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Tracking Your Sustainability Projects and Developing Decarbonization Plans with GRITS (a new benefit for AASHE members)

  • Sustainable Endowments Institute (MA)
  • AASHE (MA)

A new partnership between AASHE and the Sustainable Endowments Institute (SEI) allows AASHE members to gain access to a free basic version of the GRITS sustainability project management platform. Hundreds …

  • Posted Oct. 20, 2025
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Office of Campus Sustainability

  • University of Michigan (MI)

Learn more about the different programs managed by the Office of Campus Sustainability including sustainable grounds, zero waste events, hands in the dirt, Earth month, sustainable lab hub, and composting.

  • Posted Oct. 8, 2025
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Webinar: Building the Climate Workforce: University Fellowship Models That Work

  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
  • University of New Hampshire (NH)
  • AASHE (MA)
  • Environmental Defense Fund (DC)
  • Indiana University

While academic programs provide essential theoretical foundations, students passionate about climate careers need additional hands-on experience to develop the applied skills employers seek. Enter: climate fellowship programs. These programs serve …

  • Posted Oct. 8, 2025
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Sustainability Passport Program: Incentivizing Employee Engagement

  • University of Virginia (VA)
  • AASHE (MA)

This session will delve into the developmental process and key insights gained from launching the UVA Sustainability Passport, a rewards and recognition program for employees. Designed to guide and incentivize …

  • Posted Oct. 2, 2025
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Webinar: Create Your Own Climate Change Quilt

  • Binghamton University (NY)
  • AASHE (MA)

Are you frustrated with the lack of attention being given to climate change? Make your voices heard by participating in the Climate Change Quilt project. Join Binghamton University and the …

  • Posted Sept. 15, 2025
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Webinar: Shaping a Sustainable Future for Collegiate Sports: The Collegiate Sports Sustainability Network

  • Duke University (NC)
  • North Carolina State University (NC)
  • Texas A&M University (TX)
  • AASHE (MA)

Explore the Collegiate Sports Sustainability Network (CSSN), a new national community bringing together athletics and sustainability professionals, faculty and students to accelerate sustainability in collegiate sports. This webinar will provide …

  • Posted Sept. 8, 2025
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The inaugural Longest Table event, organized by the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement, was held on Mudd Field, where more than 100 students joined in a meal and civic dialogue.

Washington University in St. Louis Public Engagement

  • Washington University in St. Louis (MO)

This impact area seeks to recognize institutions that help catalyze sustainable communities through their partnerships, collaborations, and public service efforts. By engaging with community members and organizations across diverse sectors …

Local Filipino restaurant, The Fattened Caf, celebrations its WashU location with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Washington University in St. Louis Dining Services

  • Washington University in St. Louis (MO)

As part of efforts to support St. Louis area businesses, Washington University in St. Louis Dining Services has partnered with six local restaurants to offer retail dining experiences on campus. …

Mohawk College student, Anna, carrying out species identification in the Miyawaki forest. In partnership with Hamilton’s Green Venture, Mohawk College’s Sustainability Green Team helped to plant 300 native trees and shrubs to create a mini “Miyawaki” forest on Mohawk’s Fennell campus.

Planting a mini forest

  • Mohawk College (ON)

Mohawk College student, Anna, carrying out species identification in the Miyawaki forest. In partnership with Hamilton’s Green Venture, Mohawk College’s Sustainability Green Team helped to plant 300 native trees and …

Mohawk College students plant native grasses and wildflowers in the west campus bioswale during an Earth Day event, helping create habitat and manage rainwater runoff.

Earth Day Planting

  • Mohawk College (ON)
  • World Wildlife Fund (DC)

Over 40 student volunteers came together to celebrate Earth Day by planting out a new bioswale at Mohawk College’s Fennell campus. The group planted nearly 500 native grasses and wildflowers …

Staff member Ashley Packer prepares to plant native grasses and flowers in a new bioswale at Mohawk College, funded by a WWF-Canada Go Wild Grant. The garden will support wildlife and help manage rainwater runoff in a campus parking lot.

Native plant bioswale

  • Mohawk College (ON)
  • World Wildlife Fund (DC)

Mohawk College received a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Canada Go Wild Grant to create a bioswale (a long, sloped channel filled with vegetation to filter and slow rainwater runoff) in …

1000 Species in 1000 days Initiative Poster

1000 Species Project

  • Dawson College (QC)

In November 2022, at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, Dawson announced that it would try to attract and identify 1000 species in 1000 days on its urban city block and …

UC Riverside students participating in the Desert Bloom Workshop to explore the importance of native plants in the Southern California ecosystem.

University of California, Riverside - Photos Submitted for SCI 2025

  • University of California, Riverside (CA)

UC Riverside photos submitted for the AASHE Sustainability Campus Index.

UVA Decarbonization Academy

University of Virginia Decarbonization Academy

  • University of Virginia (VA)

SCI 2025: Eight-week decarbonization academy program - The Decarbonization Academy at University of Virginia is an immersive learning experience for students who are interested in working towards UVA’s sustainability goals …

Students from the Cornell Policy Group, a nonpartisan student organization, help others register to vote on Ho Plaza.

