44.02% Reduction in GHG Emissions from 2007 – 2020
397 Tons of Organic Waste Composted since 2016
26.18 Million kWh of Renewable Energy used in 2020
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Can Higher Ed Lead Institutional Green Procurement into a New Era?
Sustainable procurement work has never been more exciting. New data, science and processes are coming together with years of on-the-ground experience to create a new paradigm. A higher education...
Posted: November 12, 2012, 3:40 PM
Submit Your Ideas for Improving STARS
Building on the Vision for STARS 2.0 that the STARS Steering Committee distributed last month, AASHE would now like to encourage those with ideas for improving STARS to send them to...
Posted: March 1, 2012, 1:26 PM
Opportunity to Shape the Vision for STARS 2.0
The article below was written by Julian Dautremont-Smith, STARS Steering Committee Chair. It describes the vision for STARS version 2.0 developed by the STARS Steering Committee. With the recent...
Posted: January 31, 2012, 3:57 PM
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