Take a look at that syllabus your teacher handed out at the start of this year. If your professor teaches at one of the 12 schools, departments, or locations that have been certified through the Sustainable Leaders Network’s Workplace Certification, that syllabus is most likely printed on 100 percent recycled paper. And that business card you got from a professor in the School of Nursing? It’s probably made up of at least 30 percent postconsumer waste content.
The Sustainable Leaders Network was created in 2016 alongside University President Lee Bollinger’s announcement of Columbia’s first set of sustainability principles. The group is composed of voluntary representatives from across Columbia’s schools and departments with the intention of being a metrics-driven tool to help accomplish the University’s sustainability goals. Read more