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A Campus Beyond Plastic
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
Plastic has taken on an almost ubiquitous presence in our daily lives. While eliminating single-use plastics is not an overnight task, it is also not an impossible one! With some …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Zero Waste Campuses
- California State University, Sacramento (CA)
- Pomona College (CA)
- University of Southern California (CA)
This is a meetup for all students, staff, companies, and professionals that are working on campus Zero Waste efforts. Whether you're helping your campus achieve Zero Waste goals, or focusing …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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New Research: Campus Trends With Indoor Waste Diversion Practices
- California State University, Sacramento (CA)
- Johns Hopkins University (MD)
- Busch Systems International Inc. (ON)
Over the last decade a growing number of colleges and universities have reorganized how they collect waste from academic and administrative areas of campus to improve their diversion rates. Anecdotal …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Networking Discussions About Implementing Centralized Collections & Bin Standards
- California State University, Sacramento (CA)
- Stanford University (CA)
- Busch Systems International Inc. (ON)
Innovative steps like standardizing waste bins and signage and shifting responsibility for personal waste from custodians to individuals in offices and classrooms have been shown to improve diversion and reduce …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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People Power and AI: Leveraging Zero Waste Technologies for Universities
- California State University, Northridge (CA)
- California State University, Sacramento (CA)
- Georgia State University (GA)
The push towards achieving zero waste is becoming increasingly vital in combating environmental degradation and fostering sustainable practices as most universities have Zero Waste goals that are fast approaching deadlines. …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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How-to Certify a Zero Waste Building
- Boston University (MA)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
In this session, Boston University & University of California Berkeley will provide an in-depth technical lab on how to certify a building zero waste: from building design to TRUE certification. …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Lessons Learned in Eliminating Single-Use Plastics
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
The University of California has ambitious goals to eliminate the distribution of single-use plastic containers in its food service operations, including disposable food service ware and beverage containers, by 2024. …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Cultivating Resilience: Compost, Education & Community Empowerment
- University of Arizona (AZ)
Organic waste reduction and diversion are two of the easiest approaches to mitigate climate change and address global warming. Converting organic waste into compost provides a pathway to reduce the …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Composting for Sustainability - Food Scraps and Organics Management on Campus
- California State University, Sacramento (CA)
- Swarthmore College (PA)
- University of Southern California (CA)
- University of Vermont (VT)
Composting is nature's climate champion. From soil fertility to carbon sequestration to nurturing biodiversity and energy generation, the management of food scraps and organic waste has come a long way …
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Tackling Scope 3 in any Universities Supply Chain
- American University (DC)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Aramark (PA)
- Persefoni (AZ)
Scope 3 is a global blind spot for most universities, as well as most organizations. Scope 3 - Category 1 - Purchased Goods and Services - provides universities with a …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Keynote: Peggy Shepard
- WE ACT for Environmental Justice (NY)
"Every community has the right to a clean environment, and you do not need to be an environmental champion or a climate justice leader to embrace that value. So I …
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How Can Higher Ed Leverage Its Strengths to Support our Communities to Act on the Climate Crisis
- University of Calgary (AB)
How can universities and colleges leverage their strengths to support our communities to act on the climate crisis? This presentation will share insights from Mobilizing Alberta- a five-year project with …
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Pairing Sustainable Systems Major and Technical Assistance Program to Achieve Wins
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
This session discusses collaborations between a Sustainable Systems Management Major and a technical outreach program (Minnesota Technical Assistance Program -MnTAP) to provide opportunities for sustainability undergraduate students to gain experiential …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Sustainable Buffs in the Neighborhood: City of Boulder Invests in Students and Climate
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
For over 25 years the Environmental Center has been funded by the City of Boulder to provide student jobs in peer to peer outreach on energy, water, and waste conservation. …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Going Beyond Schoolhouse Rock: Sustainability and Public Policy
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
Whether they live and breathe policymaking or not, sustainability professionals have varying levels of interaction with government and public policy. Collaborating intentionally with government on common interests can provide value …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability (TRACS) Networking Session
- Rice University (TX)
- Texas A&M University (TX)
This is a networking meeting for Texans and other parties interested in the Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability (TRACS) to connect and discuss campus sustainability topics unique to the …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Sustainability Institutes and Labs: From Research to Real-World Impact
- Harvard University (MA)
Campuses have been centers of producing ground-breaking research on critical topics for centuries. Some have succeeded in disseminating that information in a way that catalyzes action, while other research papers …
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Keynote: Shaun Harper
- University of Southern California (CA)
Shaun Harper is one of America’s most highly respected diversity, equity, and inclusion experts. He is a Provost Professor in the Rossier School of Education, Price School of Public Policy, …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Keynote: David W. Orr
- Arizona State University (AZ)
David W. Orr is the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics emeritus at Oberlin College and currently serves as a Professor of Practic at Arizona State University. …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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It's Time to Address Financed Emissions From University Endowments
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
As the urgency of climate change grows, universities and other higher education institutions are increasingly accounting and reporting their annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Hundreds of higher education institutions participate …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Benchmarking Sustainability in Endowment Investing: Where Are We Now?
