Leading the Fight: Georgetown Works Toward Sustainable Campus, World
At Georgetown, our community addresses critical sustainability challenges through research, education, activism and operations. Our mission for a clean and flourishing planet for all is rooted in our Catholic and Jesuit values and commitment to the common good.
Georgetown Commitments to Sustainability
Georgetown Commitments to Sustainability
Care for Our Common Home
Earth Commons director Peter P. Marra and business school alumna Anna Giaquinto (B’21) are working to advance environmental justice and sustainability and develop scalable solutions to address urgent challenges on our planet.
“I feel that beautiful spaces and empowering data will give people the power to approach the problem of earth’s resource management as a strong, educated collective.”
“It has become clear that even a slight reduction of cement carbon footprint will dramatically reduce the global anthropogenic CO2 emissions of the whole construction sector and that meeting emission-reduction targets for new constructions calls for deeper scientific understanding of cement properties and performance.”
“My research found out that what Southeast Asia’s sustainability priorities actually were should be things like marine conservation, air quality, water quality, mangrove preservation. But because those aren’t necessarily appropriate to European and North American contexts, they’re ignored in all these standards.”
Art and the Environment
The Earth Commons’ art initiatives bridge the arts and sciences to help spark interdisciplinary dialogue about environmental issues and develop solutions for a greener planet.
Biodiversity on Campus
At the Hoya harvest Garden, members of the Georgetown community practice sustainable food practices and learn about biodiversity through farming spaces on campus that provide fresh food to the Georgetown and wider DC community.
Supporting Sustainability Research
Supporting Sustainability Research
Gender and Climate Change
Women and girls disproportionately bear the brunt of climate-induced shocks, but are on the front lines of climate solutions, too.
Sustainability News
After sorting through half-eaten omelettes and lettuce slivers, a professor and her team of students discovered what’s fueling food waste from restaurants.
Learn how we celebrated Earth Month, from visiting a new art installation on the Potomac River and studying marine life in Florida to debating the climate issues of our time…