• Increase Tri-C's waste diversion recycling rate to 50% by 2025. Learn More

• To strive for carbon neutrality at Tri-C by increasing energy efficiency, exploring renewable energy options and reducing the College's transportation footprint. Learn More

• Reduce the environmental impacts of Tri-C's buildings by following the USGBC LEED standards and other best sustainable design and construction practices; creating healthy spaces and programs; and improving stormwater management. Learn More

• To apply sustainability to procurement by
  • 1. adopting clear and transparent criteria so that full life cycle impacts will be considered in purchasing and contracting decisions.
  • 2. reducing consumption of good and reducing the impact of chemical usage
  • 3. providing training and necessary tools and resources to procurement staff. Learn More

• Tri-C faculty and instructors will infuse sustainability literacy throughout the curriculum. Tri-C students will recotgnize and understand the basic concepts of sustainability and effectively communicate those concepts to others in the community. Learn More

• Increase awareness of sustainability issues among campus and community members through education and outreach and empower sustainability action on campus and within the broader community. Learn More

• 2010 Crain's Emerald Award in the Large Non-Profit Companies category. Crain’s Emerald Awards honor outstanding Northeast Ohio companies, organizations, and leaders who have successfully implemented and benefited from strategic sustainable priorities that significantly trim costs and increase cash flow with innovations and products designed to reduce its environmental footprint.
• 2003 and 2004 Governor's Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency

Recent Events:

Tri-C held numerous 2012 Earth Day events across our campuses, including an Earth Week Poetry Contest at the Metro Campus, judged by poet Michele F. Cooper. Read the six winning poem entries here, written by five Tri-C students and one faculty member.