NABCH Sheet
Needs
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We all know that we live in a consumerist society, something that causes several problems, such as irresponsible consumption and waste. According to PORDATA, private consumption in Portugal, which measures spending on goods and services by households, non-profit institutions and public administrations, was €205,524.9 million in 2019 and €99,422.6 million in 1995[1], while a study by The Story of Stuff indicates that we currently consume twice as much as we consumed fifty years ago[2] Consequently, it is imperative that we young people begin to take action in these aspects, in the fight for a more sustainable future. Therefore, we believe that our proposal can be favorable to any type of user, as it helps them to practice more responsible consumption, making it more sustainable, as well as helping to respond to point 12 of the 17 Goals for Sustainable Development of the UN[3,4], and thus helping in this global struggle.​​​
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Approximation
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We decided to address this problem through an application designed by us, SmartStock, something innovative in this area. In partnership with FCUP (Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto), we developed it in the 'Kodular' software. With this, the user scans the products he buys and the application creates a list of products, the user's virtual stock. From there, the user can monitor their products and their quantities, and can also create shopping lists within the application. Its genesis is based on the principle of making the user aware of what he owns and consumes. Thus, the application not only makes the task of making a shopping list easier, but also prevents the user from consuming products unnecessarily, allowing them to practice more sustainable consumption. The application also has a section with some advice related to recycling and sustainability, in order to reinforce the urgent practices of sustainable consumption.
Benefits
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The benefits of using our application are quite evident. With the use of it, the user is not only benefiting the planet by practicing a more sustainable consumption, but is also benefiting economically because by being aware of what he buys and consumes, he will have a greater probability of not purchasing products unnecessarily, thus reducing costs. . This application is also something never seen in the area of human consumption because in a single application the user can access their stock in a dynamic way, being able to see what they have and the respective quantities, create new shopping lists, something in which to have the list of its products proves to be very useful as you can easily consult and understand which products you really need to buy, and it also has various tips and advice related to recycling and sustainability. With this, our proposal induces the user to a more sustainable consumption, which, we repeat, is something urgent to practice.
Competition
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So far, no solution like the one presented here has been found. In large commercial areas they already use barcode reading systems similar to the one we use for inventory and product storage issues. However, something that is innovative in our application is that such a tool is available to the public for domestic use, not properly intended for commercial use. In addition, the importance of the application does not focus merely on controlling quantities and storage issues, but rather on a problem much bigger than all of us, sustainability. This highlights the originality of our application, as its objective is to help a more responsible consumption, achieved through the awareness of users to the practice of it, which translates into a more sustainable consumption, something that would appeal to everyone, especially young people, because are those who show a greater concern with these issues that dominate our society.
Hook
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We all have something to gain. We have a fight for a more sustainable future to fight. SmartStock will help you to make a more sustainable consumption. It's time to be Smart. SmartStock “Be Smart”.
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References
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[ 1 ] PORDATA (2020). Final consumption: total, public and private (PPS). Accessed on 18 January 2022. Available at: https://www.pordata.pt/Europa/Consumo+final+total++p%c3%babIico+e+privado+(PPS)
[ two ] The Story of Stuff. (2021). The Story of Staff Project. Accessed on 18 January 2022.
Available at: https://www.storvofstuff.org/
[ 3 ] UN. (2015). Sustainable Development Goals. Accessed on 20 January 2022. Available at: https://unric.org/pt/obietivos-de-development-sustentavel/
[ 4 ] UN. (2015). Sustainable Production and Consumption. Accessed on 18 January 2022. Available at: https://unric.org/pt/obietivo-12-producao-e-consumo-sustentaveis/
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