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Penn Releases Climate Action Plan

The University of Pennsylvania today released its Climate Action Plan, a comprehensive approach to reducing the University’s carbon footprint and enhancing its overall sustainability

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Penn Appoints Daniel Garofalo as the University's First Environmental Sustainability Coordinator

Daniel Garofalo has been appointed the University of Pennsylvania’s first environmental sustainability coordinator and senior facilities planner, responsible for Penn’s sustainability strategy, including energy conservation, waste management, green buildings, transportation and planning

Keeping campus trees—all 6,800 of them—healthy and vibrant

Dedicated staff from Facilities and Real Estate Services and the Morris Arboretum maintain the leafy canopy with a discerning eye for safety and sustainability.

Topping off Penn’s new energy science building

A project nearly four years in the making sees new heights as the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology marks a significant milestone in its construction.

steel construction framing of new building

Celebrating Earth Week 2023 at Penn

Organized by Penn Sustainability, Earth Week runs April 17-23 and will include dozens of events centered on the themes of environmental justice, climate, and nature-based solutions.

Winners of President’s Sustainability Prize are making a difference for people and the planet

Springboarded by University recognition and support, the alums behind the three prize-winning projects—Baleena, The Community Grocer, and Shinkei Systems—are realizing, even surpassing, their goals.

Penn PIP winners two men at College Hall

Red & Blue & Green All Over

The Spring 2022 issue of Penn Parents magazine featured a story on sustainability at Penn.

Quaker Kitchen and Penn Park Sustainable Food

Quaker Kitchen, the small dining café in Gutmann College House, has formed a collaborative relationship with Penn Dining and the Penn Park Farm to prepare food grown on the Farm and to use the space as a teaching opportunity.