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SUSTAINABILITY AT HARVARD

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Explore sustainability news at Harvard, as well as upcoming talks, webinars, conferences and other events on campus and beyond.

 

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Latest News

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News

Accelerating Climate Action, 11 Boston and Cambridge Institutions Collaborate to Invest in Wind and Solar Power
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Updated Harvard Sustainable Building Standards advance climate, health and equity 
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Harvard Expands Green Revolving Fund to support campus decarbonization  
Case Studies

Sustainability Case Study: David Rubenstein Treehouse Conference Center
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From Dormant to Mars-Ready: How a Student Sustainability Grant Revived Harvard’s Robotics Club
Case Studies

Sustainability Case Study: David E. and Stacey L. Goel Quantum Science and Engineering Building at 60 Oxford St.
Sustainability Spotlight

Sustainability Spotlight: Carter Umetsu, MBA ’25
Sustainability Spotlight

Sustainability Spotlight: Seamus Bann, MBA ’25
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Commencement 2025: Student Sustainability Spotlights
Sustainability Spotlight

Sustainability Spotlight: Benedetta Zuccarelli, MDes ’25
Sustainability Spotlight

Sustainability Spotlight: Beatriz Delorme, MBA ’25
Sustainability at Harvard’s Schools and Units

Sustainability Spotlight: Angelina Zhang, MDes Ecologies ’25
Sustainability at Harvard’s Schools and Units

Sustainability Spotlight: John Gehman, MDiv ’25
Sustainability Spotlight

Sustainability Spotlight: Yiwe Zhi, MBA ’25
Sustainability Spotlight

Sustainability Spotlight: Loann Marquant, MPP ’25

Upcoming Sustainability Events

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January

05

Multi-day Event

ISCN Photo Contest

The International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) is launching an extended edition of the “Biodiversity on Campus” Photo Contest, and we warmly invite members of the Harvard community to take part.

The contest highlights biodiversity measures and nature-positive moments on university campuses. Participants submit one photograph and a few details that bring the image to life: together, images and additional information form powerful, engaging narratives that help us think — and act — together for a resilient future.

Submit your photo by February 28, 2026.
January

07

Multi-day Event

Open to the Public

Annual Valentine’s Toiletries Drive

Harvard Recycling
Recycling

It’s time for our annual toiletries drive to support the Cambridge YWCA! Help support the drive by donating unused and unopened toiletries, cosmetics, and menstrual hygiene products. Donations will be accepted through Friday, February 6, 2026.
January

22

Thursday
5:30 pm-7:30 pm GMT+0000

Open to Harvard Community

Open House at GSD: Quincy – Western Kirkland Safety Improvement Project

Bicycling
City of Cambridge
Sustainable Transportation

The City is hosting a drop-in Open House to review plans for the Quincy St – Western Kirkland St Safety Improvement Project, covering Quincy St between Cambridge St and Kirkland St and Kirkland St between Quincy St and Oxford St. Stop by at any time to learn about the proposed design, learn about the schedule and expected impacts, and share your feedback.

Sign up for the mailing list for updates. More information, including a map of the project sections, can be found on the project website.

Thursday, January 22, 2026 • 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, 48 Quincy St