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The Real Food Database
- AASHE (MA)
- Real Food Challenge (AZ)
What food products are Real? Which vendors are verified as fair, ecological, and/or humane? Now, institutions of higher education can find out through the Real Food Database! Compiled from years …
- Posted March 25, 2020
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Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Access to Local Food in the Carolinas Program: Campuses to Communities
- Davidson College (NC)
- Duke University (NC)
- Furman University (SC)
- Johnson C. Smith University (NC)
The Duke Endowment (TDE) schools, Davidson College, Duke University, Furman University, and Johnson C. Smith University, all have significant interest in promoting sustainable farm and food systems in the Carolinas …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Diverting Waste, Feeding Communities: The Cardinal Cupboard
- University of Louisville (KY)
Facing the highest rates of food insecurity amongst faculty, staff, and students of the University of Louisville and large amounts of food waste from on-campus dining facilities, student leaders opened …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Sustainable and Local Food Diversity and Affordability: Successful Procurement Case Studies
- Aramark (PA)
- FarmLogix, LLC (IL)
Sustainable and local sourcing was once a movement of privilege used by high-end chefs to delight dining patrons. In this informative session, you will be taken into several case studies …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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A Collaborative Approach to Sustainability and Inclusion at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games
- Playback Sports (WA)
- Elysium Events LLC
This bright, colorful presentation and discussion will cover the value and importance of a cross-functional team and holistic sustainability strategy for large-scale events. We will share the story of how …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Sustainable Living and Collaborative Learning on Pitt's Campus
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
In the Fall of 2022, the University of Pittsburgh will launch it's first Sustainability Living Learning Community for both upperclassmen and freshmen. Living Learning Communities (LLCs) are specialized living environments …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Filling the Education Gap for Agenda 2030: SDG Academy Educational Tools and Partners
- United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (NY)
This discussion will cover filling the gap in higher education systems for Agenda 2030. The mission of the SDG Academy is to create and curate the best educational content on …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Integrating Equity and Basic Needs Programs into Higher Education Sustainability Initiatives
- University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
Amidst a global pandemic the expectations and experiences for students within their higher education institutions are indicating increased challenges to well-being and student success. International to first generation and non-traditional …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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The Green Citizen Campaign
- Seneca Polytechnic (ON)
In 2011, Seneca College, a Canadian leader in post-secondary environmental programming, laid the groundwork for a multi-faceted initiative intended to take the college’s environmental focus to the next level. Green …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Up”cycling” - Creating a Biking Campus Culture
- Furman University (SC)
In an effort to foster a biking campus culture, reduce our carbon footprint, encourage student health and wellness, and provide access and needed infrastructure for supporting a vibrant biking community, …
- Posted April 29, 2021
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Pitt Eats by Chartwells: A Campus‑Driven Approach to Ending Food Insecurity
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
- 412 Food Rescue (PA)
The University of Pittsburgh’s Food Security Lockers innovatively recover surplus food from campus dining and distribute it to food insecure students. Launched in Fall 2023, the University of Pittsburgh’s Food …
- Posted Jan. 23, 2026
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University of Pittsburgh Textile Recycling
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
Given that clothing and textiles make up approximately 6.3% of the U.S. waste stream, University of Pittsburgh established a textile recycling program to help keep textiles in the circular economy. …
- Posted Aug. 20, 2021
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The R'Garden
- University of California, Riverside (CA)
The R'Garden is a community garden at University of California, Riverside that is committed to increasing local food access in Riverside and emphasizing the importance of a sustainable food system. …
- Posted Aug. 25, 2021
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SGA Sustainability Fund
- Western Colorado University (CO)
The Sustainability Fund Committee is requesting proposals from students for projects that support and enhance promote sustainability at Western State Colorado University. Each year, full-time students are assessed $4.50 per …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Introducing the new STARS Peer Review Protocol
- Florida Gulf Coast University (FL)
- AASHE (MA)
As part of our efforts to continuously improve STARS data quality, AASHE is considering implementing a new STARS Peer Review protocol beginning with the launch of STARS 2.2 in 2018. …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Techno-philia and Sustainability: Oxymoronic Bedfellows?
