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 →
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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 →
Sustainability Kicks-Off at Emory with Weekly Farmers Market and Student Sustainability Showcase
Each year, the Office of Sustainability Initiatives likes to welcome new and returning students into Emory’s longstanding culture of sustainability. On Tuesday, August 26th, from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm … Continue Reading →
Move-Out 2025
We are excited to announce that Emory recovered 40,670 lbs of donated materials during this year’s Move Out! Every spring at Emory, you will see donation kiosks and trucks placed across campus in preparation … Continue Reading →
Emory exceeds 4 million square feet of sustainably certified building space with new LEED Gold certification
Last fall, Emory celebrated the opening of The Ridge, the university’s new on-campus student housing development for graduate and professional students. Now, The Ridge has become Emory’s 21st building to achieve … Continue Reading →
Piedmont Project Empowers, Inspires Faculty to Incorporate Sustainability in Curriculum
Immersed in the sounds of northern cardinals and mockingbirds, Emory’s Luce Center served as an incubator for multidisciplinary brainstorming around sustainability issues, experiential learning about place, and pedagogical innovation this … Continue Reading →
Bon Appétit Digs into Food Waste with Weigh the Waste Campaign
In April, Emory food-service staff got their hands dirty (literally) at Dobbs Common Table (DCT) while putting on their Weigh the Waste Campaign. A team from Bon Appétit, Emory’s food-service … Continue Reading →