The Refinishing Touch Blog

We’ve previously written about the College Sustainability Report Card and how colleges rank with regards to their environmental impact. This year’s report card features 17 Canadian universities that have made great strides in lowering their carbon footprints.

The report card, released by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, focuses on several initiatives such as improving administrative policies, purchasing food from local vendors, recycling efforts, “greening” buildings, and investing in renewable energy.

At the top of the “most improved” category is Ottowa’s Carleton University, which improved its score from a D-minus last year to a B-minus this year by adding a sustainability officer to its staff and creating a environmental issues committee. Additionally, the university purchases food locally from sustainable sources, composts waste, and doesn’t use trays in its dining halls.

Carleton University should be proud of the excellent progress it has made towards improving its environmental sustainability. The university is another great example that no matter your actions in the past, it’s never too late to adopt eco-friendly strategies.