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The Office for Sustainability

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Accelerating Climate Action, 11 Boston and Cambridge Institutions Collaborate to Invest in Wind and Solar Power

Harvard announces the formation of the Consortium for Climate Solutions (the Consortium), a first-of-its-kind renewable…

Updated Harvard Sustainable Building Standards advance climate, health and equity

Harvard University released its 2024 Sustainable Building Standards, which mark the most significant update since…

Harvard Expands Green Revolving Fund to support campus decarbonization

Harvard has increased the size of its Green Revolving Fund (GRF) from $12 million to…

Sustainability Case Study: David Rubenstein Treehouse Conference Center

The David Rubenstein Treehouse is Harvard’s first University-wide conference center, designed to create a unique…

From Dormant to Mars-Ready: How a Student Sustainability Grant Revived Harvard’s Robotics Club

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

The David E. and Stacey L. Goel Quantum Science and Engineering Building at 60 Oxford…

Sustainability Spotlight: Carter Umetsu, MBA ’25

Carter Umetsu earmed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) focusing on the intersection of business…

Sustainability Spotlight: Seamus Bann, MBA ’25

Seamus Bann earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School in May…

Commencement 2025: Student Sustainability Spotlights

As the academic year comes to a close, read Q&A with graduating student sustainability leaders.…

Sustainability Spotlight: Benedetta Zuccarelli, MDes ’25

Benedetta Zuccarelli earned her Master in Design Studies – Ecologies (MDes.) from the Harvard Graduate…

Sustainability Spotlight: Beatriz Delorme, MBA ’25

Beatriz Delorme earned her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School focusing on…

Sustainability Spotlight: Angelina Zhang, MDes Ecologies ’25

Angelina Zang earned her Master’s in Design Studies (MDes) from Harvard focusing on sustainability and…

Sustainability Spotlight: John Gehman, MDiv ’25

John Gehman graduated from Harvard Divinity School in May 2025 with his Master of Divinity…

Sustainability Spotlight: Yiwe Zhi, MBA ’25

Yiwe Zhi earned his Master of Business Adminstration (MBA) from Harvard Business School with a…

Sustainability Spotlight: Loann Marquant, MPP ’25

Loann Marquant earned his Master of Public Policy (MPP) from Harvard Kennedy School with a…

January

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

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

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