Sustainability
About Us
HGSE Sustainability is a partnership between the Harvard Graduate School of Education the Harvard and the Harvard Office for Sustainability led by HGSE Operations, the Sustainability Coordinator and the HGSE Green Team. Learn more at green.harvard.edu/hgse.
Mission
We aim to transform the Ed School into a healthy, thriving, sustainable community that contributes positive social, economic, and environmental benefits. Our vision is rooted in our shared responsibility to build and operate a campus that contributes to the well-being of every member of our community—and ultimately to the health of the planet.
By making our campus healthier and more sustainable, we prepare our students and our broader community to build a healthier, more sustainable future. This is particularly important at HGSE, where future leaders in education come to learn.
WHAT YOU CAN DO ANYWHERE
- Read through the monthly HGSE Sustainability News, sent by Chief of Operations Jason Carlson to all of HGSE
- Come to a Green Team meeting
- Subscribe to the Green Team listserv
- Students, apply to be an HGSE Sustainability Fellow
- Walk, bike or opt for public transit
- Reuse, compost and recycle to reduce the amount of waste incinerated or sent to the landfill
- Carry and use a reusable mug or bottle to avoid single-use disposable cups and bottles, refill at these bottle filling stations
- Take the stairs instead of an elevator, if you can
WHAT YOU CAN DO ON CAMPUS
- Power down your office while working remotely, and at night, on weekends and over holiday breaks
- Report drips and window leaks
- Green your office
- Encourage guests to compost by pointing out at the start of your event where the compost bins are in the room and what they should put in them (any leftovers and biodegradable utensils, plates, cups and napkins)
- Responsibly dispose of used batteries, printer cartridges and University electronics by dropping them off at the e-waste collection point at the 3rd floor computer lab in Gutman