Announcing AASHE’s 2019 Sustainable Campus Index!

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Daita Serghi

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Aug 29, 2019, 9:40:15 AM8/29/19

Dear Colleagues,

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) recently released the 2019 Sustainable Campus Index, a publication that recognizes top-performing colleges and universities in 17 sustainability impact areas and overall by institution type, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). The report also highlights innovative and high-impact initiatives from institutions that submitted STARS reports in the most recent calendar year.

Institutions that achieved the top spot overall according to institution type include:

Associate Colleges - Nova Scotia Community College
Baccalaureate Institutions - Colby College
Master’s Institutions - Thompson Rivers University
Doctoral Institutions - Stanford University

Institutions that achieved the top spot in each sustainability topic area are listed below. The full list of top performers is provided in the report.

Air & Climate - Colby College and Université Laval (tie)
Buildings - University of California, Merced
Campus Engagement - Berea College
Coordination & Planning - Thompson Rivers University and University of Alberta (tie)
Curriculum - Northland College
Diversity & Affordability - Stanford University
Energy - Thompson Rivers University
Food & Dining - University of Winnipeg
Grounds - Cascadia College and Chatham University (tie)
Investment & Finance - University College Cork - National University of Ireland
Public Engagement - Colorado State University
Purchasing - Dalhousie University
Research - Binghamton University; Florida State University; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Merced; University of California, San Diego (tie)
Transportation - Columbia University
Waste - New Mexico State University
Water - Colorado College, San Francisco State University, University of Connecticut (tie)
Wellbeing & Work - The American College of Greece

We hope that the contents of this report will inspire students, administrators, faculty and staff at colleges and universities to work together to implement innovative solutions to sustainability challenges.

Thank you,

Daita

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Daita Serghi, PhD
Education Programs Manager
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
www.aashe.org | daita....@aashe.org | (888) 347-9997 ext. 124

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