OUR MISSION: To make Johns Hopkins University a showpiece of environmental leadership by demonstrating smart, sensible, and creative actions that promote the vision of sustainability.
The Johns Hopkins Sustainability Office grew out of the concept that being smart and innovative are the strongest tools for overcoming difficult environmental challenges. Being creative produces opportunities. Being sensible means finding good economic value. At Johns Hopkins we embrace these values, and use them daily to meet the challenges and explore new opportunities of sustainability.
What We Are Doing
We are currently working on some exciting projects, including:
Exploring the use of alternative sources of energy
Developing a transportation plan to reduce pollutants
Working on green building designs
Aggressively pursuing energy conservation projects across the JHU divisions
Engaging the campus community to conserve resources through peer education and competition
Managing storm water runoff
Promoting more sustainable food choices