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Ithaca College Earns STARS Gold

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U Arkansas Medical Sciences Signs White House Climate Pledge

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Green Gown Awards Australasia Announces 2022 Winners

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Cabrillo College Votes to Change Name

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U Wisconsin Milwaukee Releases Climate Action Plan

The university's new Climate Action, Carbon and Resiliency Plan goals include reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. To integrate teaching, learning experiences and research, the plan calls for the establishment of the Institute of Climate Resilience.

U College Cork Achieves STARS Gold

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Thompson Rivers U Renews STARS Platinum

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Roger Williams U Achieves STARS Bronze

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Colgate U Earns STARS Gold

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U Glasgow Releases Carbon Management Plan

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Brown U Commits to All-Union Labor for Projects Over $25M

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U Pennsylvania Offsets Carbon Emissions From Air Travel

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U Victoria Publishes Sustainability Plan

The university's new Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 2030 is comprised of an overall strategy and an associated action plan. The plan outlines commitments and actions by setting three integrated initiatives and three key targets, along with four themes to approach the work, such as considering how actions benefit the lands, water and communities of the area.

AASHE Announces the 2022 Sustainability Award Finalists

AASHE recently released the 28 finalists selected for this year’s Sustainability Awards. Selected from more than 430 submissions, the finalists represent high-impact sustainability projects, pioneering research, and student leadership. A ceremony will be held on Dec. 8 to announce the winners across all 12 categories.

Utah State U Achieves STARS Silver

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North Carolina State U Achieves STARS Gold

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Eastern Michigan U Earns STARS Bronze

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Georgia Tech Unveils Sustainability Strategic Plan

Serving as an implementation roadmap for sustainability at the university over the next 10 years, the new Sustainability Next Plan features six key priorities–operations, education for sustainable development, sustainability research, culture and organization, climate solutions and campus as a living and learning lab. The university allocated $1.25 million in support of plan initiatives and is currently crafting a governance structure to ensure plan progress.

Princeton Review Releases 2023 Guide to Green Colleges

The Princeton Review recently released its 13th annual Guide to Green Colleges, profiling 455 universities and colleges with a commitment to sustainability. Of the 455 schools selected for the 2023 edition, 421 are in the U.S., 26 are in Canada, two are in Taiwan and one (each) is in Ecuador, Egypt, Greece, Ireland, Mexico, and Morocco.

Denison U Achieves STARS Gold

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Champlain College Earns STARS Silver

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CSO Meghna Tare Earns 2022 U.N. Global Leadership Award for SDG 4

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Yale U Achieves STARS Gold

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Westminster College Achieves STARS Silver

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U Manitoba Earns STARS Gold

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U Autonoma de Tamaulipas Achieves STARS Silver

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Raritan Valley CC Obtains STARS Gold

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Douglas College Receives STARS Silver

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Birkbeck U London Discontinues Fossil Fuel Recruitment On Campus

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US Energy Dept 17 Recognizes Zero Energy Design Academic Programs

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Ringling College Art and Design Obtains STARS Reporter

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Emerson College Obtains STARS Gold

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Central Washington U Achieves STARS Silver

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Ball State U Receives STARS Silver

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2022 AASHE Sustainable Campus Index Lists Top Performers

The Sustainable Campus Index (SCI) recognizes top-performing colleges and universities in 17 sustainability impact areas, and overall by institution type, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS). This year’s SCI introduces an international top performers list that recognizes the highest scoring institution in every participating country with at least one STARS-rated institution.

Red River College Polytechnic Earns STARS Silver

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Indiana U Southeast Achieves STARS Silver

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Georgia Southern U Achieves STARS Bronze

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Radford U Obtains STARS Silver

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U Maryland Baltimore County Achieves STARS Gold

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U Texas Austin Obtains STARS Gold

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California State U Fullerton Achieves STARS Gold

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California State U Los Angeles Earns STARS Gold

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Western Caspian U Obtains STARS Gold

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Middlebury College Earns STARS Gold

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Illinois State U Releases Inaugural Sustainability Strategic Plan

The new plan outlines goals for the university, including creating more sustainability-related courses and research opportunities; prioritizing conservation and innovation for water, energy, and construction efforts; providing sustainable transportation incentives; and nurturing more leadership roles for students through campus and community partnerships.

Lees-McRae College Earns STARS Bronze

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Baldwin Wallace U Achieves STARS Silver

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13 U Health Systems Commit to Reduce GHG Emissions

Over 650 hospitals, 13 of which are university hospital systems, committed to the Biden-Harris Administration Health Sector Climate Pledge, which is a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent by 2030. The signatories also pledge to strengthen resilience to climate change, protect public health and lower costs.

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