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 …
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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 …
Celebrating a year of sustainability efforts at UW–Madison
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 …
The Sustainability Advisory Council wants to hear from you
On October 7, 2020, the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability will hold the first meeting of the Sustainability Advisory Council (SAC). The SAC will provide recommendations to the Provost and the Vice Chancellor for Finance and …
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.
Join the Office of Sustainability As We Follow the STARS
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 …
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 …
Chancellor Blank Announces Sustainability Working Group
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 …