Sustainability

Recent Stories

  • Responsible Finance in Community Development
    - Responsible Finance in Community Development
    Michael Swack describes himself as “the son of an activist mom who grew up in Northeast Ohio.” He traces his own activist roots to his undergraduate years at the University of... Read More
  • Q&A with Geno Miller ‘17
    - Q&A with Geno Miller ‘17
    When you came to UNH had you planned on weaving in a focus on social innovation or sustainability into your major?  Yes, I did. I started my first business when I was 15 years old... Read More
  • Environmental regulations improve the bottom line
    - Environmental regulations improve the bottom line
    When Robert Mohr was in graduate school, his advisor introduced him to a controversial paper written by the influential economist Michael Porter. Read More
  • Q&A with Alison Pyott ’92 
    - Q&A with Alison Pyott ’92 
    Tell us a little bit about your career path. Where has life taken you?  In 1992, I graduated from UNH with a degree in Hotel Administration. After a brief time in the hospitality... Read More
  • Harmonizing art with business to help make the world a better place
    - Harmonizing art with business to help make the world a better place
    The consistent rattle of the spray paint can in her hands mimicked the ticking of her mind as Haley Burns ‘20 assessed the canvas in front of her. After hours of class, work, and... Read More
  • Celebrating 10 Years of EcoGastronomy
    - Celebrating 10 Years of EcoGastronomy
    Grace Stott ‘20 always valued sustainability, but couldn’t figure out how to incorporate it into her college career. Then she discovered EcoGastronomy and paired it with her... Read More
  • University Collaborative grooms a new kind of sustainable business leader
    - University Collaborative grooms a new kind of sustainable business leader
    Often, those seeking broad changes in the way corporations behave toward their employees, society, and the environment, have done so as protestors. Such protests are valuable in... Read More
  • B the Change
    - B the Change
    Certified B Corporations are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance... Read More
  • Organic Dairy Grant
    - Organic Dairy Grant
    With a new $2 million grant from the USDA, UNH researchers will develop new management techniques that aim to help organic dairies remain profitable. Read More
  • Tops In Sustainability
    - Tops In Sustainability
    Once again UNH has shown its true colors — blue, white and green — after being named one of the most sustainable schools in the country by two of the top organzations  that track... Read More