Inspiring higher education to accelerate the sustainability transformation
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Throughout April, our community came together to showcase their sustainability efforts through our Earth Day photo campaign. From adobe brickmaking for campus gardens to community festivals and beautification projects, the submissions captured the many ways campuses are making a difference. Each photo tells a story of collaboration, creativity, and commitment to a more just and sustainable future. Now, you can explore these inspiring moments on the Campus Sustainability Hub. Celebrate our collective impact and gather ideas to spark your own sustainability efforts!
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AASHE is excited to celebrate the 2025 Campus Sustainability Achievement Award winners through a special June webinar series. Each Tuesday from 2–3 p.m. ET, we will spotlight an innovative campus initiative advancing sustainability, justice, and resilience in higher education. From community-driven climate adaptation efforts to reimagined student leadership programs and institution-wide culture shifts, these award-winning projects demonstrate bold, transformative action. Join us throughout June to learn from these leading examples, gain practical strategies, and connect with a growing network of sustainability champions.
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Learn how to harness the full potential of purchasing to advance your institution’s sustainability goals at our expert-led workshop, Sustainable Procurement: Your Institution’s Untapped Market Force, taking place June 16 and 18 from 2–4:30 p.m. ET. This two-part virtual experience will guide you through the foundations of sustainable procurement and show you how to integrate it into institutional strategy, supplier engagement, and climate action efforts. Gain practical tools, explore open-source resources, and hear real-world examples of how procurement can drive systems-level change. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to strengthen existing practices, you’ll leave with the knowledge and confidence to make procurement a powerful force for good. Register today!
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AASHE is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2025 AASHE Sustainability Awards, which recognize outstanding achievements and leadership in advancing sustainability within higher education. This year’s winners have demonstrated exceptional commitment to creating a just, equitable, and sustainable future through innovative programs, impactful initiatives, and dedicated service. From fostering student engagement to promoting systemic change across campuses, their accomplishments inspire and elevate the global sustainability community. Congratulations to all the winners for their dedication and transformative contributions!
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Join us October 22-24, 2025, in Minneapolis, MN, for the AASHE Conference & Expo, where we’re celebrating 20 years of advancing sustainability in higher education! Connect with sustainability professionals, educators, students, and advocates for three days of inspiration, collaboration, and actionable insights that will drive meaningful change on your campus and beyond. Don’t forget, our Call for Proposals is now open through April 11, offering a great opportunity to share your expertise with a dynamic community of changemakers. Register now and take advantage of Early Bird rates! Stay tuned for more details on speakers, sessions, and special events at #AASHE2025.
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Join us June 5-6 for the AASHE Sustainability Education Forum 2025, building on the success of previous years. This dynamic event, based on Open Space Technology, provides a collaborative space for open discussion, knowledge sharing, and co-creating the future of sustainability education. Whether you’re a faculty member, curriculum developer, instructional designer, or simply passionate about sustainability education, this forum offers engaging conversations, valuable connections, and fresh insights to support your work. Registration is now open, and two featured speakers are confirmed (with more to come)!
Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance.
The largest stage to share effective models, policies, research, collaborations and transformative actions which advance sustainability in higher education.
A one-stop shop for toolkits and resource collections on all aspects of sustainability in higher education.
A weekly e-newsletter that delivers the latest in campus sustainability news, resources, opportunities, events, and jobs and internships.
Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS)
About AASHE
AASHE empowers higher education faculty, administrators, staff and students to be effective change agents and drivers of sustainability innovation. AASHE enables members to translate information into action by offering essential resources and professional development to a diverse, engaged community of sustainability leaders.
By sharing knowledge, cooperating on projects and fostering meaningful relationships, partners in the Mentorship Program help advance the field of higher education sustainability.
As the campus sustainability movement has evolved, a wide variety of networks of campus sustainability advocates have emerged. These networks, which are often formed along state, provincial and/or regional lines, share many goals with AASHE. For this reason, we have formalized a collaborative relationship with many of these networks through our Affiliates Program.
AASHE has partnered with 13 Centers for Sustainability Across the Curriculum on a pilot basis to offer workshops and other professional development opportunities on sustainability in the curriculum in an effort to increase the accessibility and diversity of sustainability-oriented training for faculty.