- California State University, Chancellor's Office (CA)
- Intentional Endowments Network (MA)
Transparency and disclosure around endowment investments have been at the forefront of conversations on university campuses in 2024. As students and faculty press universities for greater clarity on their investments, …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Green Grounds Networking Session
- Re:wild Your Campus (TX)
Join Re:wild Your Campus for a networking session for schools interested in greening their grounds management practices - this includes reducing pesticide usage, increasing native plantings, and integrating organic practices …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Greening Grounds: Case Studies for Organic Grounds Management
- Harvard University (MA)
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
- Re:wild Your Campus (TX)
Most colleges and universities use some level of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers to maintain campus grounds. With hazardous impacts to human and environmental health, it is time that schools recognize …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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AI Innovations for Sustainable Higher Education: Strategies and Success Stories
- Woxsen University
Join us for an enlightening session delving into the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in advancing sustainability within higher education. Our presentation, "AI Innovations for Sustainable Higher Education: Strategies …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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TASTE Food: The Automated Scope 3 Tool for Tracking Emissions From Food
- Stanford University (CA)
Currently, estimating purchased food emissions requires time intensive methods and cost prohibitive software which are limited to estimating emissions based on spend. To improve this process, The Automated Scope 3 …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Building A Campus Food Recovery Project
- Swarthmore College (PA)
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
Learn about food recovery innovations at Swarthmore College and the University of Pittsburgh!This session will provide an overview of the Food Lockers program at the University of Pittsburgh and the …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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The Impact of Plant-Forward Menus in University Dining Halls
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- The Humane Society of the United States (MD)
In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the environmental impacts of our food choices, spurring an increased demand for plant-based options among young people. This presentation delves …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Regionalizing the Food System While Achieving Sustainability Goals: NIU's Edible Campus Program
- Northern Illinois University (IL)
In response to the critical need for regionalization of our food system heightened by the challenges of the pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, Northern Illinois University (NIU) launched the innovative Edible …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Toolkit to help Understand and Manage Campus Food Waste
- Clarkson University (NY)
- St. Lawrence University (NY)
Join us to start to develop an understanding of how and where your campus generates food waste (FW) and then how you can use that to lay out a framework …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Transforming Campus Food Systems: Cutting Scope 3 Emissions with Plant-Based Defaults
- University of San Diego (CA)
- Better Food Foundation (DC)
Join us for an inspiring, interactive networking session focused on transforming campus food systems to reduce Scope 3 emissions. If you’re a sustainability professional, faculty member, or advocate aiming to …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges to Increase Sustainable Food on UC Campuses
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
- SupplyChange
In 2023, the University of California launched a project to determine the key barriers and opportunities to increase procurement of local and sustainable food across our ten campuses throughout California, …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Real Food Standards 3.0 & AASHE STARS
- Real Food Challenge (AZ)
In 2021 Real Food Challenge (RFC) aligned values-based standards for real food with the partners in Anchors in Action (AiA): Healthcare Without Harm and The Center for Good Food Purchasing. …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Shifting Food Norms in Gen Z: How Student Values are Driving Changes to Campus Food
- Pomona College (CA)
- Better Food Foundation (DC)
As food takes a more prominent role in our sustainability initiatives—particularly efforts to reduce Scope 3 emissions—the cultural dimension of food can be a challenge for sustainability leaders who wish …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Sustainability Efforts with Beverage Companies - Networking Session
- University of Dayton (OH)
This is a networking session that will allow for individuals to share how they have leveraged relationships with beverage companies to be able to offer more sustainable packaging or products …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Addressing the paradoxical problems of food waste and food insecurity on college campuses
- Macalester College (MN)
During this session we will discuss two problems that are increasingly common on college campuses: food waste and food insecurity. Colleges often produce hundreds of pounds of food waste every …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Has the 1990s' "First Principle of Sustainability" Been Effective?
