About Us

We are a coalition of students striving to ensure the sustainability of Stanford University. Our work comprises a diverse array of projects which broker a harmonious relationship between the University and its ecosystem. We invite you to join us.

Here you can find information on our history, our plans moving forward, and our organizational structure. If you would like to contact one of our members, please visit the contact page. Or if you're interested in joining us or our mailing list, check out the join us page.

Background

Students for a Sustainable Stanford was formed in the Spring of 2000 to encourage green building on campus and to reduce Stanford's greenhouse gas emissions. Since then we have grown and evolved into one of the most prominent environmental-focused student groups on campus and have extended our work to all kinds of issues, from local topics like water and food to international problems like climate change.

More background:
Mission
Constitution
History

Looking Forward

What we are committed to:

Real Food System
We are currently working with Stanford Dining and the Campus Garden initiative on assessing baseline information and structure to work towards a "real" food system here at Stanford. Expanding on-campus food production, changing purchasing practices, and educating the student body about the impact of what we eat-- these are all part of the initiative!

University Infrastructure
SSS is actively engaging with different departments at Stanford to reassess and redesign current practices. We aim to develop a more sustainable infrastructure in the fields of: Waste, Energy & Atmosphere, Green Building, Green Purchasing and Food, Information Technology, Transportation, Water, Community Relations.

Climate Bill
We live in a warming world. As a lead research institution and a huge resource consumer in Northern California, Stanford University needs to make a commitment to reduce its carbon and environmental impact, and efficiently utilize its available resources. Our subgroup, the "Climateers" has and continues to engage with the University administration and the ASSU to urge a commitment to a climate plan with student collaboration.

Our competitor institutions have made commitments to this cause and SSS is dedicated to playing a role in a diligent and just plan along with the awareness of such.

Campaigning
SSS in recent years has grown to be recognized as one of the most active sustainability-oriented student groups on campus. Since "sustainability" is not just about lightbulbs and Priuses, we partner with a broad range of social-issue groups. We have partnered with over 10 student groups, and we continue to grow.

>>>Upcoming Campaigns
Campus Garden Initiative
Green Dorm Project
Sustaining East Palo Alto
Click here for more about campaigns.

More Information

For more information on our campaigns and initiatives, visit the projects page.

For recent news, visit our newsletter page.

Get Involved!

For more information on meeting times and how to get involved with SSS, click here >>