Happy Earth Week!
It's not too late to celebrate the planet by participating in Sustainable Stanford's Earth Day programming. Webinar topics include proper waste sorting, sustainable food choices, energy conservation, carbon pricing, and more!
Find out more about this week's virtual events and register using this registration form.
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Dog-Friendly Trails Around Stanford and Beyond
Tired of your dog barking during your zoom meeting? Get outside using this map of Bay Area Dog-Friendly Trails. Be sure to check the regional trail website for leash requirements and other trail details, and remember to come prepared with water and garbage bags.
If you live on or near campus, check out these four trails with your pup!
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R&DE Stanford Dining Joins Drawdown Labs and Commits to Further Reduce Food Waste
R&DE Stanford Dining is pleased to announce that it is joining Drawdown Labs, a consortium of private sector partners working to scale climate solutions. Stanford Dining is the first university-based member and the first foodservice organization to be part of Drawdown Labs’ network of bold business leaders taking accelerated climate action. Members include Google, IDEO, Allbirds, Impossible, Intuit, and others.
Project Drawdown ranks reducing food waste the #1 solution for reversing global warming. With this membership announcement, we are building on our long-standing initiatives to reduce food waste by committing to further reduce Stanford Dining’s food waste by 25% by the end of 2022. Our partnership in Drawdown Labs will help us learn and shape not only long-term food waste targets but broader food-related climate targets over the months to come.
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CALPIRG is hosting a California Climate Action Summit on Earth Day (April 22nd) with over 300 students across California to encourage Governor Gavin Newsom and other state leaders to accelerate CA's timeline for 100% clean energy.
Learn more and register by clicking on the photo.
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R&DE Stanford Dining Lays Out Bold New Vision for its Sustainable Food Program: One Plate, One Planet
R&DE Stanford Dining has always been at the forefront of the campus dining sector when it comes to sustainable food systems. This year marks the next ambitious chapter in its journey of sustainability leadership. As described in a just-released overview publication, One Plate, One Planet represents these six pillars:
- climate-smart dining, especially food waste reduction and advancing plant-forward diets, interwoven;
- racial equity and supporting Black businesses;
- curbing deforestation through supply chain pressure;
- thriving oceans;
- catalyzing a circular economy of food;
- and embracing systems thinking.
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