As we can see in the chart, 60% of our responders are female, which is a large proportion, and only about 37.1% of respondents are males. We found out that respondents’ gender is not directly related to their responses. However, this chart indicates that females place a stronger emphasis on environmental topics.
Most of our audiences are about 14 or below, and the least is around 21-30. Since we sent the form through our school's email, senior high and junior high students are much more likely to fill out the form. The age helps us to analyze the following questions below by knowing what our main targeted audience is. We believe that there are fewer young adults because these people are busy and have less time to finish such a long form.
From this pie chart, we can perceive around 35.4% of the responders’ educational level is middle school. However, the responses don’t vary directly from responders’ educational levels. We believe that since more schools are providing education on correct ideas about SDGs, sometimes undergraduate students are more likely to score higher on this quiz.
Most of the responders are students, at a high percentage of 45%. Nowadays, schools actively promote and educate students about the SDGs goals, emphasizing the importance of combating climate change. We believe that many students already possess a basic understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals and may have begun taking small steps toward achieving them.
From this pie chart, we can observe that approximately 9.2% of the responders have neither heard of nor utilized eco-friendly products. 47.9% of the responders have both heard of and used them, while 42.9% are aware but haven't used them yet. The difference might due to factors such as high prices, limited availability, or not knowing enough about how eco-friendly products can help the environment. Nevertheless, the data indicates that at this point, many people are increasingly mindful and alert of the severe environmental problem generated by non-eco-friendly products, and therefore have started taking specific actions to address this problem.
From the survey results, wood, metal, and plastic are commonly used materials for eco-friendly products due to their availability and affordability. Regarding agricultural waste, we see that the people who are aware of using coffee grounds to produce eco-friendly products only take up 52% of all responses. Although this represents a majority, it highlights a lack of understanding about the production of these hangers and products made by Laiwa Company.
This chart was answered by responders who have heard of eco-friendly products before but never came in contact with them. 115 of the responders out of 125 agreed on how reducing waste materials was the greatest advantage of using eco-friendly materials. Large amounts of responders, as well, agreed that eco-friendly products also made changes in adhering to personal environmental concepts, reusing, decreasing the harm caused to the environment, etc. This chart directly proves: that even for people who never had contact with eco-friendly products, they still know the benefits and advantages they possess. Laiwa Company has covered the greatest advantages of eco-friendly products. By using agricultural waste, they reutilize the materials that would normally generate waste if not used again.
Most people think using eco-friendly products can benefit different aspects. 88.8% of people believe recycling can help decrease waste production, which is a correct idea. 81.7% of people think one of the advantages of using eco-friendly products is “reusing,” which connects with Laiwa Company who uses agricultural waste to make . From this answer, we can see that most people have the same notion about reusing materials that have once been a waste. Lastly, 74.2% of people think it can decrease carbon emissions, which is also one of the design directions of Laiwa Company.
Eco-friendly materials may vary on lots of products, and from the responses to our form, we have noticed that a large number of responders believe that eco-friendly LED bulbs, reusable food ware, and renewable products are the top three eco-friendly products that are used in their daily lives. 50% of our respondents voted that electrical cars are eco-friendly products; however, electrical cars do not classify as "low carbon products", meaning the environmental awareness within society is extremely low. We would like to address this problem and at the same time, allow more people to know about the real definition and solution needed for the waste problem.
The survey shows that 91.7% of people don’t know about Laiwa Company, and only 8.3% do. The CEO of Laiwa Company said they mainly sell their products overseas. Since the survey was done near the school, it shows that Laiwa Company does not promote its products much in Taiwan, which is why it’s not well-known locally. Even though Laiwa is a great example of a green business in Taiwan, most people (91.7%) have not heard of it. This shows that many people in Taiwan are not aware of eco-friendly efforts in the country. We hope to share Laiwa’s ideas and products with the world and promote eco-friendliness everywhere.
