Sustainability

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).

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Miami's recycling and solid waste reduction efforts have come a long way since becoming part of campus operations in 1989. But what can be tossed into those blue recycle bins around campus?

Recyclable Items

Miami University is committed to sustainability in our academic programs, physical campus and operations, and university mission by promoting environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and economic viability for current and future generations. This commitment is a collaborative effort that involves students, faculty, staff and external partners.

Miami's various sustainability stakeholders include, but are not limited to, current and future students, parents, alumni, faculty, staff, suppliers, contractors, residents of the communities in which we operate, and those who live both within and beyond the boundaries of the state.

Contact us at Sustainability@MiamiOH.edu.

Battery Disposal

Battery collection bins are conveniently located in King Library, Shriver Center, and the Rec Center. To begin recycling batteries in your building, submit a service request to Physical Facilities.

Request Battery Disposal

Sustainability Partnerships

Colorful flowers and grasses surround the stormwater management pond on Western campus

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.

Lean at Miami

Physical Facilities (PFD)

Physical Facilities (PFD) creates a more sustainable and green campus through proper waste management, energy conservation, and responsible construction practices.

PFD Initiatives

Recognition and Honors

STARS logo: Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System. STARS Silver a program of aashe

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.

President Crawford wearing a helmet and business suit rides his bike. The passing scenery is blurred.

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.