

Latest Updates
- The Sustainability at Miami Annual Report FY 2021 is now available to view. Read the summary and introduction on the "About" page, under Sustainability Committee Annual Reports.
- Miami now has 32 LEED Gold- or Silver-Certified buildings, accounting for 31 percent of building square footage on the Oxford campus. See the list on the Progress page.
- Come to a Climate Café: Meet members of the Climate Action Task Force and learn about specific topics related to Miami's institutional goals for carbon neutrality. @ 6 p.m., Nov. 4 and Nov. 11. View the full schedule and speakers here.
- "President Speaks: How one university plans to zero out its carbon emissions. Changing how it generates energy on campus isn't the only way Miami University is thinking green." – President Gregory Crawford's Op-Ed in Higher Ed Dive
- Hannon Armstrong Foundation selects Miami for the inaugural Climate Solutions Scholarship. New needs-based scholarship to support underrepresented communities at Miami and Morgan State University.
- Moving off steam: Utility Master Plan provides a path toward carbon neutrality
Climate Commitment = Carbon + Resilience
Miami has joined more than 400 other colleges and universities that have signed Second Nature’s PCLC commitment to carbon neutrality and will join the 111 schools that have also committed to resilience through the climate commitment.
Next Steps: Complete resilience assessment in 2023; Climate Action Plan in 2024
The PCLC timeline starts upon signing the commitments. Miami has already met the first step of creating a Climate Action Task Force. Major steps are:
- Within 2 years: Complete a Campus-Community Resilience Assessment (by September 2023).
- Within 3 years: Develop a comprehensive Climate Action Plan and set a target for achieving carbon neutrality (by September 2024).
Sustainability Partnerships
MU-Lean
MU-Lean is a method of organizing human activities to deliver more benefits and value to customers while systematically eliminating waste within processes.
Physical Facilities (PFD)
Physical Facilities (PFD) creates a more sustainable and green campus through proper waste management, energy conservation, and responsible construction practices.
Recognition and Honors
The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS®) is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. Miami earned Gold in its most recent STARS assessment.
Miami received the Bicycle Friendly University-Bronze Award in November 2018 from the League of American Bicyclists for promoting and enabling safe, accessible bicycling on campus.
Noted for a walkable campus, new bike paths, expanded transit, a major shift to geothermal heating and cooling, a comprehensive storm water master plan and a commitment to the purchase of local/organic food, Miami was included in the Princeton Review Guide to 399 Green Colleges for 2018.