As higher ed institutions have rushed to respond to the realities of climate change, they have increasingly formed offices of sustainability and hired communicators to lead their messaging.
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Office of Sustainability Rolls Out New Sustainability Dashboard
The UW–Madison Office of Sustainability has created an interactive dashboard where users can explore trends, engage with sustainability data, and track the university’s progress. The dashboard incorporates topics such as greenhouse gas emissions, energy use, …
UW–Madison earns second Silver rating in campus sustainability assessment
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has completed its second comprehensive sustainability report through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS), which is administered by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). …
How to register for the 2021 Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education – Free to UW–Madison students, staff, and faculty!
UW–Madison is excited to be a Host Institution for this year’s Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education, a virtual conference taking place October 12-14. GCSHE offers 3 full days of live content and networking, …
UW–Madison recognized as Green College & Cool School
UW–Madison has been included in The Princeton Review Green Colleges and the Sierra Club’s Cool Schools, which are resources used by prospective students who are interested in finding schools with exemplary commitments to the environment …
UW–Madison recognized for its water- and energy-saving initiatives
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 …
How to register for the 2020 Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education
UW–Madison will be a Host Institution for this year’s Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education, a virtual conference taking place October 20-22. GCSHE offers 3 full days of live content and networking, plus thirty …
What’s it like to attend a sustainability conference as a student?
In late October, staff and student interns from the Office of Sustainability traveled to Spokane, WA for the 2019 AASHE Conference. AASHE, which stands for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, …
UW-Madison Merits Silver Rating in First Sustainability Assessment
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.
UW-Madison and the Office of Sustainability Reach for the STARS
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 …