At 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, we're committed to creating and nurturing a culture of sustainability.
We believe such a culture includes:
- Recognition that humans are part of nature and need to live in balance with Earth's ecosystems.
- Reduced consumption of natural resources to a replenishable rate.
- Reduced generation of waste to a rate at which the environment can assimilate it.
- Decision-making that gives equal weight to natural, social, and economic systems.
- Commitment to place, including conservation and equity in distribution of local resources.
The above definition of Sustainability was crafted in May of 2014, after a campus-wide survey aimed at understanding the priorities of students, staff, and faculty with regard to sustainability issues. Like this definition, the sustainability initiatives at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø are creative, collaborative, and conscientious.
Memberships, Compacts, & Recognition
51³Ô¹ÏÍø is involved in many local and national initiatives to increase the sustainability of our campus, community, and planet. A few recent and important ones include:
- Recognized by the League of American Bicyclists 2024-2028 as a bronze-level bicycle-friendly business; and recognized as a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly University in 2018
- Listed in Guide to Green Colleges: 2021 Edition
- Member of (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) since 2012
- Earned a in 2015, 2018, 2020, and 2024
- Member of USCC Composting Council, I, and
- Talloires Declaration Signatory since 2008
For more information, view our recent annual sustainability reports:
