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Top 11 Sustainable Fashion Schools in the World
*Updated October 17, 2021 As the current generation witnesses the dire consequences of global warming, we are talking about sustainability, literally, everywhere — in your town governor’s campaign promises, your campus recycling program, and recently, your favorite clothing brand’s website. Starting from the mid-2000s, with advanced technology and increased purchasing power, customers have constantly fed… Read More
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Ask the Expert: College Students Should Lead Energy Transition
Climate change is happening right now. Humans are endlessly pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, causing global temperature rise. And without an effective, ethical switch to clean energy, climate change will only grow as a threat to the world as we know it. The past generations have failed us, so educating young people on the… Read More
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Universities Show the World How to Erase Carbon Footprints
In April 2018, American University celebrated becoming the nation’s first carbon-neutral university, meaning the school emits no greenhouse gas to the atmosphere — either by not generating them in the first place or by offsetting any emissions. And American University has managed to accomplish its goal two years early. And it’s doing just fine —… Read More
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Friendly Competition Could Eliminate Campus Waste
Sometimes the best way to motivate people is through a little bit of friendly competition. The University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) is preparing to install touch-screen monitors on dorm buildings that alert students, faculty and staff about how much solid waste they are producing, while encouraging dorms to compete. The screens will feature a… Read More
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Why Do College Students Waste So Much Food?
A recent study found that college students may have a higher tendency to waste food than other age groups because food-management behaviors haven’t been necessary or learned yet in this stage of life. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois as a means to understand perceptions and behaviors associated with food… Read More
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How Universities Are Helping Us Go Solar
Renewable energy is growing. So far in 2018, 70 percent of net global power capacity additions were renewables, according to the 2018 Global Status Report by REN21. A fifth of the world’s energy already comes from renewable sources — a figure that’s only rising. In this transition, solar power stands up front as one of… Read More
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The Widespread Effort to Solve the Global Water Crisis
As climate change, pollution and population levels are on the rise, humanity is at risk of depleting its most necessary resource — freshwater. The issue is so severe that by 2025, 1.8 billion people are expected to live in areas with absolute water scarcity, and ⅔ of the world could be under water-stressed conditions, the… Read More
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Women Killin’ It in Fight Against Hunger on College Campuses
The price of a college education is often synonymous with hefty loans and burdensome fees, but what if it’s so much that you can’t even pay for your next meal? For up to half of all college students, this is a stark reality. Going hungry in college is an issue that plagues students all over… Read More
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U of Toledo Implements Fun, Eco-Friendly Scooter Sharing Program
Starting in fall of 2018, students, faculty and staff at the University of Toledo will be able to rent electric scooters to drive on campus. The fun, eco-friendly method of transportation was made possible through a partnership with Lime, an electric scooter sharing company. To start, 125 battery-powered scooters will be stationed at popular spots… Read More
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The Global Push to Eliminate Single-Use Plastics
The fight to eliminate single-use plastics has gained momentum in 2018 as major corporations, including Starbucks, McDonald’s and Disney, have pledged to replace plastic straws with more sustainable products. The announcements come at a time when the environmental impact of plastic waste is increasingly hitting the mainstream. In the U.S. alone, nearly 500 million plastic… Read More
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The 21st Century MBA: Not Profitability or Sustainability, But Both
The MBA is generally regarded as a graduate ticket to ride – a door-opener to board rooms, to referral networks and, for many, to the inner sanctum of our business/economic system. Drawing on shared institutional wisdom, vast real-world academic research and transformative case histories, the degree has become a sort of lingua franca, a common… Read More
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Farm-Fresh Food for Appalachian State Students
Students at Appalachian State University can now enjoy sustainably-produced and locally-grown meat, eggs, produce, and herbs without having to leave campus, thanks to a new farm-to-table initiative. The initiative is a partnership between Appalachian State’s Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development and Food Services, which was spearheaded by Interim Farm Manager Todd Rudicill and Food… Read More
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Bradley University Sponsors NASA’s Challenge to Create 3D-Printed Sustainable Housing for Mars
Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, has partnered with NASA to host a competition to create sustainable housing, using 3D printing technology, that can stand on Earth, Mars, the moon, and more. As part of the NASA Centennial Challenge, this recent competition marks the third phase of the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. Competing teams are required to… Read More
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Creighton University Students ‘Grow’ Second EnergiPlant to Power Devices
A group of students at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, has successfully built a second EnergiPlant — a photovoltaic system and USB charging station where students can power their devices and socialize on campus. This new EnergiPlant looks like a 12-foot tall metal flower, and was the culmination of the group’s coursework for the university’s… Read More
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Universities Diving Into Dumpsters to Advance Sustainability Goals
Sorting through waste is not an appealing task, but more and more universities across the country are conducting campus waste audits to advance their zero waste goals. Waste audits help universities determine how much waste could have been recycled, composted, or reused and also create a baseline for comparison from one waste audit to the… Read More
