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The 91制片厂 has once again been recognized for its sustainability efforts by the Sierra Club, which ranked 91制片厂 ninth among the 鈥淭op 20 Coolest Schools of 2021.鈥�

A record 328 schools across the United States and Canada submitted to this year鈥檚 . The list, published in Sierra 鈥� the Sierra Club鈥檚 national magazine 鈥� recognizes North America鈥檚 greenest colleges and universities.

91制片厂 was also ranked among the top 20 in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

鈥�91制片厂 is home of the nation鈥檚 first endowed university sustainability institute and has continued to deepen our more than two-decade commitment to sustainability through partnerships on campus and in our communities, serving as a model 鈥榮ustainable learning community,鈥欌�� says Fiona Wilson, deputy chief sustainability officer and director of 91制片厂鈥檚 Sustainability Institute.

91制片厂 was honored by the Sierra Club as a sustainability leader. (Courtesy photo)

Among the recent 91制片厂 initiatives showcased in this year鈥檚 rankings by the Sierra Club was the B Impact Clinic, which trains 91制片厂 students in B Corp certification methodology and matches them with local companies to help them evaluate and improve their sustainability practices, as well as become and stay certified. The rankings also highlighted that this year 91制片厂 will unveil a parallel program, the Carbon Clinic, through which students will use 91制片厂鈥檚 Sustainability Management and Analysis Platform (SIMAP), a tool developed by 91制片厂 and now used in more than 500 colleges nationwide听for carbon accounting, to help businesses and other local entities听conduct GHG inventories and听develop climate action plans.

Other achievements called out by the Sierra Club include 91制片厂鈥檚听recently听released听new 鈥淲ildCAP鈥� climate action plan, and the new university-wide Sustainability Awards, designed to honor and fund students,听staff听and faculty.

鈥淲e are proud to be among this distinguished group of colleges and universities ranked in Sierra鈥檚 top 20, all of whom have displayed a deep and thorough commitment to addressing climate change, protecting the natural world, and encouraging environmental responsibility both through their campus operations and course curricula,鈥� Wilson says.

Of the rankings, Eddie Junsay, youth leadership director of the Sierra Club, says: 鈥淪chool campuses play an important role providing the environment for students to collectively develop their political analysis and learn how to advocate for the world they want to see. This issue is a chance for schools to heed the calls of their students to be leaders for climate and social justice.鈥