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This year, the Bike to Work Day Energizer Station will take place on Friday, May 17 from 7:30 - 9:30am at the Penn Museum (3260 South Street, across from Franklin Field)
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To encourage the continual ‘greening’ of our communities in the Greater Philadelphia area, the Penn Sustainability Office is partnering with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation for the Creating Canopy tree giveaway....Read more »
Penn's Student Eco-Reps program is an environmental leadership opportunity for students interested in advancing sustainability through the implementation of campus-based projects. Students work as paid employees of Penn’s Sustainability Office...Read more »
The Green Purchasing Award program recognizes the outstanding contributions of an individual or team that significantly advance the development of sustainable purchasing practices at Penn. Past "Bright Green Ideas" have included: ...Read more »
Did you know that Americans spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, according to the EPA? Over the last decade, researchers have been documenting what many of us know intuitively...Read more »
During the annual Power Down Challenge, Penn Sustainability and our partners join together for educational events and programs about energy consumption, reduction, and innovation. Each year, the campaign culminates in a...Read more »
The Green Fund was created to support innovative ideas that align with Penn’s CAP goals and would otherwise be impossible to achieve.
Beekeeping, clothing drying racks, analysis of bird strikes,...Read more »
The Penn Sustainability Office has just released the FY18 Penn Sustainability Annual Report , based on data and metrics from fiscal year 2018 gathered from across many academic and administrative units at Penn.Read more »
This upcoming April, at the Partnership for a Healthier America’s annual summit, the University of Pennsylvania will be honored as the first Ivy League...Read more »
Thank you to all who participated in Space Heater Amnesty Day 2019. The Penn Sustainability Office was able to decommission and recycle over 70 space heaters (weighing more than 500...Read more »
