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Instead of having lunch we visited the Zotter chocolate manufactory where the local 'Willy Wonka', alias Josef Zotter, produces many kinds of 100% Fair Trade and organic chocolate. The manufactury is unique in it's approach to the self-sufficency of production and in it's provocative promotions. They also place an emphasis on the well-being of their employees as well as their cocoa suppliers.  
Instead of having lunch we visited the Zotter chocolate manufactory where the local 'Willy Wonka', alias Josef Zotter, produces many kinds of 100% Fair Trade and organic chocolate. The manufactury is unique in its approach to the self-sufficency of production and in its provocative promotions. They also place an emphasis on the well-being of their employees as well as their cocoa suppliers.  
They also provoke people with their "Edible ZOO" next to the factory where visitors can watch farm animals and afterwards eat local meat at a restaurant in the middle of the field.
They also provoke people with their "Edible ZOO" next to the factory where visitors can watch farm animals and afterwards eat local meat at a restaurant in the middle of the field.


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The sustainable University of Graz <ref>http://urbi.uni-graz.at/de/fakultaet/</ref> tries hard to be CO2 neutral. It implements new and green steps in the lives of students. The university is partially self-sufficient in green energy as it has a photovoltaic system. The rest of its energy comes from renewable sources. All new buildings have to be constructed in sustainable ways. All the faculties have special waste management. Students are encouraged to use bikes as much as possible by placing bike stands and providing bike service points at each of the faculties. There are organic and fair trade products in the university canteens. Lifts are banned and students are encouraged to walk up stairs. All new students have to attend lectures on sustainability. There is also a department of environmental sciences.
The sustainable University of Graz <ref>http://urbi.uni-graz.at/de/fakultaet/</ref> tries hard to be CO2 neutral. It implements new and green steps in the lives of students. The university is partially self-sufficient in green energy as it has a photovoltaic system. The rest of its energy comes from renewable sources. All new buildings have to be constructed in sustainable ways. All the faculties have special waste management. Students are encouraged to use bikes as much as possible by placing bike stands and providing bike service points at each of the faculties. There are organic and fair trade products in the university canteens. Lifts are banned and students are encouraged to walk up stairs. All new students have to attend lectures on sustainability. There is also a department of environmental sciences.


As we are students of Masaryk University we are going to talk about it's potential to be the first sustainable university in Czech Republic. Masaryk university has already had some preconditions that would help to transform it. There is a deprtement of environmental studies at the Faculty of Social Studies wich is the leader of green changes at the Masaryk University.There is a very good waste management and students can even bring their broken electronics to recycle them. The canteen at the faculty sells local bio juices and fair trade tea. There is a copier with recycled paper in the library (they don't have it in Graz) and the university supports electronic datas and studying materials. Teachers and students placed special swift nestboxes below the roof of the faculty. All theese things could be used as fundaments for developping other activities leading to "sustainability" certifying. Next steps could be inspired by the University of Graz. For the beginnig some faculties might place photovoltaic power plants on their roofs and lands or find other renewable sources of energy.  
As we are students of Masaryk University, we are going to talk about its potential to be the first sustainable university in the Czech Republic. Masaryk university already has some preconditions that would help to transform it. There is a department of environmental studies at the Faculty of Social Studies, which is the leader of green changes at Masaryk University. There is very good waste management and students can even bring their broken electronics to recycle them. The canteen at the faculty sells local organic juices and fair trade tea. There is a copier with recycled paper in the library (they don't have it in Graz) and the university supports electronic data and studying materials. Teachers and students have placed special swift nesting boxes below the roof of the faculty. All these things could be used as the basis for developing other activities that would lead to "sustainability" certification. Further steps could be inspired by the University of Graz. To begin with, some faculties might place photovoltaic power plants on their roofs and land or find other renewable sources of energy.  


The biggest difference between Czech Republic and Austria is the attitude of the governement to the green and sustainable politics. People in Austria are used to think about environmental point of view in everything public they do. All activities leading to sustainability are well doted and being "green" is a kind of the luxury that rich Austria can afford. On the other hand Czechs are very suspicious towards all things organized by the governmet, especially when it relates to something as "useless" and "excessive" as sustainability. The idea is new for them and all the problems that trouble the country like bribing, unstable governement and bad social politics make them believe that environmentalism is something secondary.
The biggest difference between the Czech Republic and Austria is the attitude of the government to green and sustainable politics. People in Austria are used to thinking about everything public they do from an environmental point of view. All activities leading to sustainability are well subsidised and being "green" is a kind of "luxury" that rich Austria can afford. On the other hand, Czechs are very suspicious of all things organized by the government, especially when it relates to something as "useless" and "excessive" as sustainability. The idea is new to them and all the problems that trouble the country like bribing, unstable government and bad social policies make them believe that environmentalism is something secondary.


That's why activists, NGOs and in our case universities have to find some other ways to get finances, try to get a supprt from the EU and act differently. As Czech universities are not motivated to be sustainable from the side of the governement, we could use the revality between them to give them some motivation. Masaryk University tries hard to be better then Charles University of Prague. Being the first sustainable university would mean a new mark of prestige. If student inciatives supported the idea the way would be paved with success.
That's why activists, NGOs and in our case universities have to find some other ways to get financing, try to get support from the EU and act differently. As Czech universities are not motivated to be sustainable by the government, we could use the rivalyy between them to give them some motivation. Masaryk University tries hard to be better then Charles University in Prague. Being the first sustainable university would mean a new mark of prestige. If student initiatives supported the idea, the way could be paved with success.


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