Sustainability
Sustainability is central to ESF’s mission of providing unique and impactful teaching, research, engagement, and action-oriented programs that foster sustainable communities and environments.
Through the College’s Office of Sustainability, students practice classroom learning and all members of the campus community are empowered to take individual and collective action to help reduce the institution’s operational footprint to enhance natural and social environments on campus and beyond.
Leading the ESF campus in collectively practicing what we teach.
Sustainability Priorities
At ESF, we work together as a campus to define our College-wide priorities and to align our efforts with New York State sustainability goals.
Featured Initiatives
Recognized as a Sustainability Leader
ESF is consistently recognized nationally for its commitment to sustainability.
#2 Green Matters: Everyone Cares About Conservation (Princeton Review)
#13 Green College (Princeton Review)
Member since 2022
#1 Top Sustainability Curriculum
#1 Sustainable Investment & Finance
#2 Public Engagement
#6 Top Performing Doctoral Institution
Learn how YOU can be a sustainability advocate!
Land Acknowledgment
SUNY ESF’s Syracuse campus is in the ancestral lands of the Onondaga Nation, the center of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. The College’s other campuses are located within the ancestral lands of the larger Haudenosaunee Confederacy. We honor the Confederacy for its many contributions, including the original philosophy and practice of environmental stewardship.
Donate to the Sustainability Fund
Your support for sustainability is invaluable! Donations will go directly to implementing ESF’s Sustainability Action Plan, supporting student programming, and improving sustainability focused engagement events on campus.
