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Resources & Publications

Visit this page to find a wide range of materials about the University of Michigan Sustainability Initiative, such as our U-M Sustainability Annual Report, the "How to Be a Green Wolverine" student sustainability guide, and more.

 

An interactive, online report outlining some of the University of Michigan's significant achievements in sustainability education, research, and operations in 2012.

Click here to access the report.

February 2013

Third annual Student Sustainability Guide, updated and produced by the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute. The guide provides valuable tips and information related to the following core areas of campus sustainability on campus: Climate Action; Waste Prevention; Healthy Environments; and Community Awareness. 

Original content compiled by students in the "Sustainability & the Campus" course in 2010

 
July 2012

Produced by the Office of Campus Sustainability with input from the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, this 12-page report outlines key sustainability accomplishments and developments at the University of Michigan during the 2011 Fiscal Year.


January 2012

President Mary Sue Coleman's Sustainability Address, as delivered on Sept. 27, 2011.

Click here for video

Click here for full text

September 2011

A detailed, 513-page report (PDF) generated after the 20-month Campus Sustainability integrated Assessment at U-M.

Two-page summary fact sheet also available

September 2011

This two-page printable document provides a summary of the Campus Sustainability Integrated Assessment process and outcomes in the four primary theme areas: Climate Action, Waste Prevention, Health Environments, and Community Awareness.

September 2011

This small, two-sided sheet was distributed to about 7,400 freshmen and transfer students during "New Student Orientation" for the 2011 Academic Year.

parent version was also created and given to approximately 3,600 parents and guardians of these new students.

This was the second year the insert was produced as a collaborative effort of the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute and the Office of Campus Sustainability.

September 2011

Produced by the Office of Campus Sustainability with input from the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, this 20-page report outlines key sustainability accomplishments and developments at the University of Michigan during the 2010 Fiscal Year.

October 2010