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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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News & Opportunities

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.

Employees laughing together at awards ceremony

New employee excellence award honors sustainability service

Honoring the importance of sustainability stewardship, culture, and contributions by employees, the "…

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Student holds up a shirt before a sign reading "Cornell Stuff"

Dump & Run Begins Aug 13th

Cornell's Dump & Run program collects items from students leaving campus in May, and resells them to…

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Sustainability ranking seals from 2021

Cornell soars in 2021 college sustainability rankings

Cornell soared to the top of national and international ratings and rankings assessing our campus…

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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

4th


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.

Rankings

What's Happening Around Campus

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Employees laughing together at awards ceremony
Aug 8
  • Human Wellbeing
  • Staff & Faculty

New employee excellence award honors sustainability service

Student holds up a shirt before a sign reading "Cornell Stuff"
Aug 5
  • Materials Management

Dump & Run Begins Aug 13th

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May 3
  • Materials Management
  • Students

Join student clubs for Sustainability Field Day, May 7th

Student reading beneath Cornell archway
Apr 22
  • Climate Leadership
  • Students

Medium article shows how to live more sustainably as a Cornell student

"Batman slapping Robin meme about recycling glass"
Feb 9
  • Students

Creative memes wanted for Beyond Waste competition

Cornell seal
Dec 3
  • Climate Leadership

Revealing climate change inequities, redress, and environmental justice

A small 'mini-bin' standing next to other waste reduction materials
Sep 17
  • Materials Management

Mini bins make big waste impact on campus

Bar graph from 2008 to 2020 showing annual greenhousegas emissions for Cornell.  The 2020 inventory shows a 50% reduction in overall emissions, but notes that some reduction is likely due to COVID operations disruption.
Sep 16
  • Climate Leadership
  • Sustainability Leadership

Update on Cornell progress to carbon neutrality reflects COVID disruptions

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Brand new this year, a Culture of Sustainability Award will recognize an employee who has exemplified the sustainability values of @Cornell as part of the President's Awards for Employee Excellence.

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