörse
2023-05-27 13:30 - 16:30 | GreenHub Davos, Promenade 87, Davos, GR, 7270, Switzerland
,Order your organic seedlings from us by 19 May and pick them up!
Another great opportunity to swap or buy seeds, seedlings and plants for a donation, and get tips on biodiversity, composting and urban gardening. You can also join in and learn more about our 2 garden projects on the promenade and our organic waste project.
Partner: Gaupp AG and Alpinum

Clothing Swap
2023-05-27 10:30 - 16:30 | Piazza di Carona, Piazza Montàa 1,, Lugano, 6914, Switzerland
On the occasion of the Bazaar in the Square @Bazar_al_lago, GreenUp is organizing a CLOTHING SWAP to promote a fun and sustainable activity.
Want to redo your wardrobe for the new season with a green perspective and without spending money?
Bring clothing items you no longer use to give them a new life. You’ll have a chance to swap them out, give your style a makeover and spend a day with friends.
GreenUp will present the Clothing Loop project, a popular concept that is already in vogue in several countries, which allows you to create a continuous exchange of clothes within a network of people living in the same area.
If you are interested and want more information come and visit us!

Re-crait ton quartier
2023-05-06 10:00 - 16:00 | Rue du premier mars, Rue du 1er-Mars, La Chaux-de-Fonds, 2300, Switzerland
It’s spring and GreenUp will be present at the Marché du Printemps!GreenUp will be present with Le Fablab for a participatory fresco workshop on urban redevelopment: “re-craie ton quartier”!Everyone is invited to participate, you don’t need to be a civil engineering expert! The workshop is fun for all ages and will run continuously throughout the day. Come and join us and use your imagination to beautify your neighbourhood with creative and ephemeral murals!
Participants will also be able to spin a wheel and write their challenge, and there will be a competition to win a DuraPass.In addition to our workshop, there will be lots of other activities for the whole family, plant stalls, a flea market, lectures and even polyphonic singing!And of course, don’t miss the delicious food offered by the various stands that will delight you throughout the day.
So come and enjoy this friendly and festive day! We look forward to seeing you!In collaboration with La Coquille, Service de la jeunesse / Ville de La Chaux-de-Fonds and Centre de Culture l’ABC Ciné Café Théâtre

Scambio delle Piante
2023-05-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Il Gemmo, via dei Bonoli 13, Breganzona, 6932
On Saturday 6 May there will be a vegetable market at il Gemmo! Come and spend the day with us. There will be people with lots of energy and a desire to share km0, sustainable and local experiences!

Share with others your seedlings and plants, but also your knowledge and ideas, around urban gardening and biodiversity! We from GreenUp will be there at the Plant-Swap corner and help you to bring more greens into your homes.

There will also be a second hand market where you can find beautiful pre-loved clothes.
Like last year, the event will take place at Il Gemmo in the week following the Pro Specie Rara market.

Partner: Il Gemmo

GoSimple Infostand
2023-05-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Rümelinsplatz, Basel, 4051, Switzerland
On 6 May 2023, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the GoSimple 2023/24 programme. Meet the people behind the GoSimple project and ask questions about the current programme and related topics. You can also meet the local group of GreenUp, the association that launched the GoSimple programme.
In addition, various experts will offer short and crisp speed dating sessions on topics such as: – food saving– unpacked shopping– nutrition– CO2 reduction– neighbourhood work.
Come by on 6 May 2023 from 10-12 at the Rümelinsplatz. We look forward to meeting you!

Plant and Seedswap
2023-03-22 16:00 - 18:00 | University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, Basel, BS, 4001, Switzerland
Spring 2023 is around the corner and soon it will be the time of the year to get out and bring more green into our lives.
A very easy and cheap way is by swapping your plants, seeds and seedlings plus the stories that go with them in your city. Join us on Wednesday 22nd March from 4pm onwards!
GreenUp is honored to partner again with the Sustainability Week of the University of Basel for our Seed and Plant Swap, and much more! Also people without plants are very welcome to join us. Get to know other people, share seeds and knowledge. The goal is to create a sharing economy of greens, based on the love of plants.
GreenUp’s Pflanzentausch is part of the Sustainability Week of the University of Basel. More information can be found on their website.
Partner: University of Basel, Schweizerische Samenbörse, Sustainability Week Switzerland
Venue details: Entrance Spalengraben, Foyer Aula/ Pressezimmer, University of Basel.

GreenHubDavos: offener / open Apéro
2023-02-22 17:30 - 18:30
Come and get to know the Green Hub Davos and the association GreenUp who runs it. Impact Co-Working, Workshops and Events, Swap-Corner, Inspiration and ingredients for a life in which “less is more”.
From 17.30 – 18.30!

