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STARS Platinum - the highest
rating for sustainability
Renewable
Powered by renewable landfill gas and small NH hydro
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State's only 3-star green certified
restaurant (we have 3)
UNH Rated Top 5 Out of Nearly 700 Schools
for Sustainability Practices
In fall 2021, UNH achieved a renewed STARS Platinum rating from
the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE),
one of only a handful of schools in the nation to achieve this highest level of sustainability
performance among colleges and universities. UNH's Platinum rating was made possible through
a long-term, concerted, and university-wide effort that engaged faculty, staff, and students.
Sustainability Dual Major
UNH is one of the only universities in the country to offer a Sustainability Dual Major – a unique and powerful experience to better understand any discipline through the lens of sustainability. It’s an innovative pathway to combine your disciplinary education with the interdisciplinary skills and knowledge needed to create a more sustainable future. Learn More
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Sustainability Events
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December7
UNH Alumni Webinar Series: Sustainable Goods and Holiday Gift Giving
12:00pm - 12:45pm, There is power in purchasing. In the second webinar in the series, learn how your voice can be heard through purchasing sustainable goods during the holidays, and year-round. You’ll hear from UNH alumni who are leading experts in sustainability in the field of consumer goods. They’ll share diverse perspectives on key trends, and you’ll gain practical knowledge about purchasing sustainably that you can use professionally and personally. Guests include Matt O’Connor ’92, Seni...
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December12
B Impact Clinic & Carbon Clinic Showcase
5:00pm - 7:00pm, Join us for an evening of inspiration and networking! Student teams have been working with our partner organizations to help them advance their sustainability initiatives and goals in the B Impact and Carbon Clinics. B Impact Clinic students helped our partners assess their social and environmental impact by completing the B Impact Assessment, the first step to becoming B Corp certified. New this year, our Carbon Clinic students have been helping partners calculate their carb...
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Sustainability Virtual Tour
UNH is a leader in sustainability. Learn how we infuse sustainability in the daily operations of our campus and how we inspire, train and support the next generation of changemakers.
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UNH Land Acknowledgement
As a public land-, sea- and space-grant institution, UNH has been dedicated to the public good for over 150 years. Sustainability, the collective commitment to human dignity for all people and ecological integrity in all places, is fundamental to the public good and is a core UNH value.
Developed by a committee and approved by Tribal Elders, the committee built this acknowledgement with six guiding principles/critical elements.
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