Laiwa Company has constructed several online platforms and social media pages in the past. Promoting its principles and products through online media allowed the company to be exposed to a lot more people since people nowadays access the Internet every day. We believe that these platforms are extremely effective because of the number of people who know Laiwa through them. A total of 20 people, who have heard of Laiwa before, were informed from either the internet or social media.
Laiwa company appears on various social media webpages, such as Instagram, Facebook, etc. They believe that social media technology is a popular medium where they can change how people view the world. However, from the pie chart, their media is not the most popular, and not many people know about them and what they do. Laiwa company uses rice husk to make clothes hangers, achieving the goal of rejuvenating waste and reusing it to make more products.
Based on the data, we observe that more than half of the respondents (80.4%) are aware that rice husks can be repurposed after recycling, indicating that the method of recycling and reusing agricultural waste is well understood. Additionally, the majority of people recognize kitchen rolls and ceramics cannot be reused as a material for further manufacturing. The responses to the question clearly reveal the differing levels of environmental awareness within society. While rice husks are commonly recognized as recyclable materials. Items such as kitchen rolls and ceramics are often misunderstood, suggesting a significant need for increasing the public’s knowledge of all recyclable materials, ensuring that every single individual can contribute to more sustainable practices.
According to the survey, around 80% of the responders reported they achieved the SDG goal of ‘responsible consumption and production’ in their daily lives. This suggests a strong awareness of the people trying to reduce waste and minimize the environmental impact of consumption habits. In addition, 55.4% of responders focus on ‘sustainable cities and communities’, while 46.7% of responders engage in ‘climate action’. These reflect awareness of sustainable cities and climate action aren’t as notable as responsible consumption, generating concerns for addressing these complications through individuals or groups. Lastly, while only 39.2% of responders concentrate on ‘industry, innovation, and infrastructure’, this relatively low percentage raises concern about the level of engagement with this crucial aspect of sustainability. This indicates that many people may not fully recognize the importance of the impact industry practices and innovation infrastructure can have on the environment, as individuals may feel that they have little control over the development of infrastructure, leading to a low sense of personal responsibility.
This data indicates that only 21.7% of the responders rated their concern about environmental protection and issues as 5 out of 5, while 71.6% rated their concern as moderate (3 or 4 out of 5). This suggests while most people acknowledge the importance of environmental issues, there is still a remarkable part of the population that may not fully recognize the urgency of problems. This emphasizes the need for increased awareness and education in society. Through this project, our team strongly aims to bring more attention to environmental challenges and motivate more people to take meaningful actions to address these issues.
The graph illustrates that 43.8% of the responders rated their extent of implementing environmental protection actions as a 3 out of 5. 32.5% of responders rated 4 and 10.4% rated it as 2, for the extent of implemented actions, while only 11.3% of responders rated it as 5. This suggests that most people do recognize the importance of protecting the environment and implementing environmental protection. However, a large percentage of responders have not implemented many movements that help protect our environment, proving that the awareness of the importance is there, but actions have not been taken yet. This emphasizes the need for increased actions to protect our environment.
The data collected showcases that approximately 43.4% of responders scored 5 on the question, indicating that environmentally friendly and sustainable actions, in most of our responder's minds, are meaningful actions. We believe that this action should keep on being delivered to more places in addition to developing and advancing those actions to create a sustainable world. Almost 90% of the responders who answered scales show that they believe that it's meaningful to take action starting from now on. We believe that with the help of cooperation and dedication, we can do our best to stop the environment from being harmed even more.
This question would give us data on how different careers contribute to achieving a sustainable society. Most of the responders have joined environmental education lessons and many have also decreased chemical pesticides, used biodegradable materials, or boosted individual environmental awareness. This chart indicates that many of the respondents of different careers including students have advanced themselves in making the environment a cleaner place to live. We also see some creative yet effective actions with the inclusion of the "others" option. By continuing to do those actions and developing new ideas to solve the environmental issues, both individuals and groups will deserve a better environment to thrive.