The new school year is just around the corner, and the Office of Sustainability Initiatives (OSI) is excited to welcome students back to campus for a sustainable, fun, and engaging … Continue Reading →
News & Press
20 WAYS EMORY IS BUILDING A GREENER FUTURE
Sustainability has been a top priority for Emory since 2005 — before some of the students who now call campus “home” were even born. Twenty years ago, sustainability made its … Continue Reading →
Don’t Dump It, Donate It
Don’t Dump It, Donate It! It’s Emory’s annual move-out program, which happens as the academic year comes to a close. Students moving out at the end of the semester are … Continue Reading →
Meet the 2025-26 Sustainability Incentives Fund awardees
This spring, Emory’s Office of Sustainability Initiatives (OSI) celebrates a new class of Incentives Fund grant recipients. The diverse array of projects funded this year includes a pilot to redistribute … Continue Reading →
New partnerships shine during 18th annual Green Networking Night
In the cool hush of February, between the winter-bare paths of Lullwater Preserve and the steady hum of campus shuttles, Emory gathered once more for a tradition rooted in connection … Continue Reading →
Student-inspired Textbook Lending Program marks 10 years of opening the doors to learning
Link to original Emory Report article The program began with a simple goal: provide donated textbooks free of charge to first-generation students and those with low incomes who might have … Continue Reading →
Emory’s new electric shuttles keep campus humming along
If you don’t listen closely, it would be easy to miss that six battery electric buses have been added to the Emory shuttles fleet. Softly chugging along, they’ve traveled a … Continue Reading →
Break Free From Plastic Task Force launches to implement Emory’s pledge
This semester, Emory launched a sustainability initiative involving community members from across the enterprise: Emory’s Break Free From Plastic Task Force. The team will meet throughout a 2025-26 planning period and … Continue Reading →
Ten Takeaways and Five Action Items from Emory’s 2024 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
Each year, Emory’s Office of Sustainability Initiatives (OSI) collaborates with an independent consultant to inventory Emory’s atmosphere-warming greenhouse gas emissions. OSI does this to fulfill Emory’s 2021 climate commitments and … Continue Reading →
Emory’s Dining Program earns national recognition for sustainability for fifth consecutive year
Does it matter where your food comes from and how it is produced? For nearly 20 years, Emory’s answer to that question has been a resounding, “Yes!” Sustainable and local … Continue Reading →