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Please excuse our dust and delay as the College transitions to a new website. For more information, contact sustainability@pomona.edu.

Pomona College is committed to leadership in sustainability, just as we are committed to leadership in providing an excellent educational experience. This includes sustainability leadership in campus operations, academic curriculum, extra-curricular opportunities, and outreach to the wider community. We have a strong history with student involvement in sustainability efforts, and are continuously seeking ways to broaden our efforts and outreach about the world's pressing environmental issues and crises.

On this website, you can find information about Pomona's current and planned sustainability initiatives, the College's sustainability-related policies, and about ways to get involved and contribute to Pomona's sustainability initiatives.
 

Reports and Data
  2008-09 Sustainability Annual Report (pdf)
  Pomona College Climate Action Plan (pdf)
  2008-09 Greenhouse Gas Inventory (pdf)
  Campus buildings energy use (excel)

Join us!
This fall the College is engaged in a campaign to improve the community's impacts. Join us for events, projects, and programs in these three months:

• September: There is no "away"! (waste)

• October: Power Down! (energy)

• November: Every Drop Counts! (water)

Pledge your commitment at www.pomonasustainabilitypledge.com starting September 1 and join us for a variety of events, contests, and programs throughout the semester!
 

Updated Environmental Policy Approved
On May 16, 2009, the Board of Trustees approved an update to the College's Statement of Environmental Policy. This policy explicitly states the College's commitment to sustainability and sets new standards and requirements for decision-making in four key areas: capital projects, budgetary and financial planning, education and research, and assessment and review. It also formally creates the Sustainability Integration Office, headed by Bowen Patterson Close.

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Trustees and Faculty Discuss Sustainability at Retreat
At this year's Trustee-Faculty Retreat, Pomona's Board and Faculty spent two days discussing sustainability both globally and locally, learning from high-profile plenary speakers about global issues and discussing in breakout sessions how Pomona should move forward with sustainability goals.

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