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The HBS Green Living Program recently conducted a student survey that attracted close to 500 respondents. The intent of the survey was to better understand the awareness among students of green initiatives within Harvard, the general green practices of students, and to see where some of the big opportunities for improvement are for us at HBS.

How many times have you wondered if you should recycle a plastic container, which you subsequently threw in the trash because you just weren't sure? If you answered in the affirmative, keep reading…you just might learn something from your HBS green corps.

Now it is even easier for Boston and Cambridge residents to recycle and compost at home. Both cities’ programs recently expanded their services and offer great resources that detail how to properly recycle and compost in the community.

Join a team of six HBS students who will work approximately four hours per week earning $18 per hour engaging peers in Harvard’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Commitment and Sustainability Principles. As a Green Living Representative, you'll work with other Representatives to promote recycling, waste reduction, and energy and water conservation to your peers through a variety of activities and events.

In the spring of 2009, Harvard Real Estate Services (HRES) installed solar thermal collectors at two of our residential properties - 472-474 Broadway and 20-20a Prescott Street. Heat collected by the panels is used to supplement the boilers in heating the buildings’ hot water.

She’s majestic. She’s elusive. She’s three feet tall and spray painted green.

Yes, the Green Cup is all of these, and after a hard fought year, she’s found a new home.

Most of us take those important small steps that make a big difference: turning out our lights when we leave a room, recycling our bottles, cans and paper, and power-managing our computers. However, every now and then, a student, tutor, or House master goes one step further and takes on a larger personal project that makes the entire campus a little greener.

Hard as it is to admit, climate change won’t be stopped simply by turning out your lights, or by taking shorter showers. Those are certainly parts of the solution, but it’s going to take the innovation and creativity of a lot of our best and brightest.

Earth Week 2009 was a rousing success. Check out some of the photos:

The Harvard Business School (HBS) Green Team held the first ever Green Fair on Tuesday, October 21. Present at the fair were the HBS Green Team, MBA Business and Environment Club, Restaurant Associates, Harvard University Commuter Choice, Harvard University Farmers Market, the Charles River Conservancy, the Trustees of Reservations and the Department of Conservation and Recreation.