University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received recognition for cutting-edge water and energy saving initiatives at the Charter Street Heating & Cooling Plant in the 2020 Sustainable Campus Index. A publication from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, the Sustainable Campus Index highlights innovative and high-impact initiatives from colleges and universities …
In honor of Fair Trade Month (October), the University of Wisconsin–Madison is pursuing designation as a Fair Trade University by the organization Fair Trade Campaigns. This initiative aims to critically address the University’s role as a global consumer. Fair Trade Campaigns is a grassroots organization that was founded in the United Kingdom in the early …
The Office of Sustainability has released its latest report compiling UW–Madison sustainability highlights from the last year. What can readers expect to find? UW–Madison students, faculty, and staff engage in an impressively wide range of sustainability-related activities, including institutional initiatives and programming, teaching and research, and many forms of outreach and community-building. Some of these …
In a ceremony on October 7, 2019, Chancellor Blank announced that the University of Wisconsin–Madison had been awarded a STARS silver rating for its sustainability performance. Read the full story here.
The Office of Sustainability has completed a major data gathering initiative and is currently soliciting input from the campus community to inform an exciting new effort. UW–Madison submitted its first Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) report this summer, the results of which will be announced in October. With leadership and support from the …
Since early 2019, the Office of Sustainability (OS) has worked to identify, compile, and review data for UW–Madison’s first Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) report. STARS, which is administered by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), is a transparent, self-reporting framework for measuring sustainability performance. From counting livestock …
In February 2019, Chancellor Rebecca Blank released a statement announcing the creation of a working group that will assist with data gathering efforts as UW–Madison prepares to submit its first STARS report. You can read the Chancellor’s statement below. Sustainability is woven into the fabric of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Our commitment to conservation and …