WEF Davos GreenShare - For local community
2023-01-22 - 2023-01-28
For all people and local projects of Davos and the region, there will be several moments that GreenUp will share back the resources that were saved! Detailed info to follow early January 2023! Check out our website www.green-up.ch/greenshare.
We will give the materials to the people of Davos, but also to local projects! Donate what it’s worth to you.
When?

Sunday, 22nd January (time tbc)
Monday, 23rd January (time tbc)
Tuesday, 24th January (time tbc)
Wednesday, 25th January (time tbc)
Thursday, 26th January (time tbc)
Friday, 27th January (time tbc)
Saturday, 28th January (time tbc)

More information to follow in January!

WEF Davos GreenShare - For event organisers
2023-01-20 15:00 - 2023-01-23 22:00 | Davos’ Materials and Waste Collection Point, Clavadelerstrasse 4, Davos Platz, 7270, Switzerland
Empowering sustainability during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Keeping resources in a loop through local re-use.We invite all event organisers and companies present in Davos during the WEF Annual Meeting to help save resources. Check out our website www.green-up.ch/greenshare.
Pay us a small amount to process it, and take out anything that can be re-used. We will give the materials to the people of Davos, but also to local projects!
How?
Come to Davos’ Materials and Waste Collection Point on 20.1, 21.1 or 23.1, and hand over your re-usables and/or waste (at once, as much as possible separated already). We will take out everything that can be re-used. What cannot be re-used we will recycle or get rid of. Recycling cost: 30 CHF per m
When?
Friday, 20th January (3pm-10pm)
Saturday, 21st January (7am-4pm)
Monday, 23rd January (7am-10pm)

Green Apéro @Kirchner Museum
2022-12-16 18:30 - 21:00 | Kirchner Museum, Promenade 82, Davos, 7270, Switzerland
Be inspired at the Green Apéro all around the future of living. Experience with VR glasses a tour of a tiny house. Build your own dream house with Lego and exchange ideas in the exhibition “Gigon / Guyer. Kirchner Museum revisited” about new ways of living with other participants.
This exhibition, exceptionally centered around architecture, has a focus on sustainability – 30 years ago and today. It offers a fantastic opportunity to challenge people in an innovative way to think about the future of their building and the way they want to live. We are planning this exhibition together with LIVO (Projekt Kleinwohnform) from Basel. Thanks to VR glasses, participants can immerse themselves in everyday life in a tiny house. They will experience how it is possible to live in a very small space and still have everything they need.
A full-scale LIVO tiny house will also be part of the exhibit, and people can take it apart and interact with it. Through what people learn about LIVO and the inputs from the exhibit – especially the materials bank that represents their carbon footprint – they can use Duplos to build their own “house of the future.” By using different colors, they can use their imagination and think about the question: what do I need in our home? What materials would I use, etc. Behind the cocktail area, various questions will be hung on the wall to encourage a lively exchange among visitors. Questions can be: “What do I really need to live and live” or “What are the 2 things I could change about my house now in terms of a sustainable future”? During the aperitif there will also be a sustainable cocktail, as well as with and without alcohol.
The entrance is free of charge.

Einfach Mehr PopUp Store
2022-12-02 16:30 - 2022-12-03 14:00 | Hotel Panorama, Promenade 80, Davos Platz, 7270, Switzerland
The Panorama Hotel in Davos is reorienting itself and we are looking for a new home for all of their items! Come by our PopUp Store, pick something out* that makes you happy or give it as a gift to your family or friends. Donate towards other sustainability projects in Davos. We have furniture, such as couches, chairs, tables, lamps, mirrors; home appliances; kitchen ware; Christmas decoration and much, much more.
*Each person gets to pick a certain number of items per category. Take only what makes you happy … less is more 😉
Follow us on Instagram for photos and info: www.instagram.com/greenhubdavos

Closing Conference of GoSimple Pilot
2022-11-10 17:00 - 19:30 | Impact Hub Basel, Münchensteinerstrasse 274a, Basel, 4053, Switzerland
During a six-month challenge from March till October 2022, 18 households are taking up the challenge to make their everyday life more economical, simpler and more sustainable.
This ambitious project is accompanied by workshops and online expert talks on a variety of key topics. Above all, the exchange among each other is actively promoted in order to support each other in the gradual adjustment of their personal lifestyles in the direction of sufficiency.
Registration: Please sign up via this link.
Program17:00 Welcome!17:10 GoSimple Pilot Program 2022 – What’s Happened So Far!17:20 Impulse presentation Rob Hopkins (online); followed by a discussion (hybrid)18:00 GoSimple Program 2023 and 2024 Outlook.18:15 Q&A session and aperitif for the guests on site19:30 Goodbye!