Vote on Ho Plaza

  • Cornell University (NY)

Students from the Cornell Policy Group, a nonpartisan student organization, help others register to vote on Ho Plaza.

Forest Living Lab

National Tree Day Planting

  • Canadore College (ON)

More than 50 staff, students, and community members came together to plant 120 trees in celebration of National Tree Day in Canada.

University of Connecticut accepts two GreenerGov awards from the state government in 2025.

UConn Wins Connecticut's GreenerGov Award

  • University of Connecticut (CT)

The State of Connecticut recognized the University of Connecticut with a GreenerGov award in 2025. The event celebrates the exceptional efforts of State Agency staff and agency Senior Sustainability Officers …

UConn students participate in goat yoga on the Founders Green during Earth Day Spring Fling festivities.

Goat Yoga for Earth Day Spring Fling

  • University of Connecticut (CT)

The University of Connecticut has celebrated Earth Day for the last 20+ years by hosting Earth Day Spring Fling every April. The event features a zero-waste, locally sourced BBQ, environmental …

University of Connecticut students collaborate with town residents to pick up litter around the Storrs campus twice a year.

Don't Mess with Mansfield: A Community Litter Clean Up

  • University of Connecticut (CT)

The University of Connecticut and the Town of Mansfield coordinate two litter clean ups around UConn's flagship campus annually. Attracting over 300 students and dozens of town residents, the events …

Aerial photograph of Northern Michigan University's campus in Marquette Michigan

Northern Michigan University campus aerial

  • Northern Michigan University (MI)

Aerial photo of the Northern Michigan University campus at sunrise in Marquette, Michigan

Student Worker at the PCC Southeast Campus Learning Garden Geodesic Dome Greenhouse

Student Worker at the PCC Southeast Campus Learning Garden Geodesic Dome Greenhouse

  • Portland Community College (OR)

A student worker in the Student Worker at the Southeast Campus Learning Garden Geodesic Dome Greenhouse at Portland Community College.

PCC Health Technology LEED Gold certified building renovated with repurposed timber

PCC Health Technology LEED Gold certified building renovated with repurposed timber

  • Portland Community College (OR)
  • PAE Consulting Engineers (OR)
  • Thomas Hacker Architects, Inc. (OR)

Portland Community College's Health Technology Building Received LEED Gold certification status for the renovation of the east side(the west side is still being remodeled). The building was opened up to …

Students and visitors to the Emory Farmers Market, 1

Emory Farmers Market

  • Emory University (GA)

Managed by the Emory Office of Sustainability Initiatives and Emory Dining since 2008, the Emory Farmers Market has been a lively campus community space for local farms and businesses that …

Props welcoming visitors to Emory's Annual Sustainable Food Fair held every year in October

Sustainable Food Fair 1

  • Emory University (GA)

The Sustainable Food Fair course plans and executes Emory’s annual Food Fair, educating the Emory community on the multi-faceted challenges and opportunities of sustainable food production, sourcing, consumption, and disposal. …

Graduate student Helen Craig received a Sustainability Fund grant to create insect displays around UMD’s campus to educate students about why insect biodiversity is vital to a healthy environment and how insects impact students’ everyday lives.

Sustainability Fund Project: Insect Biodiversity Displays

  • University of Maryland, College Park (MD)

In 2022, the lab manager of the Lamp Lab at the University of Maryland received a Sustainability Fund grant to create three insect displays around UMD’s campus. Each display features …

Flinders University - Sustainability Team

Sustainability Team at Work

  • Flinders University (South Australia)

Flinders Sustainability Team

Five students with campus arborist at the base of a yellow ginkgo tree learning how to conduct a tree inventory; large brick, historical building in the background

Agnes Scott College - Arboretum

  • Agnes Scott College (GA)

Agnes Scott College sits on 100 acres within the City of Decatur located just six miles northeast of Atlanta, the ‘City in a Forest’. With a managed tree canopy of …

Harvest Market

Harvest Market

  • Dawson College (QC)

In the summer our vegetable gardens are harvested by student volunteers and on alternating weeks they are 1) sold to the community to raise funds for student sustainability projects and …

Butterfly Nursery I

Dawson College Butterfly Nursery

  • Dawson College (QC)

A true community project came to life thanks to the collaboration of students and staff across the college. The Office of Sustainability co-ordinated the design first with Adam Kingsland’s Mechanical …

Gardening in the Dawson College Peace Garden

Dawson College Peace Garden

  • Dawson College (QC)

Students helping with garden maintenance

A thriving biodiverse landscape at SSN College, nurtured through sustainable and native planting practices.

Sustainable Landscaping Enhancing Biodiversity at SSN College

  • Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (Tamilnadu)

This photograph captures a thriving biodiversity patch within the sustainably managed campus landscape of SSN College of Engineering, Chennai. The campus is home to over 300 trees across 66 different …

The Amherst College Fall Move In Free Clothing Extravaganza features over 10,000 pieces of student donated clothes amassed from Move Out and donations in residence hall laundry rooms.

