Sustainability

  1. February 20, 2017

    2025 campus sustainability goals status

    Goal: Reduce U-M greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent below 2006 levels.Status: Slight reduction; 20 percent decrease needed. Goal: Decrease vehicle carbon output per passenger trip by 30 percent below 2006 levels.Status: On track; reduced vehicle carbon output by 15 percent per passenger trip. Goal: Reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills by 40 percent below 2006 levels.Status: Levels…
  2. February 20, 2017

    U-M’s roots in sustainability highlighted in 2016 Progress Report

    For more than 150 years, sustainability has been infused into the practices and teachings at U-M, as highlighted in the 2016 Sustainability Progress Report. 

  3. February 13, 2017

    New food systems course opens doors to community

    U-M’s Sustainable Food Systems Initiative is presenting Food Literacy for All, a course that introduces students and the general public to a wide variety of food system issues.

  4. February 6, 2017

    RecycleMania returns with U-M building, intercollegiate contests

    U-M faculty, staff and students are being called upon to be the “leaders and best” in recycling and waste reduction in the annual RecycleMania Battle of the Buildings Competition.

  5. December 8, 2016

    U-M creates new School for Environment and Sustainability

    The new School for Environment and Sustainability at U-M will focus on global sustainability challenges at the intersection of environment and society.

  6. November 21, 2016

    Report indicates campus sustainability efforts are working

    Faculty, staff and students have made progress with sustainable activities, based on the latest report of the U-M Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program.

  7. November 11, 2016

    Sustainability town hall to highlight campus sustainability projects

    An open house Nov. 17 will review initiatives, projects and programs that are supportive of the university’s 2025 sustainability goals.

  8. November 8, 2016

    Abstracts due Thursday for campuswide sustainability conference

    Organizers of the inaugural Michigan Universitywide Sustainability and Environment conference and workshop next February are seeking abstracts by Thursday.

  9. November 7, 2016

    Brehm Pavilion at SMTD receives LEED Gold Certification

    The William K. and Delores S. Brehm Pavilion at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance has received LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

  10. October 11, 2016

    Faculty transition team focuses on new school

    A faculty team will be responsible for planning the transition to a new school at U-M that will address global sustainability challenges at the intersection of environment and society.