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
The success of energy efficiency innovations is usually not dependent on the technical attributes themselves, but rather on the attitudes of engineers and users who are satisfied with the status …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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EPA's Newest Effort to Advance Campus Energy Performance
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
- United States Department of Energy (DC)
This session will delve into EPA's newest effort to compare and recognize the energy performance of higher education buildings. The effort, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, relies on …
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Leveraging IRA Incentives for Campus Decarbonization
- KPMG (NY)
In the evolving landscape of higher education, sustainability has become a cornerstone for institutional development and social responsibility. Please join KPMG subject matter experts for an engaging presentation and discussion …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Power Shift: How Ten Campuses Shifted to 100% Renewables
- Lafayette College (PA)
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
- Wake Forest University (NC)
Many campus carbon neutrality goals are on the horizon. And yet, many campuses have also struggled to make significant progress. Renewable energy has emerged as the most cost-effective way to …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Achieving Net-zero Energy Through LACCD's Digital Twin Meta-Tech Initiative
- Los Angeles Community College District (CA)
- Jacobs, Inc (TX)
The greatest challenge of the 21st Century is global climate change. The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the Nation's largest community college district covering approximately 900 square miles, …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Drilling Through the Carbon Barrier for Campus Decarbonization
- Boston University (MA)
- Tufts University (MA)
- BR+A (MA)
- Salas O'Brien (CA)
Many institutions pursuing carbon neutrality are running into challenges of cost and scale. While procuring renewable energy can address emissions associated with campus electricity, decarbonizing heating and cooling loads requires …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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LGBTQIA+ Meet-Up
- University at Buffalo (NY)
This session is for any individual from the LGBTQIA+ community that wants to connect with others in the AASHE network. It will be a safe space to build relationships and …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Exploring the Intersection of EDIA and Sustainability in HEIs
- University of Toronto (ON)
Environmental issues have a disproportionately negative effect on marginalized communities. Equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA) is a prevalent topic in environmental studies, and there is a growing interest in …
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Building the Pipeline (Not the Fossil Fuel One!)
- Tufts University (MA)
This session is about accelerating and diversifying climate leadership. The sustainability sector often reflects a lack of diversity, with a predominance of white employees, especially in higher-level positions such as …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Community Colleges and Just Transition: The Tribal Stewards Program and Leading With Equity
- Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (WA)
The Tribal Stewards program in Washington Community and Technical Colleges seeks to reconstruct workforce education to support Tribal student success, leadership, and economic mobility. We will explore how we have …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Embracing the Queerness of our Work
- Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)
- University at Buffalo (NY)
- University of Central Florida (FL)
As the world grapples with climate change, it is essential to recognize that sustainability extends beyond ecological practices. It encompasses diverse identities, including those of LGBTQIA+ students and professionals. Our …
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Sustainability Without Equity - Responding to Anti-DEI Bills
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
The three E's of sustainability are the environment, economy, and equity. Over the past year, we have seen dramatic changes in higher education concerning the third E, namely in diversity, …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Equity in Campus Decarbonization: Insights from UC Campus Studies
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
- JLL (IL)
- Inclusiv
University of California academic and health campuses are pursuing decarbonization studies to identify how to eliminate 90% of the emissions from fossil fuels on campus. As part of the study …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Shifting the Approach: Greening Abolitionist Teaching for Inclusive Sustainability
- California State University, San Marcos (CA)
In recent years, there has been growing criticism within environmental/sustainability curriculum and within the sustainability field, in general, regarding the implicit racism embedded in the institutions that train future environmental/sustainability …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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It's All Connected! Climate Change, Social Justice, Basic Needs Support and Student Leadership
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
- Portland Community College (OR)
Implementing a new student leadership development program during a global pandemic, national uprising due to political and social unrest and climate-fueled fires was challenging, to say the least. However this …
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