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Observing Earth Day 2025 On your Campus

  • Appalachian State University (NC)
  • AASHE (MA)
  • Earthday.org (DC)

Learn about the theme of Earth Day 2025: “Our Power, Our Planet,” focused on promoting renewable energy and the power of advocacy! Lee and Libby will introduce you to the …

  • Posted Jan. 30, 2025
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Binghamton 2 Degrees: Building Community Resilience Through Collaborative Action

  • Binghamton University (NY)

Binghamton 2 Degrees is a transformative initiative uniting Binghamton University and the greater Binghamton community to envision a resilient future under the looming threat of two degrees of warming. Through …

  • Posted Jan. 27, 2025
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TASTE Food: The Automated Scope 3 tool for Tracking Emissions from Food

  • The Culinary Institute of America (NY)
  • Stanford University (CA)
  • University of New Hampshire (NH)
  • AASHE (MA)
  • World Resources Institute (DC)

Currently, estimating purchased food emissions requires time intensive methods and cost prohibitive software which are often limited to estimating emissions based on spend. Previously, institutions that analyzed purchased food emissions …

  • Posted Jan. 27, 2025
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B.Y.O. Campaign and Romeoville Repair Cafe: Reducing Waste by Promoting a Circular Economy through Single Use Waste Reduction and Product Repair

  • Joliet Junior College (IL)

American throwaway culture is rapidly expanding garbage landfill around the world; majorly, it’s caused by planned or perceived obsolesces and daily disposables. Many people unknowingly throw away items that could …

  • Posted Jan. 27, 2025
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So Local It Has an Accent: Vanderbilt University Campus Dining’s Local Suppliers Program

  • Vanderbilt University (TN)

Vanderbilt University Campus Dining has long been a major advocate for increasing its local supplier purchasing. Officially beginning in 2010, VU Campus Dining has held partnerships with a wide variety …

  • Posted Jan. 27, 2025
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Fault Detection and Diagnostics at California State University, Northridge

  • California State University, Northridge (CA)
  • Siemens Industry, Inc. (IL)

This project has enhanced CSUN's understanding and management of its building mechanical systems, fostering collaboration among building controls specialists, HVAC mechanics, and sustainability staff. The Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) …

  • Posted Jan. 27, 2025
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Cat Trax Bike Share Program

  • University of New Hampshire (NH)

Cat Trax bike share is a collaborative program between the town of Durham, NH and the UNH Sustainability Institute. We manage and maintain a fleet of 30 bikes that are …

  • Posted Jan. 27, 2025
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Tackling Scope 3 Emissions at CSUN – A Commitment to Comprehensive GHG Reporting

  • California State University, Northridge (CA)

California State University, Northridge (CSUN) has taken strides in addressing Scope 3 transportation emissions as part of its sustainability and climate action initiatives over the past seven years. This encompasses …

  • Posted Jan. 27, 2025
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Case Study Title: Drexel University Organic Land Care

  • Drexel University (PA)
  • Re:wild Your Campus (TX)

In 2022, students at Drexel launched a bold campaign advocating for organic land care on their campus. After countless meetings with campus staff, their hard work paid off. In 2023, …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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University of Wisconsin- Madison Organic Land Management Pilot Project

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
  • Re:wild Your Campus (TX)

In the fall of 2022, students at UW-Madison were selected to participate in the Re:wild Your Campus Fellowship, and began advocating for an end to the use of synthetic pesticides …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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Holistic Inclusive Education On Climate Change

  • The American College of Greece (Aghia Paraskevi)

The American College of Greece (ACG) is committed to advancing climate action and sustainability through an inclusive, multi-faceted approach to education. Under the umbrella of Holistic Inclusive Education on Climate …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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Sparking Student Engagement with Sustainability

  • McGill University (QC)

The Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) Ambassador Program is an academic year-long volunteering opportunity for students to promote the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) and encourage the development of new sustainability projects …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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Resilient Climate Leaders: Redefining Sustainability Programming to Meet the Needs of Students Today

  • Tufts University (MA)

In the early 2020’s with the onset of the pandemic and accelerating impacts of the climate emergency, students in Tufts University’s sustainability programs began asking for ways to more effectively …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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The Seafood Shift: Making Tufts Dining More Sustainable

  • Tufts University (MA)

Saskia Zimmerman, a Sustainable Solutions Fellow at Tufts University helped Tufts Dining find new ways to quantify their sustainable impact and further integrate sustainable food sourcing into their work. This …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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ACG’s Commitment to Reducing Food Waste On Campus and the Broader Community

  • The American College of Greece (Aghia Paraskevi)

ACG is dedicated to reducing food waste both on campus and in the broader community through ongoing volunteer initiatives, awareness-raising events, and relevant research.

Since November 2018, The American College …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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The ACG Sustainability Leaders Student Organization

  • The American College of Greece (Aghia Paraskevi)

The ACG Sustainability Leaders student organization is consistently making an impact both on and off the ACG campus through a variety of sustainability-related activities, including community contribution initiatives.

