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A Core Curriculum for Sustainability Leadership
- Stanford University (CA)
In response to the scale, complexity, and urgency of the sustainability challenges societies face, there has been both rapid growth in the broad field of sustainability science and technology, as …
- Posted April 28, 2022
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Zero Waste Goal Setting – Qualitative vs. Quantitative and the Challenges with Diversion
- AASHE (MA)
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
- The University of Arizona (AZ)
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- Williams College (MA)
While diversion has been the go-to metric for evaluating our waste reduction efforts, it skips over several levels of the waste reduction hierarchy, resulting in the prioritization of recycling and …
- Posted April 28, 2022
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Earth Day Student Sustainability Showcase
- Sierra Nevada College (NV)
This photo shares a scene from the Sierra Nevada University Earth Day celebration held on 4/20/22 on the Incline Village campus in Lake Tahoe, NV. The day started with a …
- Posted April 28, 2022
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Binghamton University Sustainability Hub Earth Day Event
- Binghamton University (NY)
The Binghamton University Sustainability Hub had an Earth Day event that included a student panel talking about the work they did to create the newly launched Equitable Sustainability Resource Guide. …
- Posted April 28, 2022
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Sustainability Hub table at the Binghamton University Earth Day Festival
- Binghamton University (NY)
The Sustainability Hub had a table at the campus main Earth Day Festival. The table featured an overview of what the Hub has to offer and swag including plantable notebooks …
- Posted April 28, 2022
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Earth Fest 2022
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (WI)
River Falls, WI Community Celebrates Sustainability Over 1,000 people gathered in Glen Park on Sunday, April 24th despite cold and windy conditions to experience Earth Fest 2022. The event featured …
- Posted April 28, 2022
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UAlbany Earth Day clean up
- University at Albany (NY)
On Earth Day, several organizations sponsored clean up and garden restorations throughout the day on campus and in the community.
- Posted April 27, 2022
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University at Buffalo: Coming together as a Campus to Achieve Climate Neutrality
- University at Buffalo (NY)
As our campus moves closer to our 2030 climate neutrality date, we annually bring our university together to give an update on our progress. This year, UB Sustainability has collaborated …
- Posted April 27, 2022
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UConn Earth Day Spring Fling Goat Yoga
- University of Connecticut (CT)
The UConn Office of Sustainability hosted its annual sustainability festival called Earth Day Spring Fling (EDSF) on April 20th, 2022. The event featured an outdoor zero-waste barbeque, Environmental Art Exhibit, …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Towards sustainable development: a systematic review of the past decade’s literature on the social, environment and governance and universities in Latin America
- Universidade federal de Santa Maria
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse through a systematic literature review the evolution of the theme of environmental social and governance (ESG) in universities, correlating variables and …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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How Can Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Be Effectively Implemented in Teaching and Learning? An Analysis of Educational Science Recommendations of Methods and Procedures to Promote ESD Goals
- Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg
Education for sustainable development (ESD) has been a task assigned to schools and universities since the mid-1990s. This global movement spawned ESD research in numerous fields, including, among others, didactics …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Sustainable design of Cornell University campus energy systems toward climate neutrality and 100% renewables
- Cornell University (NY)
In this paper, the sustainable design of carbon-neutral energy systems is addressed, considering earth source heat, lake source cooling, on-site renewable electricity generation, and sustainable peak heating systems. The electricity …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Five overlooked dimensions of campus wellness: Qualitative lessons from a Health Sciences Center’s wellness program evaluation
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans (LA)
Objective: Successful university wellness programs approach wellness holistically and regularly assess for improvements to program offerings. This case-study reports five lessons learned from a university wellness program evaluation that must …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Capturing Energy Savings from Correcting VAV Box Minimums on Campus
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
The Office of Sustainability at UC Berkeley leads energy and water saving campaigns on campus and has set the goal to reduce energy use intensity by an average of at …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Optimizing University Campuses for Learning, Wellbeing and Equity: an Applied Study of Higher Education Facilities Organizational Systems
- Illinois State University (IL)
College and university campuses are designed and maintained by experts in facilities management and planning. What is lacking in these processes is expertise in learning environments and creating spaces that …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Sustainability and the attitudes of internal stakeholders: a cross-sectional survey at a Dutch university
- University of Twente
This study tests the relationship between sustainability and satisfaction with job/study (SJS), identification (IDF), and perceived external prestige (PEP) of internal stakeholders. This is done in addition to demographics and …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Sustainability in Higher Education
- University of Aveiro
Support in higher education is an emerging area of great interest to professors, researchers and students in academic institutions. Sustainability in Higher Education provides discussions on the exchange of information …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Storytelling for Sustainability in Higher Education
- Liverpool John Moores University
- Nottingham Trent University
- University of Southampton
To be a storyteller is an incredible position from which to influence hearts and minds, and each one of us has the capacity to utilise storytelling for a sustainable future. …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Indicator-Based Analysis of the Process Towards a University in Sustainable Development: A Case Study of the University of Tübingen (Germany)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
- Free University of Berlin
- University of Kiel
In order to contribute to sustainable development (SD), complex and heterogeneous institutions such as universities need instruments to define SD goals as well as to assess and to communicate their …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Sustainability Curriculum in UK University Sustainability Reports
- Oxford Brookes University
One of the major barriers to incorporating sustainability in the HE curriculum is its absence from the university sustainability strategy, the annual reflection of which is the annual sustainability report. …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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The Application of Ecological Footprint Analysis to Distance Learning University Contexts: A Case Study of the College of Education, University of South Africa
- University of São Paulo
The Ecological Footprint (EF) analysis can be considered as an indicator for assessing the environmental impact of universities, since it indicates flow of natural resources consumption and waste generation caused …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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What Can Sustainability Do for Anthropology?
