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Sustainable stickers: Fall 2023 edition

The Georgetown Office of Sustainability celebrates the 2023 fall semester with new sustainable stickers. It is the second time that the Latin-American artist Ale Rodríguez…

August 20, 2023

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Georgetown Donates Surplus Furniture for Reuse and Recycling

Georgetown’s Office of Residential Living and Office of Planning, Design and Construction partnered this year with IRN: The Reuse Network to reuse and recycle surplus furniture…

December 4, 2020

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New Power Purchase Increases Campus Renewable Energy Efforts

Two-thirds of the university’s electricity needs will be provided through a new recently approved Power Purchase Agreement ).…

October 29, 2020

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50 Facts for 50 Years References

1 https://www.nrdc.org/stories/truth-about-tap 2 https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000215492 3 https://www.theworldcounts.com/stories/Pollution-from-Plastic 4 https://www…

April 1, 2020

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Fossil Fuels Divestment Continues Georgetown’s Commitment to Sustainability

The Georgetown University Board of Directors today adopted a policy on fossil fuel and impact investments that is part of the university’s broad commitment to sustainability.…

February 6, 2020

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2019 Sustainability Year in Review

The 2019 Sustainability Year In Review infographic highlights the successes of students, faculty and staff who are driving sustainability solutions across the.…

February 4, 2020

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Students Advance Recycling, Compost and Waste-Reduction Solutions

Calls for a Reduction of Waste The Global Footprint Network estimates that by 2020, human use of natural resources is anticipated to exceed the Earth’s regenerative capacity by…

November 19, 2019