Established in …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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“Up-cycling”: Amherst College’s Tread Shed - Our Campus Spoke Easy

The Tread Shed is a bike co-op on the Amherst College campus that is designed to collect and repair abandoned bikes from around campus and return them to students, staff, …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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Leading Campus Decarbonization Efforts

  • Tufts University (MA)
  • University of Oregon (OR)
  • AASHE (MA)
  • WRNS Studio (CA)
  • Trio (CA)

Join this engaging session featuring a dynamic panel of experts from diverse higher education institutions—spanning private and public, large and small campuses—who are driving innovative decarbonization initiatives. Panelists will share …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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Leading the Fight Against Food Waste and Insecurity: Food Recovery Heroes at the University of Pittsburgh

  • University of Pittsburgh (PA)

The University of Pittsburgh’s Food Recovery Heroes student organization has been recovering and donating surplus food from campus dining facilities and local restaurants since 2014. Over the years, the organization …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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Leading the way: Developing a new approach to sustainability education for the college sector

  • Mohawk College (ON)
  • Students Organising For Sustainability (SOS-UK)

Mohawk College has a track record of innovation and leadership in the college sector in Canada and globally. Over the past two years they have led the way in developing …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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Zero Waste Football

  • Coastal Carolina University (SC)

When the gates opened for the 2019 football season, Chanticleer fans were introduced to a brand-new game day experience inside Brooks Stadium at Coastal Carolina University. In addition to 11,000 …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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The 10-Year Challenge (IE University)

  • Instituto de Empresa SL

The 10-Year Challenge is a transformative initiative launched by the IE University Sustainability Office in 2020. Its primary aim is to address sustainability challenges annually by focusing on a specific …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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Northeastern's Climate Justice Action Plan

  • Northeastern University (MA)

Northeastern University’s Climate Justice Action Plan (CJAP) is a comprehensive, forward-thinking initiative designed to integrate climate justice principles into the institution’s sustainability framework. At the heart of this plan is …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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Ruta Azul

  • Tecnológico de Monterrey – Campus Monterrey (Nuevo Leon)

Ruta Azul is the Sustainability and Climate Change Plan of Tecnológico de Monterrey (Tec). The plan was released in 2021 and lays out the institutional strategy and goals to achieve …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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Sustainability Vision 2036: an Inclusive Process for Strategic Planning

  • Emory University (GA)

Since Emory adopted sustainability as a guiding principle in its 2005 Strategic Plan, the enterprise has published two Sustainability Vision and Strategic Plans. These documents have guided Emory through two …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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Sorting it Out: A People-Centered Perspective on a Stadium Zero Waste Program

  • University of North Carolina, Charlotte (NC)

In 2022, the Office of Sustainability at UNC Charlotte took responsibility for an existing football stadium zero waste program. This shift in leadership, along with other changes to equipment, supplies, …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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IE University’s Sustainability Week

  • Instituto de Empresa SL

Each year, the entire IE University community comes together to celebrate one of our most impactful flagship events – the Sustainability Week. This student-led initiative is driven by a collaborative …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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CSUN’s CA Climate Action Corps Workforce Development Service Program

  • California State University, Northridge (CA)

The California State University, Northridge (CSUN) CA Climate Action Corps (CCAC) program is part of California’s statewide effort to address climate change through community-focused action. Launched in 2021, the program …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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From Waste to Resource: Building a Culture of Circularity and Engagement at ISU's Share Shop

  • Illinois State University (IL)

Illinois State University (ISU) has developed and successfully implemented The Share Shop, a free secondhand store located inside the Office of Sustainability. The Share Shop has had a transformative impact …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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Fostering Action Through Campus-Wide Engagement: A Case Study of NYU’s 2040 Now Campaign

  • New York University (NY)

This case study provides an overview of New York University’s (NYU) campus engagement campaign aimed at promoting sustainability actions. Initiated in 2023, 2040 Now brought together students, faculty, and staff …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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SUNY Student Assembly’s Sustainability Town Hall

  • University at Albany (NY)
  • University at Buffalo (NY)
  • State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
  • State University of New York System Office (NY)

On September 24th, 2024, I, Eden Gardner, hosted a virtual sustainability town hall on behalf of the SUNY Student Assembly, in coordination with the SUNY Office of Sustainability, and the …

  • Posted Jan. 24, 2025
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System-wide STARS completion for Tecnológico de Monterrey

  • Tecnológico de Monterrey – Campus Monterrey (Nuevo Leon)

Tecnológico de Monterrey is a private, non-profit, independent institution with no political and religious affiliations. The work of Tecnológico de Monterrey and all its campuses is supported by civil associations …

  • Posted Jan. 22, 2025
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Green For Good

  • Nanyang Technological University

The Green For Good is the flagship initiative of Earthlink NTU, one of the largest student-led sustainability group in Singapore. Held in Nanyang Technological University Singapore, the one-month long sustainability …

  • Posted Jan. 21, 2025
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The ASU Eco Reps Program

  • Arizona State University (AZ)
  • Coca-Cola (GA)

The Eco Reps program is a student sustainability engagement joint initiative between Coca-Cola and University Sustainability Practices with additional funding from internal units. Spring 2025 marks the sixth semester of …

