2019 Campus Sustainability Progress Report

Campus Sustainability Office January 28, 2020

Campus Sustainability Progress Reports

The annual Campus Sustainability Progress Report details campus sustainability successes, initiatives, and progress towards our stated goals. See reports dating back to 2011.


2019 Campus Sustainability Progress Report

Highlights of Cornell’s sustainability progress from the 2018-2019 year include: 

  • Gold Rating in the national Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System for the 8th year

  • Newly redesigned Sustainable Campus website features 100s of pages of refreshed content in a fully WCAG 2.0 Accessibility compliant design

  • Dining Services successfully piloted a reduction in single-use plastic for grab and go food items which will save 2,100lbs of plastic per location, per year

  • New comprehensive waste signage was designed and is being implemented for a more cohesive & easy-to-use system

  • 18MW community solar farm on leased Cornell land in Dryden will offset 10% of the Ithaca campus annual electric use and generate lease income when it begins commercial operation this fall

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