EHC K-12 Programs

Resources

Eden Hall Information

+Eden Hall Virtual Tour

+Eden Hall Building Data

Sustainable Career Webinar Recordings

+Daniel Rossi-Keen, Executive Director at RiverWise

Daniel's Webinar Recording on YouTube

Daniel organizes communities, volunteers, and projects that are focused on creating a healthy future in Beaver County, PA. RiverWise's mission is "to create a regional identity around the rivers of Beaver County." They help people to think about how their decisions (as individuals, businesses, organizations, and communities) affect the future of the region.

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+Leslie Montgomery, Education Senior Director at Green Building Alliance

Leslie's Webinar Recording on YouTube

The buildings where we live and spend our time have major impacts on the natural environment and on people's health. Leslie works with architects and builders to teach them how to create buildings that are kind to the environment and provide healthy and inspiring spaces for us to live and learn.

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+Julia Saintz, Sustainability Program Coordinator at Evoqua Water Technologies

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Julia's Webinar Recording on YouTube

Julia builds and manages her company's sustainability program. This means that she tries to make the company more environmentally responsible to reduce their carbon emissions but also to make sure they are being a good corporate citizen to our employees and communities. Julia graduated from Chatham with a Master in Sustainability in 2019.

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+Stefani Danes, Architect and Ecovillage Project Manager

Stefani's Webinar Recording on YouTube

Stefani is an architect who designs buildings and plans neighborhoods that make better use of the resources, such as land, energy, and water. She also teaches architecture students on how they can use designs to make our world a better and more sustainable place to live. She is currently helping to create an ecovillage with Chatham University.

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+Katie Modic, Executive Director at Communitopia

Katie's Webinar Recording on YouTube

Katie leads an organization working to slow climate change and create healthier communities. Communitopia believes climate change can be solved! They teach students about climate change and help them take action

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+Chelsea Hilty and Amber Stacey, Environmental Educators, Group Against Smog and Pollution & Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy


Chelsea and Amber's Recording on YouTube

Chelsea and Amber are educators and work to get people of all ages outdoors and interested in nature. Chelsea works at GASP, which specializes in improving air quality in southwestern PA. Amber works at the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, encouraging community members to use and care for the city's parks.

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+Ariam Ford, Executive Director, Grounded Strategies

Ariam's Webinar Recording on YouTube

Ariam works for an organization that aims to improve the conditions of the neighbourhoods by providing necessary tools, resources and connections. Grounded uses the process of reclaiming vacant and underutilized land as a platform for engagement, education, and building trust among communities.

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+Julia Rogers, Global Sustainability Lead, Facebook, Inc.

Julia's Webinar Recording on YouTube

Julia and her team creates the vision and planning for Facebook's sustainable workplaces around the globe.

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+Simona Loberant, Sustainability Coordinator, Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh

Simona's Webinar Recording on YouTube

Simona works for a small government authority that owns the biggest sports and gathering venues in Pittsburgh. Her responsibility is to ensure that the Convention Center is up to date on Sustainability certifications and adhering to their promises to be sustainable. She also tries and makes their buildings as energy efficient as possible and monitors to find the best ways to keep them in the best shape. She works with everything from the types of products used to clean the buildings, to the type of paints used, to the types of containers used to serve food all the way up to fixing the roof and lights and plants.

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+Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigney-Gireaux, PROFESSOR /CLIMATOLOGIST, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT

Dr Lesley-Ann's webinar recording on YouTube

Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux is a Professor of Climatology in the Department of Geography at the University of Vermont. Her work spans a number of climate hazards and severe weather, with a special focus on flooding and droughts. As the State Climatologist for Vermont, she engages directly with community groups, K-12 schools, State legislators, Federal and State agencies, and national climate organizations. Dr. Dupigny-Giroux is the lead editor of Historical climate variability and impacts in North America, the first monograph of its kind to deal with the use of documentary and other ancillary records in the analysis of climate variability and change.

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+Ben Gutschow, COMMUNITY ORGANIZER FOR SOCIAL AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, CASA SAN JOSE

Ben's webinar recording on YouTube

Ben is a high school student who is actively involved with the Non-Profit Organization, Casa San Jose as a community organizer for social and civic engagement. Ben actively advocates for immigrant-rights and climate change.

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+Kendra Norrell, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR, OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY| CITY OF RICMOND, VA

Kendra's webinar recording on YouTube

As the community engagement coordinator, Kendra focuses on meeting with community members and local organizations to understand their concerns. She take the community concerns and align, or give support to, climate resilient planning to create stronger neighborhoods in Richmond, VA.

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Career Journeys from The Consortium for Public Education (TCFPE)

+Neil E Brown, Instructor/Research Scientist, UrbanKind Institute

UrbanKind Institute - Official website
Neil's Career Journey recording on Youtube

+Morgan Livingston - Former Agricultural Innovation Manager, The Greater Washington Food Bank, Penn State Butcher Apprentice - Class of 2021

Morgan's Career Journey recording on Youtube

+Sam Applefield - Program Manager, Pittsburgh Food Policy Council

Pittsburgh Food Policy Council - Official website
Sam's Career Journey recording on YouTube

+Tacumba Turner -Program Manager, Oasis Farm and Fishery

Oasis Farm and Fishery - Official website
Tacumba's Career Journey recording on YouTube

+Ned Mulcahy - Staff attorney, Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP)

Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) - Official website
Ned's Career Journey recording on YouTube

+Kara Rubio - Healthy Schools Coordinator, Women for a Healthy Environment

Women for a Healthy Environment - Official website
Kara's Career Journey recording on YouTube

+Anupama Jain - Executive Director, Gender Equity Commission, City of Pittsburgh

Gender Equity Commission, City of Pittsburgh - Official website
Anupama's Career Journey recording on YouTube

+Katherine Bakrania - Environmental Justice Organizer, One Pennsylvania

One Pennsylvania - Official website
Katherine's Career Journey recording on YouTube

+Barbara Johnson - Vice President of Center for Race and Gender Equity, YWCA Greater Pittsburgh

YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh - Official website
Barbara's Career Journey recording on YouTube

General Information on K-12 Sustainability

+K-12 School Sustainability Overview

+Systems Thinking

+PBL Pedagogy Overview

+Sustainability in Pittsburgh Overview

  • Pittsburgh Green Story - "A comprehensive media resource regarding Pittsburgh's leadership in green innovation." Article topics are sorted by focus areas, including equity, food, health, innovation and more.

+Resource Databases - Curriculum, All Topics

  • Teach Engineering - Various lesson plans available on topics that touch all topics listed below.

+Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Resources

If your school is interested in having GIS software on your computers, open source software such as QGIS is available completely free. Esri also offers free access to their ArcGIS Online to make and share maps. If you would like access to Esri's full array of tools in their desktop program, Esri offers about a 99% discount program to schools for $100 per year.

  • Interactive Online Map Resources
    • MapMaker Interactive - National Geographic has their own free online map making software that is easy to use. This would be a perfect introductory software for students. Easy to add layers containing data on topics from food, animal locations, and earth systems to population, U.S. history and more.
    • Environmental Insights Explorer - Google created this site with data from a few cities including Pittsburgh. This online interactive map would be a great introduction to allowing students to add layers to create meaningful maps that tell a story. The site has data on building emissions, rooftop solar potential, transportation emissions, and climate projections. It is a bit more clunky than MapMaker and does not allow for layer overlap.
    • Pittsburgh Lead Water Lines - This is an interactive map that displays water line types in the city and where construction for new water lines will occur.
    • Interactive Maps - Urban Institute - This is a set of different interactive maps involving race, poverty and public schools across the US.
    • Interactive Maps of Pittsburgh - City of Pittsburgh GIS Division - Various interactive maps of Pittsburgh ranging from Neighborhood to Population Change.
    • Pittsburgh Historic Maps - Esri - Interactive map that combines historic maps of Pittsburgh through the Mosaic and Georeferencing tools.
  • Data Resources
    • Western PA Regional Data Center - For Pittsburgh/Western PA specific data, use this data collaboration site to download data on a wide range of topics.
    • PASDA - This is the go to data resource for Pennsylvania specific GIS data.
    • US Census Data - The Census provides nation wide data in ready to use TIGER files that are already in shapefiles or gdb.
  • GIS Curriculum
  • Example Maps
  • Gentrification Specific Resources

