Center for Sustainability and the Environment

Sustainability Perspectives series: Looking Beyond the Label – Examining Dairy Sustainability Standards

Virtual Event

Keeley McGarr-O’Brien, agricultural sustainability researcher, will explain that increasingly, sustainability labels are being used on many of our food products, including dairy. These labels are awarded by certification standards, with a set of sustainability demands farmers must meet in order for their milk to be included in the standard. Due to consumer and legislative demands, ... Read more

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Sustainability Perspectives series: Restoring Tree Cover in New York State

Virtual Event

Gregg Sargis, Natural Climate Solutions Specialist, will explain that The Nature Conservancy is working to restore tree cover through tree planting projects in New York State to sequester and store carbon, improve water quality, and provide wildlife habitat. A pilot project was launched in the fall of 2023 where 1,700 trees were planted to serve as ... Read more

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Event Series Sustainability Film series

Sustainability Film: Do I Need This?

de Witt Lecture Hall (106), Zabriskie Hall

This documentary film is about consumerism, excess, and the stuff from which happiness is truly made. This quirky, relatable, and profound award-winning film delicately interweaves the filmmaker’s complicated relationship to her family possessions during the late stages of her parents’ lives, together with a journey into the homes and minds of fellow Americans. On the ... Read more

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