Harvard Law School

Where does our food come from and how sustainable is it?

Members of the HLS Community, you now have a new resource for sustainability and environment related initiatives at HLS!  Consider "Energy and Sustainability at Harvard Law School" your one stop shop for HLS-specific resource conservation tips, recycling guidelines, sustainability program details, an

The University banded together during the August heat wave to significantly reduce energy consumption.

Harvard Law School’s 2009 Commencement Luncheon was its greenest yet, with over 65% of meal leftovers, by volume, reclaimed for recycling or composting.  Three key components led to this recycling victory: a central “Recycling Tent,” effective communication among various event planners, and invaluable on-site help from event staff and volunteers.

Two groups at Harvard Law School have set the pace for the Green Office Program, an online University resource which provides offices with tools and information to help them reduce their environmental impacts.

Harvard Law School celebrates Earth Day 2009 with dignity, style, and a farmer's market.

Join a team of four Harvard Law School (HLS) students working to engage dorm residents and the entire student community in Harvard’s Greenhouse Gas Commitment and Sustainability Principles. Green Living Program Reps work through peer-to-peer education to encourage energy conservation, water conservation, recycling, and waste reduction. Positions are available in all HLS dorms.

Harvard Law School’s Langdell Library now supplies all its printers and copiers with paper made from 30% recycled content. Prior to the switch, the Library had only stocked recycled paper in its printers; copiers were prone to jamming when processing recycled pages.

On March 18, 2009, Harvard Law School's (HLS) Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, the Harvard Environmental Law Society, and the Office for Sustainability (OFS) partnered for the first time to co-sponsor a screening of the award-winning 2008 documentary FLOW: For Love of Wat

When super busy Harvard Law School (HLS) students dashed into the Harkness Commons for a bite between classes on a Wednesday afternoon this past September, something made them stop and slow down for once; ironically it was “slow food.” The slow food movement is one that emphasizes a diet made up of food that’s good for people and the planet.