+Project Based Learning Skills for Students

Organizations, News, Curriculum and Other Resources by Topic

+Air Quality

+Aquaponics and Aquaculture

+Art for Change

+Climate Change

  • Chatham In The News
    • COP 23 - President David Finegold will serve as one of 3 representatives from U.S. universities to attend the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the UN Conference on Climate Change in November of 2017. Click here to see the itinerary for when U.S. representatives, including President Finegold, will partake in panel discussions at the U.S. Climate Action Center, in Bonn, Germany.
  • Pittsburgh Area Local Organizations and News
    • Peduto Announces Executive Order on Climate Change - Pittsburgh Post Gazet June 3rd, 2017 - Pittsburgh is dedicated towards remaining below the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming target set out by the Paris Climate Accord. Pittsburgh will look to transition the city's fleet of vehicles to clean hybrid and electric vehicles, improve the efficiency of city buildings, and hold firm on the commitment to renewable energy sources for municipal operations by 2030.
    • Pittsburgh Climate Initiative - A collaboration of organizations that look to ensure the City of Pittsburgh is following through on its Climate Action Plan. The organization additionally offers a few tips on how to reduce one's carbon footprint and fight climate change. See their "Library" tab for links to Pittsburgh's actual Climate Action Plans and Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
    • Sustainable Pittsburgh - This organization attempts to integrate environmental quality decision making in Pittsburgh through both partnerships and collaboration, and communications/education. Sustainable Pittsburgh offers professional development for business and community leaders to come together and share ideas on sustainability solutions. Additionally, Sustainable Pittsburgh has a sustainability performance platform, which allows Pittsburghers to better address climate change.
    • Tree Pittsburgh -This organization aims to plant and maintain trees throughout Pittsburgh, while educating people on the benefits of trees. Trees sequester carbon, and planting and maintaining trees is one way to reduce climate change in Pittsburgh.
    • Climate Reality Leadership Corps - An organization that trains average citizens to become leaders on climate change by giving them the skills, resources, and access to fight climate change head on. Pittsburgh hosted a Climate Reality Leadership Corps Conference from October 17th-19th in 2017. You can still join any of the organization's initiatives, including the Pittsburgh Chapter even if you did not attend the training in Pittsburgh!
    • Pittsburgh is Fighting Climate Change - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Dec. 15, 2015 - This article demonstrates how Pittsburgh has begun to tackle climate change in part by young volunteers aiming to jumpstart Pittsburgh's Climate Action Plan
  • Basic Information
    • The Climate Mitigation Gap: Education and Government Recommendations Miss the Most Effective Individual Actions -iopscience.org - July 12, 2017 - A scientific journal that highlights the top four activities that one can do to tackle climate change. The top four actions include having one fewer child, avoiding transatlantic flights, using alternative transportation methods, and eating a plant-based diet.
    • National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) - The NRDC provides a list of twelve actions that you can take to mitigate climate change, like purchasing better light bulbs, reducing your water waste, and reducing your food waste by eating all of the food that you buy.
    • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Facts, visual highlights, data, and tools to allow people to better understand and prepare for how the Earth's climate will change.
    • Climate Change in the American Mind - A report by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication showing current statistics on the perceived risks, worries, and beliefs of Americans on climate change. This information shows that most Americans, 7 out of 10, believe climate change is happening.
    • Alliance For Climate Education - A website that provides information for high school students to better understand climate change, the greenhouse gas effect, and how climate change will affect an individual's region. Student can also join the Youth Action Network, which allows a student opportunities towards finding ways to take action on climate change, and gives updates on relevant climate change news.
