Sustainability is embedded in the core values of William & Mary and appears in Vision 2026. Through our initiatives, we strive to incorporate the concepts of interconnectedness and systems thinking, and seek to develop a better future by cultivating a healthier community and engaging to achieve global, societal well-being.
Sustainability Plan Communication Description: We will foster cross-discipline studies and prepare students to be critical, creative, system thinkers through classroom and co-curricular engagement. Champion: Office of Sustainability Source: Sustainability Plan
Sustainability Plan Diversity Description: The climate of a campus influences decision-making from the individual to the university level. We will institutionalize the lens of sustainability at an organizational level, promoting a culture of health and inclusivity key to success. Champion: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Source: Sustainability Plan
Sustainability Plan Involvement Description: We will foster cross-discipline studies and prepare students to be critical, creative, system thinkers through classroom and co-curricular engagement. Champions: Dining Services, Office of Community Engagement Source: Sustainability Plan
Sustainability Planning Description: By 2021, William & Mary will evaluate the integration of sustainability efforts across campus, compare the current structure at W&M to that of peer institutions, and make and advocate for recommendations to the president for optimizing administrative and grassroots involvement for a more sustainable university. Champion: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Source: Sustainability Plan
Sustainability Plan Orientation Description: Enhance new William & Mary community members’ exposure to sustainability by 2023. Champion: First-Year Experience Source: Sustainability Plan
Sustainability Plan Programs Description: The climate of a campus influences decision-making from the individual to the university level. We will institutionalize the lens of sustainability at an organizational level, promoting a culture of health and inclusivity key to success. Champion: Office of Sustainability Source: Sustainability Plan
Sustainability Plan Well-Being Description: The climate of a campus influences decision-making from the individual to the university level. We will institutionalize the lens of sustainability at an organizational level, promoting a culture of health and inclusivity key to success. Champion: Wellness Source: Sustainability Plan
Alignment with U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainability Publications
William & Mary's Sustainability Plan & Climate Action Roadmap guide how we as an institution intend to tackle the current challenges on climate change, promoting sustainability for public good and producing leaders to serve for a sustainable future. View or print the following university publications, available in PDF format.