- University College London
This chapter asks not what anthropology can do for sustainability, but what a more nuanced examination of ‘sustainability’ might do for the reinvigoration of anthropology. By questioning what it is …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Montclair State University Facilities Sustainability Plan
- Montclair State University (NJ)
In April 2022, University Facilities launched its Sustainability Plan. The plan is the result of 18 months of effort, engaging staff throughout the division as well as staff from other …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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UC San Diego 2021 Sustainability Report
- University of California San Diego (CA)
UC San Diego’s inaugural annual sustainability report provides an update on the progress that we have made towards our collective sustainability goals in ten key areas: * Air and Climate …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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A Food-Themed Cross-Disciplinary Faculty-Staff Learning Community Enriches Place-Based Experiential Learning Curricula
- Butler University (IN)
- Indiana University Indianapolis (IN)
This document contains instructional resources to facilitate an 8-month Faculty-Staff Learning Community (FSLC) focused on learning and discussion to support the creation of campus farm-situated place-based experiential learning (PBEL) lessons …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Neumann University Earth Day Events
- Neumann University (PA)
Neumann University's Earth Day events started with a mass outside in the Rose Garden. We also had a demonstration of mat weaving recycling plastic bags to give to homeless people …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Bike to Breakfast at Utah State University
- Utah State University (UT)
It rained. It snowed, and Aggies biked. Utah State University Dining Services served more than 100 breakfasts to people who arrived on bicycles on April 20, 2022 as a part …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Plant it Forward
- University Mohammed VI Polytechnic
Planting Trees is one of the most effective ways to act towards climate change as it benefits our everyday lives efficiently. They filter clear air, help curb climate change, create …
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Top action tips for graduate students and researchers to act on SDGs
- George Mason University (VA)
- Illinois State University (IL)
Graduate students are preparing to enter an academic and career climate that is 21 percent of the way through a new century, part of a generation burdened with two tasks: …
- Posted April 21, 2022
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Sport Goals Are Sustainably Goals
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)
The University of Tennessee Knoxville's football stadium has a capacity of 102k fans. With the amount of fans each game brings, there is bound to be a lot of waste, …
- Posted April 18, 2022
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Climate Fiction Panel: Fire & Water Anthology of Short Stories
- AASHE (MA)
- University of Hawaii Community Colleges (HI)
As Seas Rise, Can Literature Be Our Life Raft? Virtual Reading and Conversation -- RECORDING Moderator: Dr. Krista Hiser, Panelists: Mary Fifield, Claudia Monpere McIsac, & Kristin Thiel
With climate-triggered …
- Posted April 18, 2022
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“Scaling Up” Sustainability Curricular Integration: How can we build upon “ground up” faculty development models to achieve Sustainability-Across-the-Curriculum that reaches EVERY student?