    • NOAA Climate.gov - A video from the EPA that aims to help people understanding the basic science behind climate change, and how to tackle climate change.
    • Paris Climate Accord: What is it - NPR - June 1st, 2017 - In December of 2015, representatives from nearly every country on planet Earth met, discussed, and agreed upon creating an international framework towards tackling climate change. This historic agreement sees nations looking to keep global temperatures below 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to preindustrial temperatures in order to avoid the catastrophic events associated with climate change.
    • United Nations Framework on Climate Change - The Paris Agreement - This resource helps one understand more about the essentials of the Paris Agreement, and see the nationally determined contributions required. Additionally, one can see exactly how many nations have ratified the Paris Climate Agreement here as well.
    • The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change - This academic report gives readers a better understanding about the impacts of climate change on human health through graphs, panels, and information from scientists, health professionals, doctors, and other experts.
    • The Climate Change Problem No One Talks About: Anxiety and Depression - Time Magazine - March 30, 2017 - An article that demonstrates the findings of a new report linking extreme weather events and raising temperatures to mental health. Additionally, the report provides recommendations for city planners to include mental health in their climate change mitigation plans.
    • Alliance of Nurses For Healthy Environments - This organization is a coalition of nurses who aim to incorporate the linkage between climate change and health into their profession. The Alliance also provides resources and tools for nurses, or anyone, to take action on climate change in their community.
    • 53 Sources for Climate Change News George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health - This source includes an easy way to obtain unbiased information on relevant climate change news. The news sources provided contain a more reliable source of information for grasping climate change compared to traditional news sources.
    • American University - Finding Hope in Climate Engineering - 03/19/18 - Geoengineering is one approach humans could take to mitigate the impacts of climate change on a global scale. However, some of the potential consequences of geoengineering remain unknown, and the approach is seen as controversial. Knowledge of geoengineering may lead to more student creative climate change solutions/ideas.
  • Grants
    • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office Of Education - These grants are available for educators in various parts of the U.S., and are awarded to projects and education surrounding ecosystem stewardship and resilience. These grants also look to fund projects to increase the amount of K-12 curriculum on earth systems science education.
    • Nature Works Everywhere Grant - The Nature Conservancy - Grants of $2,000 will be awarded to 60 public or charter urban area schools (elementary, middle, and high) who are looking to address climate change through green infrastructure projects (rain gardens, urban forestry projects, native gardens). The deadline for this grant application in 2017 was November 3rd.
  • Examples In Action
    • Deep Time Walk - An app that allows people to view the history of the Earth through an interactive 4.6 km walk. This app is a great way to gain perspective on climate change, and can inspire action on mitigating the effects of climate change.
    • Sustainable Pittsburgh Challenge (formerly known as the Green Workplace Challenge) - A yearlong competition between businesses in Pittsburgh that measures and tracks an organization's sustainability initiatives based off of conservation, energy reduction, and waste management. K-12 schools can participate in the Sustainable Pittsburgh Challenge as well!
    • Project Drawdown - World Famous economist Paul Hawken, with the help of scientists and policymakers, proposes 80 solutions to reverse global warming. Project Drawdown looks to educate people on how the world can solve climate change by 2050.
  • Curriculum

