Sustainability Featured Posts

Climate Justice and Sustainability Hub Grant ProgramAnnouncing the Fall 2024 Grant Recipients  The Climate Justice and Sustainability Hub at Northeastern University funds innovative projects across the global network that help advance the goals, strategies, and...

Northeastern Puts Sustainability on the Menu with New Climate-Friendly Labels By Michael Earls with the Climate Justice and Sustainability Hub  With stomachs growling and minds focused on impending assignments, students in Northeastern’s dining locations may feel...

From Single-Use to Sustainable: NU Toronto's Push for Reusable Coffee Cups By Michael Earls with the Climate Justice and Sustainability Hub  North of the border, on Northeastern University’s Toronto campus, grabbing a cup of Tim Horton’s coffee on the way to class is...

Translating Sustainability: NU London launches a new strategy  Thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean, at Northeastern University’s London campus, a small yet dedicated team is elevating sustainability among students, faculty, and community. Their holistic...

Climate Justice Fellowship: Empowering student leaders across Northeastern University A new program at Northeastern University is mobilizing students to take active roles within the climate justice movement.   These ambitious minds are participating in the Climate...

Northeastern Reveals a Draft of the Climate Justice Action PlanAt a renowned playhouse and community gathering space on Huntington Avenue, a powerful dinner conversation brought together Boston residents and Northeastern community members this past March.  The event...

Students Celebrate Earth Month around the Global CampusLondon:   On April 25, the London campus hosted a conference called “Fossil Fuel Phase Out and Climate Futures: Bringing Together Policy and Science.” Scientists, academics and activists met and discussed...

Publication Draws Attention to Communicating Issues of Environmental JusticeEnvironmental issues such as pollution, resource depletion, rising water levels and others impact us all — but they do not impact us all equally. Communities who may be disproportionally...

Alumni Relations hosts “Creating a Sustainable Future” ConversationLeah Bamberger, Executive Director of the Climate Justice and Sustainability Hub, recently moderated a panel “Creating a Sustainable Future” hosted by the Northeastern Alumni Relations Department on...

Entrepreneurship Club Sustainable Fashion Competition Highlights Student StartupsThe Northeastern Entrepreneurship Club recently organized a competition on February 25 at Horticulture Hall, where 16 teams showcased their startups related to sustainable fashion. These...

Avoid wasting food. Plan your meals and learn how to cook with zero waste. Designate an area of your fridge as an “Eat Me First” section to ensure no leftovers go to waste.

Buy second-hand at the Trash2Treasure sale, Goodwill in Roxbury, Boomerangs in JP and Cambridge, Buffalo Exchange in Brookline, Garment District in Cambridge or other second-hand shops.

 In April of this year, the Faculty Senate Climate Justice Action Committee released a report outlining what steps need to be taken to re-establish Northeastern as a leader in climate justice action. The 14-page report offers an in depth look into the committee’s...

A complete recording of the event can be found HERE Northeastern’s new Climate Justice and Sustainability Hub was introduced at a panel event on Wednesday, April 20 at the Amphitheater at Egan Research Center. The Hub is the new iteration of the Office of...

Plastics are a pervasive source of pollution. And they might also be significantly altering the Earth’s carbon cycle and our ability to monitor it, according to research by Northeastern’s Aron Stubbins. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Some neighborhoods are hotter than others, says Brian Helmuth, professor of marine and environmental sciences at Northeastern. And those temperature differences tend to fall along socioeconomic lines, perpetuating entrenched historical inequalities.

Plastic pollution is now considered one of the largest threats to the environment. It takes 400 years for plastics to decompose. Hongli Zhu, an assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern, asked herself a question: Can we replace plastic food containers with the biodegradable fiber produced as a byproduct of the sugar industry?

Sustainability isn’t just for large companies. Everyone can incorporate sustainability in their everyday life. These are some examples of how I practice sustainability every day

Meet our new Eco Ambassadors! These volunteer representatives help promote and encourage sustainable practices within their respective departments.

  by  Hillary Chabot Visual presentation by Cam Sleeper, Ruby Wallau and Hannah Moore News@Northeastern   Elena Getsios, who just finished her third-year behavioral neuroscience and philosophy major at Northeastern, got a taste for...

Make your life more sustainable by getting involved with the Green Office Challenge.

Blue Bikes sharing program will be expanding to Forsyth Street on the Northeastern Boston Campus.

Sydney Morris, who studies chemical engineering, wants to make powerful batteries without cobalt, an expensive and unsustainable rare earth mineral that’s often mined by children.

Shalanda Baker, professor of law, public policy and urban affairs, has joined President Biden’s administration as deputy director for energy justice at the Department of Energy. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Christina Lau, who studies environmental science, center, and Hannah Ferguson and Samuel Rosario, who both study music industry, seesaw on the Wooden Wave, an installation for the Furniture Urbanism course final project.

What Carol Rosskam, Sustainability Program Mgr. – Office of Sustainability learned in the Yukon about energy conservation and sustainability and how it shaped her life.

NU Mutual Aid holds a mobile food pantry to provide resources for food insecure community members on Centennial Common.

Hongli (Julie) Zhu, an assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern, developed a way to create biodegradable food containers using sugarcane and bamboo fibers.

Climate change can sometimes feel overwhelming, but you can make a big difference with a few small changes to your eating habit.  Learn what better food choices you can make for a positive impact on the planet.

Outdoor seating, healthy distancing, and constant cleaning are just a few of the safety measures Northeastern’s dining services are taking

2020 Dialogue of Civilizations Program providing comprehensive views and intense dialogues focusing on critical issues facing students and their peers at both the local and global level discuss Climate Change Science and Policy.

The UN Global Compact has compiled a series of COVID-19 issue area briefs that detail the impact of the pandemic on a range of sustainability issue areas.

Janet Cheung will study political science and environmental studies at Northeastern starting in the fall 2020 semester. She wants to use her degrees to influence climate change policy

The School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs recently had a discussion with Prof. Joan Fitzgerald to discuss her fourth book, titled “Greenovation: Urban Leadership on Climate Change.”

Pierre-Yves Cousteau, son of famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, is looking for data in places ships and buoys can’t reach By Stav Dimitropoulos, Experience Magazine

In this podcast, you’ll hear from Mark Hahn at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution about how microplastics impact human health and the ecosystem, and how researchers are working to address this issue.

By cutting down on travel, we slow the spread of COVID-19, and decrease emissions, explains Justin Manjourides, associate professor of biostatistics.

Epidemics changes the way cities are designed and being used.