Creating a Campus Closed Loop Zero Waste Approach at Amherst College

  • Amherst College (MA)

Reduce and Reuse sit towards the top of the Zero Waste Hierarchy. At Amherst College we have established a series of campus closed loop systems that help reduce the purchase …

Educating the Amherst College community about our climate action efforts.

Amherst College Climate Action Messaging

  • Amherst College (MA)

Amherst College aims to decarbonize its campus by 2030 through a transformative modernization of its energy system from a fossil fuel based steam system to an electric, low temperature hot …

Laying new low temperature hot water piping as part of Amherst College's decarbonization plan.

Amherst College Climate Action

  • Amherst College (MA)

Amherst College aims to decarbonize its campus by 2030 through a transformative modernization of its energy system from its current fossil fuel based steam heating system to an electric, low …

Between 2002–2003, when the first energy efficiency measures were implemented, and 2023–2024, the energy intensity of the Université de Sherbrooke’s buildings was reduced by 46%. This substantial decrease played a strategic role in the institution’s achievement of carbon neutrality.

Energy Efficiency

  • Université de Sherbrooke (QC)

Between 2002–2003, when the first energy efficiency measures were implemented, and 2023–2024, the energy intensity of the Université de Sherbrooke’s buildings was reduced by 46%. This substantial decrease played a …

York University - Office of Sustainability Work Study Students

York University - Office of Sustainability Work Study Students

  • York University (ON)

York University - Office of Sustainability Work Study Students

York University students walking outside the York University Subway Station and Toronto Bike Share.

York University - York University Subway Station & Toronto Bike Share

  • York University (ON)

York University students walking outside the York University Subway Station and Toronto Bike Share.

York University Tree Planting Event

York University - Tree Planting

  • York University (ON)

York University fall tree planting event as part of Spirit Day, participants holding up SDG cards.

UC San Diego Utilities & Sustainability student interns inspire the campus community to make sustainability pledges on Earth Day.

UC San Diego Earth Day Pledge 2

  • University of California San Diego (CA)

UC San Diego Utilities & Sustainability student interns inspire the campus community to make sustainability pledges on Earth Day.

UC San Diego Utilities & Sustainability student interns inspire the campus community to make sustainability pledges on Earth Day.

UC San Diego Earth Day Pledge 1

  • University of California San Diego (CA)

UC San Diego Utilities & Sustainability student interns inspire the campus community to make sustainability pledges on Earth Day.

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Amherst College - Arbor Day Tree Planting

  • Amherst College (MA)

Students plant a tree on the First Year Quad as part of Arbor Day celebrations.

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Amherst College - Free Clothing Extravaganza

  • Amherst College (MA)

A student holds up a bundle of secondhand clothes they picked out at the Free Clothing Extravaganza, a campus event held just after move-in. The event recirculates over several tons …

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Amherst College - Free Clothing Pop Up

  • Amherst College (MA)

Students enjoy a free clothing pop-up outside the Office of Sustainability, featuring gently used items collected from residence halls. The event promotes textile reuse and helps students find what they …

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Amherst College - Restoring Abandoned Bikes

  • Amherst College (MA)

A student repairs a previously abandoned bike as part of Amherst College's student-run bike co-op, the Tread Shed. The co-op recovers, restores, and recirculates bikes for community use.

GRITS Sustainability Project Management & Tracking Platform

  • Sustainable Endowments Institute (MA)

GRITS is a platform to help institutions plan, analyze, track, and share the energy, financial, and carbon impacts of their sustainability projects. It also enables institutions to access and learn …

Award Webinar: Supporting Resilient Climate Leaders: How (and why) Tufts Redesigned the Eco Rep Program

  • Tufts University (MA)
  • AASHE (MA)

For years, sustainability staff have worked to close the gap between our aspirations and operational realities. There have been good days, but we have been asking if there might be …

  • Posted June 18, 2025
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University of Tasmania community gardens designed for accessibility

University of Tasmania community gardens designed for accessibility

  • University of Tasmania (TAS)

The new University of Tasmania campus at Inveresk in Launceston, Tasmania hosts the largest publicly accessible community garden in Australia, which encompasses over 650 square meters of growing space. The …

SDG Steps at the University of Tasmania

SDG Steps at the University of Tasmania

  • University of Tasmania (TAS)

Students at the newest (2025) University of Tasmania building using the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Steps. This building achieved over 35% reduction in embodied carbon compared to an industry …

Renewable Energy coursework at the University of Tasmania's School of Climate Safe Engineering

Renewable Energy coursework at the University of Tasmania's School of Climate Safe Engineering

  • University of Tasmania (TAS)

Students undertaking coursework within the School of Climate Safe Engineering focused on renewable energy installations on the roof of the University of Tasmania's Engineering building. The University is pivoting the …

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities

  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

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