My Little Green Ribbon at Graduation

This year I graduate from Northland College. As I walk on May 27th I, along with many of my classmates, will be wearing a little green ribbon. This ribbon is worn by members of over 10 colleges around the US as an emblem of the following pledge:

“I pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job I consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organizations for which I work.”

Going into this world as a professional from this point forward, I strongly consider my obligations to look at my actions in a holistic sense with a mind to social and environmental factors, among others. All too often do we look at the most near-sighted of goals with little respect to the varied levels of changes it makes in the daily lives of ourselves, our co-workers, and others.

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