Penn State Sustainability created the Sustainability Planning Guidebook to make it easy for each unit, across every college and campus, to develop its own authentic approach to sustainability. The guidebook is primarily for planning teams at Penn State campuses, colleges and units. However, it could be useful for anyone with a desire to create a sustainability strategy.

Here you can access the Sustainability Planning Guidebook, as well as related resources for your planning. The Guidebook was newly updated in January 2020 and the worksheets within it can be completed digitally, reducing printing needs.

• The Sustainability Planning Guidebook (downloadable .pdf)
• 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)
• Existing Sustainability Councils and their chairs (web)
• 2019 Report on Sustainability at Penn State (downloadable .pdf)

Thank you for your commitment to advancing sustainability at Penn State and for our planet. If you have any questions about the guidebook or the resources listed, please contact Penn State Sustainability via email: sustainability@psu.edu.