  • Posted Jan. 14, 2025
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Alternative Economies: Libraries of Things, Free Swaps, and Other Sustainable Solutions for Campuses

  • George Mason University (VA)
  • AASHE (MA)
  • Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
  • Center for Biological Diversity (AZ)

Our endless growth economy has led to rampant overproduction and pressure to constantly consume, driving destructive resource extraction, pollution, and waste and contributing to the climate and extinction crises. With …

  • Posted Dec. 5, 2024
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CSU Faculty Learning Community in Teaching Climate Change and Resilience 2024

  • California State University, Chico (CA)

In the Spring of 2024, 210 faculty from twenty-one California State University campuses and three California Community College campuses participated in the second CSU Faculty Learning Community in Teaching Climate …


Green Lab Innovations to Advance Institutional Strategic Goals

  • University of Pittsburgh (PA)
  • University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
  • AASHE (MA)

You have a Green Lab designation program, now what?

Learn how to develop complementary innovative green lab initiatives that foster sustainable research practices while fulfilling institutional sustainability objectives. Via examples …

  • Posted Nov. 25, 2024
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The Power of Collaboration in the Path to STARS Gold and Beyond, With Insights on STARS 3.0

  • University of Southern California (CA)
  • University of Virginia (VA)
  • AASHE (MA)

In this webinar, we highlight how the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of Virginia (UVA) conducted STARS report peer-reviews, and we detail the processes by which we …

  • Posted Oct. 24, 2024
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Climate Action Clinic at UNH: Training Carbon Management Professionals in Collaboration with Community Organizations

  • University of New Hampshire (NH)

The Climate Action Clinic is a high-impact learning opportunity that builds off UNH's decades-long role supporting carbon footprinting and climate action by other organizations--leveraging the expertise rooted in UNH’s own …

  • Posted Oct. 24, 2024
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Sustainability - CSUF works on the economic as well as environmental impacts

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

June 13, 2019 | Orange County Register, The (Santa Ana, CA) Author/Byline: By Susan Gill Vardon sgvardon@scng.com

At Cal State Fullerton, the idea of sustainability involves more than coming up …


Committed to Sustainability

  • California State University, Fullerton (CA)

Campus Undergoes Study to Measure Effort

By Pamela McLaren

Last year, Cal State Fullerton committed to developing a campus more focused on sustainability in its operations, outlook and curriculum. Following …


Is Carbon Neutrality Hiding the Real Leaders in Campus Decarbonization?

  • Smith College (MA)
  • AASHE (MA)

The most important number in climate policy is zero – we need to cut emissions as quickly as possible to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Over 600 U.S. …

  • Posted Oct. 10, 2024
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Climate Action Unbound: A New Curricular Model Driving Institutional Change

  • Hampshire College (MA)
  • AASHE (MA)

Equipping students with both the knowledge and skills to be effective change agents is essential to solving the climate crisis. The inaugural Climate Action Semester Unbound at Hampshire College offered …

  • Posted Sept. 20, 2024
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Webinar: Using Organizational Behavior Change Principles to Amplify Sustainability in Higher Ed

  • Macalester College (MN)
  • University of St. Thomas (MN)
  • AASHE (MA)

Institutions of Higher Education (HEIs) are critical for a sustainability transformation given their role developing innovations and preparing future citizens and leaders. Yet, efforts to mobilize sustainable change in HEIs …

  • Posted Aug. 29, 2024
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Sustainability Engagement Tracking for STARS 3.0

  • Santa Clara University (CA)
  • AASHE (MA)

In anticipation of changes to Campus Engagement credits in STARS 3.0, Santa Clara University’s Center for Sustainability pivoted our methods of tracking participation in sustainability activities from “tallying attendance” to …

  • Posted Aug. 22, 2024
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Defeating the Plastic Monster at Bard College

  • Bard College (NY)

BardE3 sustainability students took some of the monstrous plastic that we cannot recycle and built a plastic monster as a teaching tool. pronounced Bard-ies, these sustainability students understand the interplay …


Emera IDEA Building and Richard Murray Design Buildings achieved LEED Platinum Certification

  • Dalhousie University (NS)

In Fall 2023, Dalhousie University's Emera IDEA and Richard Murray Design buildings, located on it's Engineering and Architecture campus, achieved LEED Platinum status, the first time the university has received …


Texas A&M Athletics Sustainability Master Plan Core Team

  • Texas A&M University (TX)

Members of the Athletics Sustainability Master Plan gather at the Annual Sustainability Breakfast. L-R (Rebekah Parkhill, Kelly Wellman, David Taylor, Lauren Lichterman, Scot Obergefell)


USC Sustainability Hub empty

  • University of Southern California (CA)

Photo of an empty USC Sustainability Hub, before students arrive for the day.


How to Make the Most of your Sustainability Event

  • University of British Columbia (BC)
  • AASHE (MA)

This webinar on “How to make the most of your Sustainability Event” will focus on learnings and successes based on a several weeks long Sustainability programme at UNBC that was …

  • Posted Aug. 15, 2024
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