- Natural Sustainability (MA)
Modern society is techno-philic- automatically in-love with the next gadget. Yet critiquing technology, merely raising awareness of real positives and negatives, labels you 'technophobic' or a 'Luddite.' Even mainstream sustainability …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Paving the Way for Increased Solar Utilization in Higher Education
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
- Center for Resource Solutions | Green-e (CA)
- Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia (VA)
Colleges and universities are increasingly interested in deploying solar technologies to power and green up their campuses. However, financing, legal, administrative, and policy barriers can often get in the way …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Higher Education Food Task Force: Institutional Cooperation Addressing Food Security and Sustainability Issues
- University of Utah (UT)
We created a Higher Education Food Task Force with the seven major institutions along what is known as the Wasatch Front in Utah, which is the major population center for …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Professional Science Masters - Environmental Policy and Management
- Florida International University (FL)
Offered by the Department of Earth and Environment, PSM-EPM focuses on diverse areas of environmental policy and management, including conservation biology, water resource management,public land management, and environmental analysis using …
- Posted June 28, 2018
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Master of Arts in Applied Community Development
- Future Generations University (WV)
The Master’s program is flexible to fit you, allowing you to focus your degree around your interests and career goals. You can be a full-time and finish in 20 months, …
- Posted July 10, 2020
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Environmental Engineering (BSEE)
- Lehigh University (PA)
Managing our limited natural resources and finding solutions to the planet's environmental challenges are the critical concerns of environmental engineers. Their work confronts an extensive array of local and global …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Master of Natural Resources (MS)
- University of Idaho (ID)
The Master of Natural Resources (MNR) is an interdisciplinary course-based graduate program designed for current and aspiring professionals who wish to enhance their educational credentials for a career in natural …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Recreation Resource and Protected Area Management Minor
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
This minor provides students with the opportunity to combine visitor management with protected area management. Understanding the need to balance the opportunity for visitor experiences with protecting and stewarding protected …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Sustainability Studies (Concentration)
- University of the Incarnate Word (TX)
Sustainability Studies is an interdisciplinary concentration that draws from various disciplines to present students with the tools needed to become twenty-first-century leaders in sustainability. To advance climate justice, students must …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Green Space and Health
- Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (Oxford)
This course offers an overview of the ways in which human health is inextricably linked to the health of the natural environment. This complex set of relationships is sometimes referred …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Minor in Sustainability Energy Systems
- Cornell University (NY)
Providing affordable energy to meet the demands of both developed and developing nations without further damaging the natural environment and the Earth's climate system is a Grand Challenge for the …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Rutgers Center for Green Building
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Campus (NJ)
Housed at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, the Rutgers Center for Green Building, forms a common umbrella for existing and proposed initiatives being carried out …
- Posted April 25, 2016
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Feeding the Flames: A Report on Student Hunger at UIC
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
This report represents the results of a yearlong study of student food insecurity at UIC conducted by students and faculty in the School of Public Health, Division of Environmental and …
- Posted April 21, 2017
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There is No Such Thing as Free Higher Education: A Global Perspective on the (Many) Realities of Free Systems
In the past few years, many countries around the world have debated the financing of higher education. Increasingly, claims emerge that higher education should be free. This article analyses the …
- Posted May 30, 2018
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Learning to Embed Sustainability in Teacher Education
- Southern Cross University
This book offers an accessible guide to understanding the importance of a systems approach to embedding sustainability into teacher education practice, providing a practical resource for teacher education academics and …
- Posted April 28, 2022
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48% of students prefer a sustainable university to one in the top 100
- QS Quacquarelli Symonds
For many students, a sustainable university matters more than a high ranking When asked which type of university they would prefer to enrol in, more than two-thirds of students say …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
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Beyond the Right Thing to Do: The Value of Sustainability in Higher Education (2nd Edition)
- AASHE (MA)
This document aims to help higher education sustainability practitioners more powerfully articulate the value of sustainability to higher education leaders as well as the general public. As different points will …
- Posted Aug. 26, 2025
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Vertically Integrated Projects for Sustainable Development (VIP4SD)
