Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Economic and social progress over the last century has been accompanied by environmental degradation that is endangering the very systems on which our future development — indeed, our very survival — depends. Learn more at un.org.

What We’re Doing


  • USGBC LEED Certification Seal

    Purchase LEED Building Requirement

    Purchase commits that all new construction and major renovation projects on campus are to be built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver standards or beyond.
  • Free Store

    FreeNew & FreeStore Promotes Reuse

    Campus community can donate salvageable possessions such as furniture, clothing, office supplies, etc. for student use
  • Rocket Composter

    Rocket Composter Turns Food Waste into Plant Fuel

    The Rocket, located behind Campus Center North, is an on-campus composting system that utilizes food waste from The Hub and personal food waste to create compost used on the grounds of campus. 
  • Printer image with recycling image

    Sustainable Print Management

    SUNY launched an initiative to manage printing across all campuses to save money and decrease environmental impact

Ways to Get Involved


Academics


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What Else We’re Doing


  • Purchasing and campus offices follow GreenNY procurement guidelines
  • Chartwells (Purchase’s dining service) has embraced many sustainability efforts & practices
  • CTS manages hardware life cycles responsibly & properly disposes of e-waste
  • PSGA initiated Green Peace sustainable menstrual product drive
  • CTS embraces virtualization, cloud and centralization to reduce carbon footprints
  • Student services offices promote the use of digital materials over physical
  • Facilities and many other offices across campus reuse supplies and furnishings as much as possible