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The University publishes its inaugural “Report on Sustainability” to highlight sustainability efforts and achievements across campus.

Pitt’s University Senate issues a “Statement on Sustainability.“

University establishes the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, which now spearheads University-wide sustainability research and education programs.

University of Pittsburgh is one of the original signatories of the Talloires Declaration, which supports mobilizing the resources of higher education for sustainability.  The Taillores Declaration is a “10-point action plan for colleges and universities committed to promoting education…

Celebrate the 2022 Pitt Sustainability Awardees and Champions who are leading the way to a more sustainable future!of the University community have been selected as 2022 Pitt Sustainability Awardees and Champions. In recognition of their leadership and commitment…

The University of Pittsburgh releases its first “Pitt Climate Action Plan” charting a course to carbon neutrality by 2037. The University’s Office of Finance releases the “Inaugural Consolidated Endowment Fund Environmental, Social and Governance Report and publishes a…

University of Pittsburgh achieves its first AASHE STARS Gold designation. Board of Trustees Ad Hoc Committee on Fossil Fuels discloses that Pitt’s endowment will have no private fossil fuel investments and only 1% fossil fuel exposure (or less)…

First Pitt Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory is published, setting fiscal year 2008 as baseline year for the Pittsburgh campus, along with emissions reductions goals. The GHG inventory for the Pittsburgh campus has been updated for FY2011, 2014, 2017,…

The University of Pittsburgh’s Summer 2022 undergraduate summer sustainability research projects, advisors, and student participants are funded by the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation. Check out Pitt’s Summer 2020 sustainability research projects, advisors, and student participants, funded by…

Explore sustainability across Pitt’s campus, including landscape, energy, water, materials, and more.