Carbon Footprint
The Ohio State University is committed to proactively addressing the issue of global climate change. In 2008, the university signed the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), pledging to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. As an element of this commitment, Ohio State shares annual GHG emissions inventories on the ACUPCC website(link is external). These public emissions inventories demonstrate Ohio State’s dedication to the Climate Commitment and transparency.
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The Wexner Medical Center is committed to being a responsible steward of resources through efficient operations, innovative research and ideas and to “first, do no harm.”
View the FY21 medical center sustainability accomplishments report , which highlights progress on environmental initiatives and demonstrates how the work...
For the eleventh year in a row, The Ohio State University is proud to earn a Tree Campus Higher Education recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation. Ohio State has received the distinction each year since it first applied in 2011. Tree Campus Higher Education, formerly known as Tree Campus...
A sustainability leader from Ohio State is weighing in on the climate change phenomenon. The Commonwealth Fund recently invited Aparna Dial, senior director of sustainability and strategic services, to be part of a virtual panel.
The Commonwealth Fund was founded in 1918. The organization’s mission is to promote a...