Suffolk Sustainability

What does sustainability look like at Suffolk?

• Raising awareness about environmental stewardship
• Providing opportunities for the campus community to be involved in the greening of Suffolk
• Developing benchmarks to track progress
• Planning and implementing strategies to reduce energy consumption
• Engaging in green building practices
• Continuing to expand and improve recycling
• Exploring and encouraging waste reduction strategies
• Supporting green teams and green floors within our departments and residence halls
• Building bridges between academics and campus operations
• Developing alternative on-campus energy sources
• Reducing carbon emissions
• Encouraging use of alternative transportation

Sustainability initiatives in and outside the classroom

Defining sustainability

Meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.