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HRE Compost Lunch ‘n’ Learn

8 Story Street 8 Story Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

Join us for a fun and informative session on composting at 8 Story Street! Starting this summer, our composting at 8 Story Street will be managed by Harvard Recycling. This event will teach you all about how we spare the food scraps from the landfill and capture all that embodied energy. Come hungry and leave with a belly full of plant-based foods and a head full of Harvard composting knowledge. Don't miss out on this opportunity to gather together and make a positive impact on the environment!

HRE Compost Lunch ‘n’ Learn

8 Story Street 8 Story Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

Join us for a fun and informative session on composting at 8 Story Street! Starting this summer, our composting at 8 Story Street will be managed by Harvard Recycling. This event in Conference Room 175 at 8 Story Street will teach you all about how we spare the food scraps from the landfill and capture all that embodied energy. Come hungry and leave with a belly full of plant-based foods and a head full of Harvard composting knowledge. Don't miss out on this opportunity to gather together and make a positive impact on the environment! This event is hosted by Harvard Real Estate and open to Harvard staff members who work at 8 Story Street. Please register in advance at sustainable.harvard.edu/events by Friday, July 26th. Registration is limited to the first 30 attendees. Thanks!

National Fossil Day

Harvard Museum of Natural History 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

What treasures are found in the Harvard University paleontology collections? Meet Harvard paleontologists to find out! See their favorite fossils, learn about their research, and ask them your questions. Join us to celebrate National Fossil Day with short talks and table-top presentations for all ages.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Presented in collaboration with the Stephanie Pierce Lab of Vertebrate Paleontology and the Javier Ortega-Hernández Lab of Invertebrate Paleontology. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.

Apply by Oct. 13: Student Sustainability Grant

The Student Grant program funds creative projects that contribute to Harvard’s commitment to climate and health and help create a more sustainable community. The Office for Sustainability founded the Student Grant program in 2010 to provide students with seed funding to support new ideas and innovative projects that address global sustainability challenges with on-campus applications […]

Event Series Freecycle Events

Freecycle at Smith Campus Center

Smith Campus Center

Our fall Freecycle dates are official! Bring your reusable goods and browse items that others have brought. This popular event promotes reuse and functions like a yard sale, except everything is free. Here is how it works: Donate items you no longer need by dropping them off directly at the Freecycle. Pick up something new-to-you […]

Understanding Hurricane Milton

Salata Institute Conference Room, Floor 3.5, Belfer, Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, United States

Join the Salata Institute for an informal discussion with Harvard experts on Hurricane Milton. Dan Schrag, Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, will address the impacts of climate change on hurricanes, generally, and what we can know about the role warming oceans may have played in intensifying Hurricane Milton. Satchit Balsari, Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Co-Director of CrisisReady, will speak to the impacts of the storm on human health and displacement and what can be expected as the recovery progresses.

Interested in where Harvard's recycling ends up? Join us for a tour of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), our recyclables' first stop on their journey to be processed into new materials! Get a firsthand look at the processes that separate paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, and metal items. You'll hear why certain contaminants are worse than others, and get to see the MRF's latest robotic sorting technologies!
The tour will be held Monday, October 21st from 10am - 12pm (includes travel time). Transportation will be provided from Harvard Square; further details provided on registration confirmation.

The tour is open to Harvard students, staff, and faculty. Advance registration is required. Space is very limited, so sign up now if you are interested! We expect spaces to fill quickly.

Talking Trash with the Food Literacy Project

Smith Campus Center

As part of the Food Literacy Project Speaker Series, hear from Harvard's waste experts on the basics of recycling, composting, and reusing on campus! You'll hear what belongs in each waste stream, and how recycling and compost are processed after they leave campus. Learn about waste stewardship efforts at Harvard, and how to get involved with waste reduction projects. This event is open to all Harvard ID holders. Registration is encouraged, as seating is limited. Sign up in advance!

The New Nature of Business: The Path to Prosperity and Sustainability with André Hoffmann and Peter Vanham

Aldrich Classroom, Harvard Business School 35 Harvard Way, Boston, MA, United States

Join the Salata Institute and Harvard Business School Business and Environment Initiative for a book talk featuring businessman and philanthropist André Hoffmann and journalist Peter Vanham. André Hoffmann is Vice-Chairman of Roche, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. Roche was founded by the Hoffmann family in 1896. Peter Vanham is Editorial Director, Leadership at Fortune.

Hoffmann and Vanham’s book, The New Nature of Business: The Path to Prosperity and Sustainability, explores how companies can balance business needs with impacts on nature, shareholders with stakeholders, and short-term vs. long-term profits. Hear from the authors and participate in audience Q&A.

The Climate Symposium

Harvard Business School 117 Western Ave, Boston, MA, United States

The annual Climate Symposium, hosted at Harvard Business School, is organized by students from the Food & Agriculture, Energy & Environment, and Sustainability Clubs.
As one of the largest student-run conferences on campus, Climate Symposium 2024 will offer a dynamic, interactive, and globally relevant experience.

The theme for 2024, "Confronting Reality, Celebrating Innovation," reflects our dual focus: addressing the stark realities of our climate crisis while spotlighting the innovative technologies and policies driving sustainable progress. This year, we aim to elevate the dialogue by expanding the symposium’s scope, making it the most extensive, interactive, and internationally diverse event to date.

Salata Institute Climate and Sustainability Career Expo

Gutman Conference Center 6 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA, United States

Hosted by Harvard FAS Mignone Center for Career Success (undergraduate, MA/MS/ALM, and PhD) in collaboration with the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, the Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Harvard Business School, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Law School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.