In Holland, we believe that in order to become a vibrant, world-class community we must look at all aspects of our community.  This includes the “Triple Bottom Line” and the economic, social, and environmental impacts we all have. Our City of Holland Sustainability Committee created a seven-pillar framework with “lenses” to help us evaluate and make more sustainable choices. We have used this framework model as a way to identify the 2024 Hope College Sustainability Research Projects. The Sustainability Institute would like to formally recognize the following proje ..read more

Friday, April 12 and Friday, April 19 the Hope Advocates for Sustainability will be hosting an Earth Month Can Drive to raise money for the Green Revolving Fund, which helps support sustainable projects on campus. Please consider donating your returnable cans or bottles to the bins located at the Physical Plant driveway that faces 10th street. The bins will be open for donation from 7 am to 4 pm on both Fridays.  Feel free to contact sustainability@hope.edu if you have any questions about donating or need assistance with picking up returnables. Happy Earth Month! The post Earth Month Can ..read more

View a full list of events hosted at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IBvL6jWLhwVfPLlj6lwUDjmiezsVeGMRGKt8ojmhbkQ/edit?usp=sharing The post Earth Month – April 2024 appeared first on Hope College Sustainability Institute ..read more

By Carly Ervin and Lily Shergill – Hope Advocates for Sustainability Marking National Women’s History Month in March, Hope Advocates for Sustainability is taking time to celebrate a few women who have contributed to the work of environmental activism across the globe, including Wangari Maathai, Rachel Carson, Vandana Shiva, and Autumn Peltier.  For the rest of us, whether in high school, retired or anywhere in between, these women are examples of the difference that action and commitment at the grassroots level can make. Wangari Maathai, of Kenya, who died in 2011, founded an organizatio ..read more

Registration is not required, but is appreciated for planning purposes: https://forms.gle/rHSQaoWTDALDNvkR8 The post Documentary Film Screening “Climate Sisu” appeared first on Hope College Sustainability Institute ..read more

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Click here to see the latest edition of our HopeSustains Newsletter. The post Alumni Sustainability Affinity Group Winter 2023 Newsletter appeared first on Hope College Sustainability Institute ..read more

Have you ever wanted to help win a competition against Calvin? Now is your chance! Hope Advocates for Sustainability has entered into an electricity and water conservation competition with Calvin. Click here to learn more and help us Kill-a-Watt!  January 16th-February 3rd We’d love to highlight ways different departments/groups are helping to reduce water/electricity usage, email sustainability@hope.edu and one of our students will connect with you. Go Hope! Beat Calvin! The post Conservation Competition: Hope vs. Calvin appeared first on Hope College Sustainability Institute ..read more

Envision walking along the beach at Holland State Park. You wind through the beach path and around the dunes. You look down, what do you see? Small pieces of plastic. Beaches all around the globe are rife with plastic pollution, and West Michigan is no exception. Students at Hope College have decided to do something about it. Every year, Hope Advocates for Sustainability, a student-led team that works to promote and practice sustainable actions on campus and in the Holland community, organizes beach clean-ups as a part of the Lakeshore Cleanup Coalition.  These beach clean-ups call stude ..read more

Did you miss the 2023 Indigenous Peoples’ & Environmental Justice Lecture by Levi Rickert last month? If so do not worry! Our very own Hope Advocates for Sustainability Environmental Justice Intern, Lily Shergill, wrote this article in the Holland Sentinel! Follow the link below learn all about it.  Link: https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/columns/2023/10/29/misustainable-holland-native-history-still-relevant-today/71331156007/ The post Environmental Justice Intern Article appeared first on Hope College Sustainability Institute ..read more