Pitt Nitrogen Inventory for Fiscal Year 2024
What is nitrogen?Nitrogen is one of the most common elements here on Earth. Its presence in our atmosphere makes the sky blue, it helps make soils fertile for plants to grow and forms the foundations of proteins found in a healthy human body. However, excess nitrogen introduced into ecosystems in a reactive form is problematic.
Pitt Green Spotlight: Richards-Zawacki Lab (July 2025)
The Pitt Green Spotlight is a monthly series highlighting people advancing sustainability, including Pitt Green Ambassadors and Pitt’s Green Offices & Labs!
New Dashboard Explores Pitt Riders’ POGOH Bike Share Use
Pitt Sustainability dashboard highlights Pitt student and employee use of POGOH bike share since 2019.
Environmental, Social, and Governance Report, 2023-24
The University of Pittsburgh’s Investment Office has released the fourth Consolidated Endowment Fund Environmental, Social and Governance Report. The Fiscal Year 2024 report continues to enhance transparency regarding the Consolidated Endowment Fund (CEF), implementation of the University’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Policy, and provides an update regarding the endowment’s fossil fuel exposure.
This report directly supports the progress of a Pitt Sustainability goal:
Pitt GHG Inventory for Fiscal Year 2024
The University of Pittsburgh’s 10th annual Greenhouse Gas Inventory shows a 37.3% drop in emissions since 2008, reaffirming Pitt’s progress toward its 2030 and 2037 climate goals.
Pitt Honored for Solar Energy Leadership in Pennsylvania
On Thursday, June 5, 2025, the Pennsylvania Solar Center honored the University of Pittsburgh, one of 18 organizations from across the state, for going solar with its prestigious Lodestar Award.
Pitt Green Spotlight: Heinz Chapel (June 2025)
The Pitt Green Spotlight is a monthly series highlighting people advancing sustainability, including Pitt Green Ambassadors and Pitt’s Green Offices & Labs!
Pollinator Month 2025
Pitt celebrates Pollinator Month with events and workshops to support native pollinators and promote sustainability on campus, and beyond.
Growing Our Urban Tree Canopy
In FY25, Pitt reinforced its commitment to the urban tree canopy through hands-on events, tree care workshops, and the planting of 82 new trees. These efforts enhanced community engagement and supported greening efforts on campus and in the Oakland neighborhood.
2025-26 MCSI Sustainability Research Grant & Faculty Award Recipients
Congratulations to the research grant recipients and faculty fellows of the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation’s 2025-26 awards, which help faculty engage in sustainability research at Pitt.
First Ecotone Renewables Anaerobic Digester on Pitt Campus Operational
After winning the Pitt Sustainability Challenge in 2023, Ecotone Renewables launched the first of 5 anaerobic food digesters at Pitt in late 2024 at Posvar Hall. Co-founded by Pitt alum Kyle Wyche, Ecotone Renewables will install additional organic recycling unit across Pitt campuses.
Pitt Green Spotlight: Natasha Tokowicz (May 2025)
The Pitt Green Spotlight is a monthly series highlighting people advancing sustainability, including Pitt Green Ambassadors and Pitt’s Green Offices & Labs!
Summer 2025 Student Sustainability Research Projects & Pairings
The University of Pittsburgh’s Summer 2025 student sustainability research projects are funded by the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation. Special thanks to each of the faculty advisors who help to make this program happen.
How 3 Student-Led Initiatives Changed Sustainability at Pitt
Thriftsburgh, the Student Office of Sustainability, and Food Recovery Heroes began in classrooms and clubs 10 years ago. Today, they are foundational Pitt sustainability initiatives.
1.08 MW of Rooftop Solar Springing Up on 4 Pitt Buildings
Multiple rooftop solar power arrays are being installed across the Pittsburgh campus in support of the Pitt Climate Action Plan. These installations contribute to Pitt’s goals of producing or procuring 50% renewable electricity by 2030 and reaching carbon neutrality by 2037.