+Ecology and Biodiversity

  • Chatham in the News
    • Chatham University Research Into Japanese Barberry - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - March 23, 2018- Chatham University research shows that the invasive species Japanese Barberry is damaging PA forests.
    • Chatham University Arboretum - Everybody Gardens - December 26, 2018 - An article about Chatham University's public access arboretum.
    • Chatham University Participates in Moth Survey - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - April 21, 2016 - Pittsburgh assembles 1 of 20 international moth boards to participate in an international moth survey studying the effects of climate change on moth territories.
    • Unassessed Water Project - Chesapeake Conservancy - Chatham Professor Dr. Utz and a student join the unassessed water project looking at biological and chemical properties of waterways
    • Trout in the Classroom Engages Kids - Kidsburgh - November 9, 2017 - Chatham University's Falk School of Sustainability, among others, lends itself as a resource in a school initiative to increase the learning about the importance of water quality management through aquaponics.
  • Pittsburgh-Area Local Organizations and News
    • Burgh Bees - Burgh bees is a local community bee apiary that established pollinator gardens to provide a safe haven for honey bees. The organization runs programs to educate individuals on beekeeping and lists local resources and funding opportunities for starting apiaries and pollinator gardens.
    • #Feed a Bee Initiative in Allegheny County - Pittsburgh City Paper - March 20, 2019 - The Allegheny Conservation District received a grant from FEED a BEE to plant pollinator gardens throughout Allegheny County.
    • Penn State Extension Demonstrator Gardens - Visit Allegheny County demonstration gardens for a self-tour of beautiful flora, herb, and pollinator gardens. Pollinator gardens are part of the Master Gardeners pollinator program to provide ecological and educational benefits.
    • Native Plant Initiative - A collaboration between the Garden Club of Allegheny County and supporting organizations, this program is designed to reinstate the presence of native species found in the Allegheny Plateau.
    • Pittsburgh Park Conservancy - Installed seasonal pools to create ecological habitat and alleviate storm water runoff in Highland Park. Check out other conservation projects in local Pittsburgh parks on the main site!
    • National Aviary - Website provides details on the Pittsburgh location, local conservation projects, and exhibits.
    • Allegheny County Conservation District - This organization is dedicated to conservation in Allegheny County. They provide resources on environmental topics including soil erosion, storm-water management, agriculture, and educational opportunities.
  • Basic Information
    • USDA Forest Service - Describes the importance of pollinator gardens, concerns that need to be addressed when developing a pollinator garden, and information regarding native plants that attract specific pollinators based on geographic location.
    • USDA Department of Agriculture - This resource provides a guide for locating international and region-specific invasive species. Additionally, the site provides resources for reporting and identifying invasive species. For more information on ongoing initiatives to protect PA wildlife click here.
    • Biodiversity Heritage Library - Dedicated to encouraging ongoing education on biodiversity related topics, this site contains a large online public access collection of biodiversity literature.
    • About Bioscience - Biodiversity - Contains information on the topic of biodiversity, its main components, and the impact of human development on subject.
    • Convention of Biological Diversity - Leading international effort on the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources. The convention has created several programs to conserve biodiversity across biomes and documents predicting the global biodiversity outcome.
    • Global Issues - Biodiversity - This site houses articles on the most recent topics related to biodiversity.
    • Pollinator Partnership - This organization provides a full list of resources related to the benefits of pollinator gardens, how to build different pollinator gardens, and the considerations involved in creating a garden.
    • Fauna and Flora International - Habitat loss is one of the main threats to biodiversity. Learn more about habitat loss and how organizations like Fauna and Flora International help to protect species and prevent habitat loss through science and partnerships.
    • World Wildlife Fund - Look here for the latest news on global biodiversity/ species threats. The World Wildlife Fund is one of the most long-standing organizations fighting to protect species diversity from both human and environmental harm. To learn more about the threats to global biodiversity and the subject check out the organization's resources.
  • Grants
    • Champion Schools program - Granted through Phipps Conservatory, this program awards grants to schools based off of three select categories. Grants have been awarded to schools in the past to maintain pollinator gardens.
    • Pollinator Live-Grant - Check here for a list of grants that can be used to create a school pollinator garden. Participate in Pollinator Live's educational program and increase your chances of getting funding from Green Works.
    • EPA-Environmental Education Grant - Apply here for grants that can be used for environmental education projects.
  • Examples in Action
    • Petals and Pollinators - Sponsored by the Phipps Conservatory Fairchild challenge students are bringing awareness to the importance of pollinators through art.
    • Seventh Graders Complete Pollinator Garden - Shadyside Academy, June 1, 2016 - Middle schoolers install their own pollinator garden on campus after partnering with the Western PA Audubon Society.
    • New Cooperative Group Forms to Tackle Invasive Plants - The Bradford Era - February 26, 2018 - The Allegheny Plateau Invasive Plant Management Area was formed to combat the establishment of invasive species in the area. The main focus of the group is on educational programs and building awareness of the threat of invasive species on local biodiversity.
    • National Geographic challenges Students to Tackle Environmental Issues - The Courier - March 20, 2019 - Part of the National Geographic GeoChallenge has inspired local schools to participate in the challenge and tackle real-world environmental problems.
  • Curriculum
    • The National Wildlife Federation - Has established several educational programs to engage young leaders on a variety of ecology related topics. Check specific programs for classroom activities to engage students in hands on environmental learning.
    • Pollinator Live - This organization provides a full list of lesson plans aligned with the National Science Educational Standards to educate students on the role of pollinators in the environment.
    • The Invasion Game - An interactive game that can be used across multiple levels to help students become more aware of invasive species and the obstacles to stopping their expansion.
    • NGSS Biology - Check here for a list of ecology and biodiversity lesson plans.

