We are starting to receive questions from the AASHE community about a new Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability currently under development by the American Council on Education (ACE) in partnership […]
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Harnessing Sustainability in U.S. Higher Ed
Compared with European universities, U.S. schools have greater opportunities to reduce their environmental impact, but they might need to focus on the economic case to gain support for sustainability initiatives. […]
Attend a Sustainability Focus Group with Lyon Software
Lyon Software is hosting a focus group on January 26th. We would like to talk with you and learn from your experience. Are you involved with sustainability or STARS reporting […]
Case Study Review: Sustainable Cleaning in Education
With goals to increase sustainability, safety and cost-savings on campus, Middle Tennessee State University, the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin-Madison innovated their cleaning programs by replacing their […]
Why Your College Hasn’t Achieved Carbon Neutrality (Yet)
This blog post is a snippet of Nelnet’s new white paper with the same title. Climate change: It’s real, and it’s happening. Between 1880 and 2022, the global temperature rose […]
Funding Sustainability Initiatives: A Reflection on Pandemic Era Financing Innovation
Nowadays, we seem to be living in two worlds, caught between a longing for pre-pandemic culture and the wish for a different tomorrow. I feel we are in a very […]
A Quick, Simple, Cost-Neutral Way to Make a Sustainable Impact on Your Campus
As the pressure for making sustainable change on higher education campuses continues, the question becomes: of the many initiatives for sustainable change, which are the fastest, easiest, and most effective […]
Building Climate Resiliency with Zero Waste Campaigns
Discover the 6 steps to successfully execute a zero waste campaign at your institution.
Relive the Fun of the 2021 AASHE #GCSHE!
Nearly 5,000 sustainability leaders from around the world gathered virtually for AASHE’s second Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education (GCSHE). Individuals from 353 institutions across 23 countries came together […]
The Campus Carbon Footprint Hiding in Plain Sight
How to use purchasing to drive out waste and lower emissions As we all know, the higher education segment is considered a leader in setting and achieving sustainability goals. However, […]