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STARS Platinum - the highest
rating for sustainability
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We self-generate 100% of our energy use
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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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UNH Sustainability Tool SIMAP Upgraded to Calculate Scope 3 Emissions
UNH Sustainability Tool SIMAP Upgraded to Calculate Scope 3 Emissions
Category can account for more than half of an organization's carbon footprint
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Sustainability Institute Celebrates 25 Years
Sustainability Institute Celebrates 25 Years
First initiative of its kind in the U.S. helped UNH become national leader
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Tackling the Challenge
Tackling the Challenge
Student sustainability solutions celebrated at Social Venture Innovation Challenge
ArticleSustainability Events
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June6
Looking Forward: UNH’s 2030 Sustainability Vision
12:00pm - 1:00pm, RegisterUNH is a proud national leader in sustainability - and our work is not done!Our public service mission, our commitment to our students and community partners demands that we more fully engage with local and global efforts to confront the accelerating climate and biodiversity crises; and in ways that centers human rights and equity to ensure a just transition.A shared vision is essential to the development of a strategic roadmap, to define and guide the sustainability...
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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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