Strategic Priority: Environmental Sustainability
About the Environmental Sustainability Priority
The Environmental Sustainability Strategic Priority is essential to protecting the health of our communities and the future of healthcare. As a health sciences and life sciences university, MCPHS has a unique opportunity to prepare students to understand the connection between environmental stewardship and human wellbeing while leading by example through sustainable campus operations.
By reducing waste, conserving resources, supporting responsible purchasing, and fostering a culture of sustainability, the University can lessen its environmental impact and inspire meaningful change. Investing in sustainability also strengthens operational resilience, supports long-term financial responsibility, and demonstrates the University’s commitment to creating a healthier future for the people and communities its graduates will serve.
PURPOSE: Maintain a culture of sustainability across the University. Through collaboration, education, and strategic partnerships, promote environmental stewardship, support innovative sustainability initiatives, and recognize efforts that strengthen the University’s path toward a more sustainable future.
MISSION: Advance environmental sustainability by engaging students, faculty, staff, and community partners in initiatives that reduce environmental impact and promote responsible stewardship.
VISION: Foster resilient campuses where sustainability is embedded in the University’s culture, curriculum, operations, and community partnerships, preparing graduates to become environmentally responsible healthcare professionals who understand the connection between environmental stewardship and human health.
Goals and Objectives
Goal 1: Integrate sustainability across the University
Objective
- Embed environmental sustainability into campus operations, academic programs, research, and decision-making to ensure it becomes a core part of the University culture.
Goal 2: Engage and empower the University Community
Objective
- Increase awareness, education, and participation among students, faculty, staff, and partners by providing opportunities to learn about, contribute to, and lead sustainability initiatives.
Goal 3: Reduce the University’s environmental impact
Objective
- Advance initiatives that improve resource efficiency, reduce waste, promote sustainable purchasing, and enhance the long-term environmental resilience of the University.