Center for Sustainable Development at the College of Charleston

Summer 2026 Staff Retreat ✅

This week’s Sustainability Superhero is our very own Free Store Manager, Jess Gabell!
Her nominator shared: “Jess is a very sustainability conscious person who makes an effort whenever possible. We have a shared passion for the earth and sustainability. Jess is now the free store manager so pop in! She’s the best and I thought she should be recognized.”
With our free store up and running for the summer, stop in to congratulate her!

The Free Store reopens TODAY! We will be open Monday - Thursday from now until August 6th, so swing by to shop or donate!

This year, the CSD partnered with to make A Charleston Affair a zero waste event! We diverted 93% of materials from the landfill with the help of our phenomenal staff and volunteers. We would like to give a huge thank you to everyone who participated and helped us work towards the College's zero waste goals!

The CSD has successfully wrapped up another year of our Mindful Move-Out initiative, with over 40,000 lbs of donations collected and diverted from the landfill!

We would like to thank everyone who donated during move-out, as well as our phenomenal volunteers who helped make the week such a huge success!

Congratulations to our CSD Interns who are graduating this week! We have been honored to have such a fantastic group of students, and are wishing them all the best on their next adventures!

Happy Last Day of classes from the CSD! We wish everyone good luck on their finals and to have a great summer!