- AASHE (MA)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
A growing number of colleges and universities have created professional development initiatives for instructors that help them incorporate sustainability principles and competencies into existing courses. Some of these institutions have …
- Posted April 13, 2022
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Green Fund for UofL
- University of Louisville (KY)
The UofL Green Fund provides the seed money to help start and advance campus sustainability initiatives and pilot projects for which additional financial support will be required. Anyone who has …
- Posted April 8, 2022
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Energy Efficiency Reserve
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
Consistent with the intent of the Missouri Energy Efficiency Investment Act (MEEIA) and Ameren’s BizSavers program, Washington University’s Energy Efficiency Reserve provides a dedicated funding source for energy efficiency and …
- Posted April 8, 2022
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Teaching Sustainability: The role of educators in building skills and knowledge for a sustainable future
- Shift Insight
At COP26 in 2021, ambitious targets were set by world governments to tackle the Climate Emergency. However, many are sceptical that these will be met, particularly in the face of …
- Posted April 5, 2022
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Green Initiatives Fund
- Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (MA)
Established as their senior class gift, the members of the Class of 2007 presented this endowment to fund green initiatives at Olin. The annual payout made available for distribution from …
- Posted April 1, 2022
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Student Green Energy Fund
- University of South Florida (FL)
The Student Green Energy Fund was launched in 2011 to support the University of South Florida's commitment to reduce and eventually eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from the Tampa campus. In …
- Posted April 1, 2022
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Campus Sustainability Student Projects Fund [CSSPF]
- Michigan State University (MI)
The CSSPF supports selected student-driven, staff-supported sustainability projects such as pollinator gardens, green walls and roofs, tree plantings, renewable energy demonstrations, sustainable art projects, and more. The fund was established …
- Posted April 1, 2022
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Recalculating Sustainability: A Fresh Lens on Energy Efficiency, Technologies and Financing Trends
- AASHE (MA)
- Duke Energy (NC)
- TLC Engineering Solutions
- University of Central Florida (FL)
A new era in sustainability commitments begins with a roadmap on the clean energy transformation journey. As with any great journey, careful planning is essential to make certain that you …
- Posted March 31, 2022
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ÉTS Student Association Sustainable Development Fund (FDDAÉÉTS)
- École de Technologie Supérieure (QC)
The objective of the FDDAÉTS is to contribute to the financing of projects carried out by members of the ÉTS community that promote the integration and application of the principles …
- Posted March 31, 2022
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Green Fund Program
- Carleton University (ON)
The major $1 million Green Revolving Fund (GRF) provides capital for high performance campus design, operations, maintenance, and occupant behavior projects. The micro Green Engagement Fund (GEF) provides capital limited …
- Posted March 31, 2022
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Declaring a Climate Emergency: UBC’s Climate Emergency Task Force Process and Path to Implementation
- AASHE (MA)
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
Join us for an interactive session to learn about the University of British Columbia’s Climate Emergency response and connect with leads of various innovative and exciting climate action projects that …
- Posted March 24, 2022
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GIS and Sustainability Engagement in Higher Education
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County (MD)
Does the use of an interactive GIS web map significantly influence the level of sustainability stakeholder engagement at institutions of higher education? With over 1,000 institutions of higher education across …
- Posted March 18, 2022
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Creating Effective Waste Bin Signage
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
A University of Texas at Austin Zero Waste Working Group used a comprehensive process including signage studies, waste composition data, and a progression of testing to design a new campus-wide …
- Posted March 10, 2022
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Sustainable Initiatives Fund (SIF)
- Mohawk College (ON)
The Sustainable Initiatives Fund is an ancillary-fee based project fund which is jointly administed by the Sustainability Office and the Mohawk Students' Association. 4$ is collected each semester from every …
- Posted March 10, 2022
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Student Sustainability Fund
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
The Student Sustainability Fund supports student, staff, and faculty proposals that improve the environmental performance of campus, create opportunities for student engagement with sustainability, and/or are research proposals that create …
- Posted March 10, 2022
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Educating the Next Generation of Sustainable Investment Leaders: A Report on the State of the Field of Student-Managed Investment Funds
- Intentional Endowments Network (MA)
This report compiles information on the 40 sustainably invested student-managed investment funds engaged in the Intentional Endowment Network's Sustainable and Impact Investing Learning & Knowledge (SIILK) Network. It highlights the …
- Posted March 10, 2022
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Concept development and transformative agency in the forging of a Campus Sustainability Statement:Insights from a Change Laboratory research-intervention.
- Lancaster University
With HEIs increasingly expected to provide leadership and guidance on the global challenges of climate change and sustainability, a body of literature has emerged concerned with embedding and implementing sustainability …
- Posted March 10, 2022
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The Role of Universities Towards a Sustainable Future: Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals
- York University (ON)
We live in an era of unprecedented planetary and social challenges, including: the climate crisis, globalization of economic markets, social injustice, inequalities, poverty, food insecurity, biodiversity loss, migration, technological automation, …
- Posted March 10, 2022
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Sustainability on a small campus: A case study of Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
Education has been identified as a key component in sustainable development and sustainability transitions, as exemplified by the UN’s Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2004-2015), thus, it is important …
- Posted March 10, 2022
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