Opportunities

The Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee is a cross-campus collaboration that includes a representative group of faculty, staff, and students who advise the University on environmental sustainability issues.

The Penn Green Fund is designed to seed innovative ideas in environmental sustainability from Penn students, faculty, and staff.

Penn has over 750 labs in over 30 buildings and has an expanding lab footprint, including Chemistry, Engineering, and Medicine. Each of these labs present significant opportunities to optimize labs for safety and sustainability. Penn’s Green Labs Program aims to support the lab community to achieve these savings.  

The 5-minute Green Living Survey shares tips for green living at Penn and enters respondents into monthly raffles for sustainable prizes. 

The Green Office Certification recognizes the efforts of staff and faculty to green their daily activities by offering four levels of certification.

The Sustainability Alumni Network brings together members of the Penn community who are interested in environmental sustainability.

Move-In Green is a fun, fast-paced volunteer program that helps new and returning students make sustainable choices from day one. As a Move-In Green volunteer, you'll be part of a high-energy team that sets the tone for a greener campus during one of the most significant events of the year – Move-In.

My Climate Story is a public research project that encourages participants to consider global climate change on a personal scale.