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The Hub for Student-Powered Sustainability

We catalyze and facilitate student leadership and ingenuity for social equity, economic vitality, and ecological resilience.

Leadership

Support for 17 active student groups

Over 250 lab, office, and hall Eco-Leaders

Learning

Over 1,500 volunteer hours each year

Over 25 educational events each year

Impact

Over 150 student employees annually

Working in partnership across campus and community

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Events

Programs

embracing the velocity of change

Energy & Climate Justice

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Zero Waste

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Sustainable Transportation

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Applied Learning

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Green Labs

Chip on Farrand Field

Sports Sustainability

an office with many plants

Green Office

an array of photovoltaic panels

Sustainable CU

News

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PIPs for School offers a new way to pay school expenses

CU Boulder students can now earn scholarships for tuition and fees by taking sustainable actions... Read more

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CU Boulder to host I2SL Conference Extension October 23-24

The International Institutue for Sustainable Laboratories (I 2 SL) Annual Conference will be held in... Read more

David Kang presents campus sustainability awards

DEADLINE EXTENDED for Campus Sustainability Award Nominations

Campus Sustainability Award Nomination Deadline Extended Nominations are now being accepted until March 8, 2019... Read more

ThermoFisher Ultra Low Freezer

CU Green Labs Ultra Low Freezer Sharing gets attention

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What I learned while working at the Environmental Center

After three years of working as a student employee at the Environmental Center I can... Read more

pac-12 zero waste challenge - overall winner - CU Boulder

CU Boulder wins Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge

Thanks to hard work and dedication by Facilities Management and Ralphie's Green Stampede staff and... Read more

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Environmental Center featured in CU Art Museum exhibit Documenting Change: Our Climate (Past, Present, Future)

Experience Global Ideas and Local Solutions at FRESS

Bioneers is the preeminent international gathering of leading innovators and visionaries who offer practical solutions... Read more

Woman accepts Campus Sustainability Award

Call for Campus Sustainability Award and Green Labs Award Nominations

Campus Sustainability Award and Green Lab Award Nominations Now Open Nominations are being accepted until... Read more

Sustainable Buffs: Saving money by living green

Annual Impact

2,900 tons

of recycling and compost diverted from landfills

50

Zero Waste events produced on campus

5,500

bikes repaired

2.7 million

student bus trips

200

off-campus ECO-Visits in student residences

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