We’re building on our past progress in reducing emissions with new goals to be fossil fuel-free by 2050 and fossil fuel-neutral by 2026.
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The life cycle of those seemingly ubiquitous interoffice envelopes may seem trivial, but as a few Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) employees found, questioning the path the envelopes take between departments can lead to cost savings and waste reduction.
The HSPH team focused on...
Reduce your environmental footprint by purchasing green products for your office's kitchenette.
Harvard Law School's Green Living Representatives and Elizabeth Marble, HLS Sustainability Manager, worked to partner with their dining vendor to promote reusable dishware use in their cafeterias. Here are some steps you can...
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Recycling empty ink and toner cartridges is free through Harvard’s preferred vendor, Ricoh.
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February 18, 2021
The 10th Annual Public Interested Conference took place in the first week of February drawing in students, faculty, and staff from the Harvard community to engage on how to build a better world. The... -
February 8, 2021
Recent alumna Sierra Tseng virtually caught up with alumna Dr. Stacey Blondin, AB ’07 to discuss her career path, ideal food systems, and the intersection between health, food, and... -
January 4, 2021
During the last month, the Harvard Office for Sustainability partnered with TechniArt and Eversource to plan their first ever virtual Pop-Up Eversource Lighting Sale, after years of running similar... -
December 16, 2020
The Harvard Planning Office (HPO) surpassed their book drive donation target for 2020 with a record of 390 collected books. The annual book drive is a university-wide effort spearheaded by the HPO... -
October 10, 2020
While most people know Brandon Geller as the Assistant Director of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Sustainability and Energy Management, his legacy and roots at Harvard reach much deeper. In... -
October 9, 2020
With rising attention paid to the current climate crisis, conservation surrounding sustainability has found its way into many industries, communities, and disciplines. Even though Harvard’s... -
August 15, 2020
Diana Zhu , ‘23 spoke with Practice Vice President at Bain & Company Dave Rennard , '03 about his work contributing to the sustainability field. Dave studied Chemistry and Physics at... -
June 30, 2020
How UVM professor Rachelle Gould’s time at Harvard informed her work in community-based action and environmental education... -
June 17, 2020
Consent decree, deposition, complaint, settlement—these words gained new meaning for Harvard student Arielle Blacklow, College '21, when she started her summer internship at the National... -
May 25, 2020
Our graduating team members share their memories, plans, and advice for incoming students The Harvard Office for Sustainability (OFS) counts on talented and dedicated students to brainstorm and... -
May 11, 2020
On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day , Harvard Kennedy School asked community members to send original photos that showed how experiences in nature have benefited their lives. Stunning images from...
