{"id":345,"date":"2020-12-07T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/?p=345"},"modified":"2021-05-04T09:29:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T07:29:47","slug":"how-can-volunteering-promote-sustainability-mindset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/2020\/12\/07\/how-can-volunteering-promote-sustainability-mindset\/","title":{"rendered":"How can volunteering promote sustainability mindset?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volunteering is defined as a free act of an individual or a group to give time and\/or service to others. It\u2019s about taking action for issues that feel important to oneself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volunteering has often been criticized for being harmful in certain contexts or being motivated by egoism. While the former is problematic, is the latter also a problem? Should volunteering be purely altruistic? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, there has been a lack of sense of community and increased polarization in different societies across the world. We are also facing a climate crisis and many other sustainability challenges. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased isolation and has also led us to question many things about our existence, communities, and societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This raises many questions! Is there a need to look at volunteering differently especially in the context of sustainable development? &nbsp;Has the COVID-19 pandemic put volunteering in a different light? What are the benefits of volunteering for individuals, companies, communities, and societies as a whole?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/12\/volunteering-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/12\/volunteering-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/12\/volunteering-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/12\/volunteering-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/12\/volunteering-850x567.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get answers to these and many more interesting questions in this <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Li76S1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"podcast&nbsp; (opens in a new tab)\">podcast&nbsp;<\/a>hosted by&nbsp;<strong>Marisun&nbsp;Gajitos<\/strong>,&nbsp;Lecturer at&nbsp;the Centre for Languages and Business Communication&nbsp;at Hanken.&nbsp;Marisun&nbsp;teams up&nbsp;with&nbsp;<strong>Henrietta Gr\u00f6nlund<\/strong>, Professor of Urban Theology from the University of Helsinki,&nbsp;<strong>Daniela&nbsp;Sumelius<\/strong>, Hanken alumni and&nbsp;Client Development Manager at the Publicis Groupe agency CJ Affiliate&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Kaisa Vainikka<\/strong>, Social Responsibility Manager at UPM&nbsp;for a very insightful conversation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-spotify wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Sustainability Unwrapped: How can volunteering promote sustainability mindset?\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/61z3zwQErgOxQ8wyQqsakd?si=TnkBg-dVSOOBpLmCCdxDww&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/05\/e12_volunteering.pdf\">Episode 12 transcript<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.hanken.fi\/sustainability-unwrapped\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/05\/e12_volunteering.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s remember&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u2018\u2019If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together\u2019\u2019!<\/p><cite>African proverb<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volunteering is defined as a free act of an individual or a group to give time and\/or service to others. It\u2019s about taking action for issues that feel important to oneself. Volunteering has often been criticized for being harmful in certain contexts or being motivated by egoism. 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