+Food Systems (Including Waste and Compost)

+Green Buildings and Architecture

+Rachel Carson and Pesticides

+Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

+Rural Economic Development

  • Basic Information
  • Curriculum
    • Boomtown Game - Game based on Monopoly to teach students the concept of ecosystem services and how economic development and resource extraction can have social and environmental impacts.
    • Make a Fracking Model - Create a model to demonstrate how oil and gas is extracted from shale using hydraulic fracturing.
    • Water Use in Hydraulic Fracturing - Students calculate their daily water usage and compare the results to how much water is used by fracking sites.
    • Mentioned in Science Friday's explainer but without curriculum, observing ozone-sensitive plants (Milkweed, blackberry, black cherry, yellow poplar, white ash) in the classroom can teach students about the air they breathe.
    • Department of Energy - Find a renewable energy educational or training program near you. Other educational opportunities provided by local colleges often tie into regional workforce needs.
  • Examples in Action
    • Trail Town Program - The Student Conservation Associations' Trail Town Program helped towns along the Great Allegheny Passage develop around their mixed use trail.
    • Sustainable Indiana County - Indiana's Sustainable Economic Development Task Force identifies opportunities for growth in the agriculture, energy, sustainable building and environmental restoration sectors.
    • National Association of Counties - A guide for green economic development at the county level.
    • USDA Farmers Market Directory - Agriculture is often the backbone of rural communities. This directory can help find a local farmers market to support your local farmer and keep dollars in the local economy. This directory also lists winter markets, products available and even accepted payment methods (credit card, SNAP, FMNP, etc).
    • Local Harvest CSA Directory - Find Community Supported Agriculture programs, and other ways to support local farmers, in this grassroots directory.
    • Solar United Neighbors - Rural communities can support local sustainable businesses and increase their resilience by creating a solar co-op. Solar power can make communities more resilient by giving them control of their energy production, by reducing localized pollution from power plants and by saving money to use for other needs or projects.
    • Appalachian Regional Commission - Highlights of six successful community-education partnerships for sustainable rural development.
    • SRU Sustainable Enterprise Accelerator - An incubator for sustainable businesses based out of Slippery Rock University.
  • Grants
    • Appalachian Regional Commission - ARC awards grants to organizations (including schools) with project ideas that align with their 2016-2020 strategic plan. Developing and supporting STEAM programs and workforce training are listed as action items in goal #2.

+Social Justice

+Sustainable Business

  • Chatham In The News
  • Pittsburgh Area Local Organizations and News
    • Champions For Sustainability Champions For Sustainability is a program of Sustainable Pittsburgh that looks to connect businesses in Pittsburgh with professional networks and best practices of sustainability. Champions For Sustainability also provides opportunities for Pittsburgh businesses to achieve recognition in sustainability through initiatives like the Green Workplace Challenge and more.
    • Sustainable Small Business Designation Program - This program certifies businesses so consumers can see which organizations are environmentally and socially sustainable. To achieve Small Business Designation, a business must meet a set of business criteria judged by Champions For Sustainability and Sustainable Pittsburgh.
  • Basic Information
    • Like it or Not, Sustainability is Now Core to Your Business- Fortune Magazine - September 24, 2015 - This article provides tips for companies committed to becoming more sustainable, including setting measurable targets (i.e. greenhouse gas reductions) and creating incentives for sustainability practices inside the company. The article also highlights the economic benefits companies have received from investing in sustainable measures.
    • 2017 Global 100 Results - Corporate Knights Magazine - - This index represents the 100 most sustainable companies in the world. Corporate Knights grades each company on its Global 100 based on criteria surrounding resource management, employee management, and financial management. For further methodology on how Corporate Knights ranks each company, click here.
    • Advancing Sustainability: HR's Role -A Society for HR Management report based on surveys of HR professionals on implementing sustainability in business. The report looks at how sustainability is impacting and influencing HR Departments. HR plays a major role in implementing the sustainability practice of a company.
    • Triple Bottom Line - The Economist - November 13, 2009 - An article defining the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit. Companies striving towards achieving the triple bottom line seek to align with the demands of consumers, who are looking for more sustainable businesses.
    • Monday -A job search website that lets you filter jobs by topic. Each of the topic filter are the various United Nation Sustainable Development Goals!
  • Examples In Action
    • Ceres - A nonprofit organization that looks to transition businesses and companies towards integrating sustainability. Through its research and partnerships, Ceres helps drive investors, utilities, and policymakers to invest in sustainability initiatives, and transition away from fossil fuels.
    • Best Practices in Sustainability: Ford, Starbucks, and More - The Guardian April 30, 2014 - This article highlights a report by Ceres on businesses with top sustainability initiatives in various categories from buildings and facilities to human rights. Some of the companies include General Electric, Nike, Adobe, and PG & E.
  • Curriculum

+Transportation and Urban Planning

+Waste Management

+Watersheds & Macroinvertebrates

+Wastewater and Green Infrastructure