Sustainability Planning Guidebook

Sustainability Planning Guidebook & Resources

Resources: 

• The Sustainability Planning Guidebook (downloadable .pdf)

•  The 2016 – 2025 Penn State Strategic Plan, A Commitment to Impact 

• The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Primer (downloadable .pdf)

• A brief introduction to the Sustainable Development Goals (downloadable .pdf)  

• Getting Started with the SDGs in Universities: A Guide for Universities, Higher Education Institutions and the Academic Sector (downloadable .pdf)

• Case studies for units that have used the guidebook to create sustainability plans with key lessons outlined. (downloadable .pdf)

• An Opportunity Finder to supplement the Maturity Model worksheets. This set of questions will assist units with developing a baseline of their current sustainability efforts and identify new opportunities to a greater extent than with the maturity model questions. Using this resource nurture a holistic view of your units activities.

•  A Chronology of Sustainability Milestones at Penn State (downloadable .pdf)

• The Sustainability Institute's Sustainability Work Plan (downloadable .pdf)

• Existing Sustainability Councils and their chairs (web)

• 2019 Report on Sustainability at Penn State (downloadable .pdf)