Georgetown University Office of Sustainability

Check out the Sustainable Gift Guide from the GUSA sustainability team at Georgetown Environmental Leaders - GEL and make a difference with your holiday gifting this year! 🎁

In alignment with a vision for zero waste, Georgetown University has partnered with IRN: The Reuse Network to reuse and recycle over 7,000 pieces of surplus furniture from residence hall renovations during the 2020 calendar year. Learn more about this initiative here:

Georgetown Donates Surplus Furniture for Reuse and Recycling - Sustainability at Georgetown University Georgetown’s Office of Sustainability and Office of Planning, Design and Construction partnered this year with IRN: The Reuse Network to reuse and recycle surplus furniture from residence hall renovations during the 2020 calendar year.  “As a part of our vision for zero waste in campus operatio...

Perspectives on Faith from an Environmental Scientist
Thurs. Nov. 19 | 7 PM | ET

Join the Orthodox Christian Chaplaincy and the Georgetown Environment Initiative as we celebrate Jesuit Heritage Month with a presentation by Dr. Anne M. Thompson, Senior Scientist for Atmospheric Chemistry at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Drawing from decades of experience, Dr. Thompson will explore how she has witnessed faith and environmental science come together. A discussion will follow.

Zoom Link: https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/99289536021

Since reaching our goal to cut the university’s greenhouse gas emissions in half six years early, we have been actively working to do even more to care for our common home. In another step to support sustainable energy use, the University has signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement allowing Georgetown to annually buy 100,000 megawatt-hours of electricity from 11 existing solar plants, equal to about two-thirds of Georgetown’s electricity usage.

New Power Purchase Increases Campus Renewable Energy Efforts - Georgetown University Two-thirds of the university’s electricity needs will be provided through a new recently approved Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).

On October 28 activist Bill McKibben (350.org) will talk with Berkley Center Senior Fellow Paul Elie about signs “the human game” is straining the planet, the effects and prospects of Pope Francis’s encyclical letter “Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home,” and other climate developments. Georgetown President John J. DeGioia will introduce the conversation.

RSVP: http://bit.ly/McKibbenGU

You did it! With the first week of classes under our belt, check out our New Student Resource Guide for ways to make the best of this semester, sustainably!

New Student Resources - Sustainability at Georgetown University The Office of Sustainability is committed to advancing sustainability efforts at Georgetown, whether it’s through institutional action or promoting sustainable living for its student body. As we welcome new students to our community this fall, we have compiled this list of resources to highlight G...

As we continue adapting to the challenges of COVID-19, the remote learning environment offers opportunities to adopt more sustainable habits in our everyday lives. To help members of our student community live more sustainably during this time, we have created this remote living guide in collaboration with student organization, GREEN, to provide tips on how to care for ourselves, our communities, and our planet. Click through to see our sustainable remote living tips! See the full guide here: https://bit.ly/remotestudentguide

Happy National Pollinator Week!🐝
This Friday & Saturday, June 26-27, spread pollinator awareness by joining the DC Pollinator Porch Parade co-hosted by the GU BeeCampus Committee, Hoya Hive, and STIA faculty in partnership with the DC Department of Energy & Environment. Bee part of the parade by creating artwork and signs about pollinators and the native plants they feed on to display in your yards, porches, windows, and sidewalks. And take walks around DC neighborhoods to learn about various pollinators from participant displays. To find out more and register your display, visit: https://bit.ly/pollinatorparade

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As the national conversation on racial injustice continues, Georgetown Law has created a webinar series on Rethinking Policing: Activism and Reform. This Thursday, join the second of three discussions: Preparing the Next Generation: Activism and Healing. For more details and to RSVP, visit https://bit.ly/3huem8Q

Resources to care for mental health:

To learn more about Georgetown's mental health and telehealth resources, visit https://bit.ly/guhealthresources

Resources to learn more about race and justice

For the National Museum of African American History and Culture's guide on talking about race: https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race

For An Antiracist Reading List from Ibram X. Kendi: https://bit.ly/kendilist