Harvard Kennedy School

When you’re working away in your dorm or office trying to implement sustainability initiatives, it can often feel overwhelming.  It shouldn’t be that way, especially when there are so many impassioned students, staff and faculty throughout Harvard dedicated to making Green the new Crimson!

Every year, Harvard produces over 24,000 phone books that are distributed across the University, but this year - 6,000 (25%) fewer phone books will be produced (about 6,300 lbs - the size of 7 male polar bears!).

The Kennedy School green team is greening the Malkin Penthouse balcony with a community garden! See all the pictures...

Interested in being green? Let us show you how—HKS faculty, staff, and students demonstrate President Faust’s top ten ways to be green!

Download the PDF of the HKS Top Ten posters!

The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Green Team collaborated with departments across the school to make the 2008 Holiday Party (Dec. 18) and Staff Anniversary Awards a waste-free event.

There was something conspicuously absent from Harvard Kennedy School's (HKS) annual summer picnic on July 9–garbage. The "zero waste" event was one of the first of its kind held at Harvard and was organized by the HKS Green Team, a group of staff who are dedicated to the pursuit of campus sustainability.

Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) staff members Jenni Alden and Vidya Sivan have teamed up with Sodexo manager Jayne Raffo to improve "back of the house" recycling in the food preparation kitchens at HKS.

Patrons of the café at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) are getting some effective green messaging along with their meals thanks to new signage spotlighting the environmental and social benefits of the products they buy.