Harvard School of Public Health

Did you know that Harvard School of Public Health has an EcoOpportunity Team that meets monthly in order to identify environmental sustainability-related issues and improve resource conservations practices? Do you know if your department is represented?

The Office for Sustainability's (OFS) Green Office Certification program is receiving attention from around the University. As the Harvard Gazette reports, "[the] Harvard program launched this spring is designed to open our eyes to the environmental costs of ordinary objects in the office, and the personal habits that accompany them."

With the certification of the Faculty of Arts and Science's Zhuang Lab, Harvard now has 20 new construction, major rehabilitation, and interior renovation projects certified by the U.S.

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!).

At the urging of EcoOpportunity Team representatives, the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Operations has provided additional composting stations on each departmental floor, making it even easier for everyone to do the right thing by composting!

The “Take the Stairs” competition is part of a campaign aimed at improving human health by getting people to take the stairs more often, and reducing our environmental impact by using the elevator less, and thereby using less energy.

As part of an ongoing effort to make the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) more sustainable, HSPH Operations announced this February that the school will no longer be selling bottled water in Sebastian's Café.