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Our campus is a living laboratory for sustainability innovation, progress, and learning. Explore how we are inventing solutions for the future of energy, food, transportation, water, and more.

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Every member of the Cornell community can play a role in creating a sustainable campus, community and world. Get started on your path to sustainability with these recent campus updates and opportunities.

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Sustainability Scavenger Hunt begins Monday August 30th

Compete in Cornell’s Sustainability ‘Goosechase’ Scavenger Hunt! Competition Runs August 30th - September…

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Compost bucket

Compost Managers Training Sign-up by September 3rd

Help reduce food waste by managing composting now available in residential communities. Sign-up by…

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Become a Residential Sustainability Leader

Become a peer-to-peer educator and create a culture of sustainability.

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Land Acknowledgement

Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York state, and the United States of America. 

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Highlights of Cornell’s sustainability progress and future goal (More milestones). 1985 Energy Conservation Initiative, 2001 Kyoto Protocol Adapted, 2007 First Ivy to commit to carbon neutrality, 2020 STARS platinum rating, 2035 Cornell Achieves Carbon NeutraliLEARN MORE

Campus Sustainability Partners


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Cornell University is committed to inventing and demonstrating cutting-edge sustainability solutions, starting with our own campus and community. This website details our efforts on campus, our plans, and climate leadership. You can learn more about sustainability research, teaching, and other key partners from these websites.

Research Partners

  • Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability

  • Cornell Energy Systems Institute

  • Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise

  • Center for Transportation, Environment & Community Health

  • Sustainability Research Landing Page

Sustainable Cornell Council Committees

  • Carbon Neutral Campus Committee

  • Campus Operations Committee

  • Education & Engagement Committee

Staff & Student Partners

  • Diversity and Inclusion at Cornell

  • Cornell R5 Operations (Recycling & Reuse)

  • Student Environmental Collaborative

  • Energy and Sustainability Department

  • Dining Services

  • NatureRX


More Partners

  • Learn more about partners working for a carbon neutral and more sustainable campus

  • Campus & Community Partnerships Page

Awards & Recognition

STARS Platinum Logo

PLATINUM


AASHE Sustainability Tracking,
Assessment and Rating System

Sierra Club Cool School Logo

12th


Coolest School in
Sierra Club's Cool Schools

Princeton Green School Logo

8th


Greenest college in
in The Princeton Review's Green College Honor Roll

Cornell University is proud to be the top ranking Ivy League institution in national sustainability ratings.

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What's Happening Around Campus

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Aug 30
  • Staff & Faculty
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Sustainability Scavenger Hunt begins Monday August 30th

Compost bucket
Aug 13
  • Materials Management
  • Students

Compost Managers Training Sign-up by September 3rd

People surrounding text "we resist, we build, we rise"
May 17
  • Climate Leadership
  • Students

We Need More Art In the Fight Against Climate Change

Earth Source Heat Graphic
Jan 20
  • Building & Energy
  • Climate Leadership

Cornell hosts forum for Earth Source Heating project, announces borehole site

Cornell campus in the fall
Sep 14
  • Staff & Faculty
  • Students
  • Sustainability Leadership

Cornell to host 10th annual New York State Sustainability Conference

Naomi Haber '20
Feb 24
  • Students
  • Sustainability Leadership

Naomi Haber '20 Awarded New York State Student Sustainability Leadership Excellence Award

Stock market
Feb 13
  • Sustainability Leadership

Fossil fuel divestment: An FAQ for the Cornell community

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Feb 10
  • Building & Energy

University signs power-purchase agreement for North Campus rooftop solar

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