Editing University of Notre Dame (section)

===Environmental sustainability===
The Office of Sustainability was created in the fall of 2007 at the recommendation of a Sustainability Strategy Working Group and appointed the first director in April 2008. The pursuit of [[sustainability]] is related directly to the Catholic mission of the university.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://green.nd.edu/mission/ |title=Mission – Office of Sustainability – University of Notre Dame |last=Dame |first=Marketing Communications: Web – University of Notre |website=Office of Sustainability |language=en |access-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref> Other resources and centers on campus focusing on sustainability include the Environmental Change Initiative, Environmental Research Center, and the Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame.<ref name="Dame">{{Cite web |url=https://news.nd.edu/news/notre-dame-goal-no-coal/ |title=Notre Dame goal: No coal |last=Dame |first=Marketing Communications: Web // University of Notre |website=Notre Dame News |date=September 21, 2015 |language=en |access-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref> The university also houses the Kellogg Institute for International Peace Studies.

Notre Dame received a gold rating from the [[Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education]] (AASHE) in 2014, though in 2017 it was downgraded to silver.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-notre-dame-in/report/2017-10-13/ |title=University of Notre Dame |website=stars.aashe.org |date=October 13, 2017 |access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref> In 2016, the Office of Sustainability released its Comprehensive Sustainability Strategy to achieve its goals in a wide area of university operations.<ref name="About the Office//Office of Sustainability//University of Notre Dame">{{cite web |title=About the Office |publisher=University of Notre Dame |url=https://green.nd.edu/about-us/goals/ |access-date=June 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612164931/http://green.nd.edu/about-us/goals/ |archive-date=June 12, 2016 }}</ref> {{As of|November 2020}}, 17 buildings have achieved [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design#Certification level|LEED-Certified status]], with 12 of them earning Gold certification.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LEED Certified Buildings |url=https://facilities.nd.edu/services/planning-design-construction/leed-certified-buildings/ |access-date=November 13, 2021 |website=facilities.nd.edu}}</ref> Notre Dame's dining service sources 40 percent of its food locally and offers sustainably caught seafood and many organic, fair-trade, and vegan options.<ref name="Design & Construction//Office of Sustainability//University of Notre Dame">{{cite web |title=Design and Construction |publisher=University of Notre Dame, Office of Sustainability |url=http://green.nd.edu/programs-and-initiatives/designbuilding |access-date=27 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606231859/http://green.nd.edu/programs-and-initiatives/designbuilding |archive-date=June 6, 2009}}</ref> In 2019, irrigation systems' improvements led to 244&nbsp;million fewer gallons of water being used and a 50 percent reduction in water consumption over 10 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Sustainability Report |url=https://spark.adobe.com/page/RwIe0PHnLr6hi/ |website=spark.adobe.com |access-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref>

In 2015, Notre Dame announced major environmental sustainability goals, including eliminating using coal by 2020 and reducing its carbon footprint by half by 2030.<ref name="Dame"/> Both these goals were reached in early 2019.<ref name="McLaughlin">{{Cite web |url=http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/41183888/notre-dame-reaches-sustainability-goals |title=Notre Dame Reaches Sustainability Goals |last=McLaughlin |first=Merritt |website=insideindianabusiness.com |language=en |access-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="green.nd.edu">{{Cite web |url=https://green.nd.edu/news/notre-dame-ceases-to-burn-coal-a-year-ahead-of-schedule/ |title=Notre Dame ceases to burn coal, a year ahead of schedule |website=Office of Sustainability|date=October 14, 2019 |language=en |access-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref> This was achieved by implementing energy conservation, energy efficiency strategies, temperature setpoints, low-flow water devices, and diversifying its energy sources and infrastructures.<ref name="McLaughlin"/> New sources of renewable energy on campus include [[Geothermal heat pump|geothermal wells]] on East Quad and by the Notre Dame Stadium, substitution of boilers with gas turbines, solar panels on Fitzpatrick Hall and Stinson-Remick Hall and off-campus, a [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] facility at Seitz Park in South Bend powered by the [[St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)|St. Joseph River]], and heat recovery strategies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wsbt.com/news/local/notre-dame-and-south-bend-partner-to-build-hydroelectric-plant-and-improve-seitz-park |title=Notre Dame and South Bend partner to build hydroelectric plant, improve Seitz Park |last=Torie |first=Caroline |date=August 19, 2019 |website=WSBT |access-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="green.nd.edu"/><ref name="Dame"/> Future projects outlined by the university's utilities long-range plan include continual diversification of its energy portfolio, future geothermal wells in new buildings and some existing facilities, and a collaboration with the South Bend Solar Project. Current goals include cutting Notre Dame's carbon footprint by 83 percent by 2050 and eventually becoming carbon neutral, diverting 67 percent of all waste from landfills by 2030.<ref name="Dame"/><ref name="green.nd.edu"/><ref name="McLaughlin"/>