- AASHE (MA)
- University of Strathclyde
As we enter the Decade of Action on these global goals, the VIP4SD program provides a platform for HEIs to leverage the unique access they have to the enthusiasm, idealism …
- Posted March 3, 2021
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Design for Vulnerables
- Tecnológico de Monterrey – Campus Monterrey (Nuevo Leon)
- Tecnológico de Monterrey – Campus Chihuahua (Chihuahua)
Design for “Vulnerables – Technology Challenge” is a project idealized and created in Tecnológico de Monterrey, Chihuahua Campus, it aims to understand how design processes can facilitate the introduction …
- Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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Diversity@Emory - The Path to Emory University's Diversity Web Portal
- Emory University (GA)
To establish Emory University's first diversity web portal --diversity.emory.edu
- Posted July 1, 2012
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Sustainability 3.0 - Navigating the New Economic Frontier in Higher Education
- Harvard University (MA)
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
- Purdue University (IN)
Like many organizations, higher education is going through a time of transformation. We are called to action to respond to competing demands, funding pressures, risk mitigation and governance, all while …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Driving Zero Waste Programming with Data in Dorms and Dining at Stanford
- Stanford University (CA)
Stanford is on the path to zero waste by 2030. Stanford's Residential & Dining Enterprises represents one-third of the campus where over 12,000 students live and eat. In this workshop …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Sustainability Data Activism and Experiential Learning through USC’s Sustainability Data Hub
- University of Southern California (CA)
- AASHE (MA)
In this webinar, we highlight the University of Southern California’s (USC’s) Sustainability Data Hub as a tool for sustainability data activism and experiential learning. USC’s Sustainability Data Hub was built …
- Posted March 14, 2025
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WE Over ME Farm
- Paul Quinn College (TX)
Surrounded by a food desert, Paul Quinn College has assumed the responsibility to provide the residents of Highland Hills/southern Dallas within the zip code of 75241, access to healthy food …
- Posted July 2, 2012
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Big Red Buyer's Club
- Denison University (OH)
- Bon Appétit Management Company
The Big Red Buyers Club was created at Denison University In an effort to support local producers and to connect faculty, students, and staff with high quality, local and responsibly …
- Posted Sept. 6, 2016
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The 51 Percent Project
- Boston University (MA)
The 51 Percent Project at Boston University is a data-driven communications initiative that identifies established peer-reviewed principles of climate change communication and makes them accessible to the general public. The …
- Posted Aug. 1, 2022
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Hodgdon Hall Solar Panel Project
- Tufts University (MA)
This project, spearheaded by the Tufts Energy Group, provides a real life educational experience to the campus community to learn about and use renewable energy in an accessible fashion. The …
- Posted March 1, 2019
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15.23 kW Roof Top Mount Pedestrian Link Bridge
- University of Queensland (QLD)
The Pedestrian Link Bridge demonstrates how walkways and pedestrian infrastructure can play an important role in UQ’s shift to more sustainable energy.
The bridge provides a covered walkway for pedestrians …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2021
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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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Dishing the Dirt: Challenges and Successes with Campus Compost
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
- US Composting Council (MD)
What's the difference between windrows and in-vessel composting? What's the story with PLA? How do you build successful source separation? Whether you're revamping your compost collection system or thinking about …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Establishing a Service Bus Route to Meet Student and Community Needs
- Elon University (NC)
Over 80% of students participate in service, some as a course requirement, while attending Elon University. Many of the community partners at which students do service are within 15 minutes …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Economics, Business and the Environment: Team-Teaching Sustainable Enterprise
- St. John's University, New York (NY)
Business may be the fastest way to transform society towards sustainability so teaching about the process to business and economics students is vital as we try to head off catastrophic …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability in Australia's Higher Education Curriculum
- Western Sydney University (NSW)
An increasing number of Australian tertiary education institutions, including VET Colleges and Universities are introducing new courses on sustainability and adjusting existing ones. The Australian Government has set Sustainability Skills …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Is the Word “Net” Compromising True De-Carbonization?
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
- M-RETS (MN)
Colleges and universities are relying upon “carbon accounting” that needs to be improved in order to meet our cardinal principle of evidence-based physical measurement. The physics of the grid—unless behind …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Submetering: Identify, Integrate, Fix-and Cruise
- Princeton University (NJ)
- Smith College (MA)
- GreenerU (MA)
Submetering is amazing! Submetering is frustrating!' It's a roller coaster to deal with submetering technology sometimes. You finally have granular data to help you identify energy hogs on campus, but …
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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