Pub Quiz Night
2022-11-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Kennedy’s Pub, Freischützgasse 14, Zürich, 8004, Switzerland
Would you like to spend a fun evening with the Local Zurich Group Team of volunteers? We will be attending a Pub Quiz night at Kennedys Pub in the hearth of Zurich, answer some general knowledge and some sustainability questions, and get to know each other better over a beer or two. We will divide each other in teams of max. 6 participants.
Join us at “Kennedy’s Pub” with the participation of our local volunteers, students, visitors and the community of GreenUp Zurich.
In between the 3 rounds there will be ample time to network, speak to other groups, have a drink, grab a bite and speak to the GreenUp Zurich team.
Cost: The participation is free of charge, you just need to pay for your own drinks you consume at the Pub.
Registration: The Pub Quiz night at Kennedy’s Pub is fully booked every time, we therefore need to reserve the seats for our group by Sunday 6th of November. Please email Zurich@green-up.ch and let us know your name and how many of you will participate. We would love to spend a fun evening together.

CircularUp Workshop
2022-10-08 10:00 - 13:00 | Circular Lugano, via San Gottardo 77, Massagno, 6900, Switzerland
We would like empower and inspire the participants of the advantages of the circular/sharing economy and DIY-production of toiletries and general cleaning products.
Zero Waste Workshop
Have you ever wondered how you can make your own deodorant, house cleaning products or toothpaste? You only need a few ingredients to produce this ecological and natural goods. In our workshop we will show you, what you need, how it works, and then you can take them home and try them out in your daily life.
We offer 3 DIY-workshop slots (11:00-11:30 / 11:30-12:00 / 12:00-12:30), please register here for your desired slot.
Object Exchange
Do you have objects at home such as a drill or a baby travel-cot that you only use rarely? Then why not sharing it with other people from your neighborhood? Or do you need a party tent and party equipment for your next garden party? Then why not renting it from the Oggettoteca in Massagno? During our event we will show you how the Oggettoteca is set up and how it works.

Mobility for a livable world
2022-10-03 19:00 - 20:00 | online
What does mobility look like that puts people at the center and makes life more worth living? What about e-mobility? Do e-scooters perhaps unfairly have a bad reputation? What mobility offers connect the border triangle? And where is there still room for improvement in terms of people-friendly and environmentally friendly mobility in Switzerland? We would like to discuss these and other questions with mobility expert Katja Diehl and let ourselves be inspired by the vision of being able to contribute to a society that builds a livable, climate-friendly future together.
Katja DiehlThe author of the bestseller “Autokorrektur” Katja Diehl has dealt with the potentials and stumbling blocks of a real and urgently needed mobility turnaround like no other. After years of relevant professional stations, she has helped the topic of alternative mobility in Germany gain the visibility it deserves with “She Drives Mobility”. After all, mobility and the infrastructure available for it concern us all. She pursues her work with a unique creative drive, impressive know-how and creativity. Katja Diehl doesn’t let traffic myths and slowdowns spoil her mood, but focuses on the solutions and persistently shares her knowledge on the subject.
Please register under this link: www.gosimple.ch/talks

Circular Business Models
2022-09-29 19:00 - 20:00 | online
What makes a company different that is committed to the principles of the circular economy? Consultant and practitioner Eva Bucherer shows what needs to be considered in a circular economy business model and shares exciting insights into transformation processes of sustainable enterprises.
Eva BuchererEva Bucherer has set herself the goal of inspiring people and companies about circular economy and implementing it successfully together with them. With the initiative “Make Furniture Circular”, she accompanies the Swiss furniture industry on its way to the circular economy. In addition to her consulting work, she is currently leading the CAS Sustainable Innovation at the ZHAW.
Please register under this link: www.gosimple.ch/talks

Clothing Loop Launch
2022-09-02 10:00 - 20:00 | On the lakeside at the music pavilion, Pavillon am Nationalquai, Lucerne, 6006, Switzerland
Two bags of women’s dresses will travel around the festival grounds. Bring 1 cool piece of clothing you don’t need anymore and exchange it with one from a bag! With this action, the association GreenUp introduces their project Clothing Loop Switzerland.
The goal: to set up clothing loops all over the country in which people continuously swap clothes with each other. A great way to get new clothes for free, help save the planet and meet new people in your area!
