April is Sustainability Month at Cornell

Cornell University celebrates all things sustainability during the entire month of April, with 60+ events in film, fashion, art, wellness, social justice, climate change leadership, and sustainability topics.  

Anyone can host an event!  See the Sustainable Campus website for helpful tips on how to participate, and sign up for the Sustainability Listserv to stay in the know about the latest new opportunities added during April. 

View all Sustainability Month events in the Cornell Events calendar or check out a highlight of key events below.

KEY EVENTS

Climate Change Seminar Series 
Mondays at 2:55pm, 233 Plant Science Building or via Webinar

• 4/8: Climate Change, Indigenous Communities, and the Imperative for Action!
• 4/15: Our Changing Menu: What Climate Change Means to the Foods We Love and Need
• 4/22: Building Climate Resilience for Greater US Security
• 4/29: What Is the Social Cost of Carbon?

Advance Your Skills - Cornell Sustainability Management Academy Training (Registration req)

• 4/3, 9am-Noon: Sustainability 101 (Staff Training)
• 4/4 1pm-4pm: Sustainability 201 (Staff Training)

Fairs, Festivals

• 4/8: Dairy Alternative Day
• 4/10: Cornell Energy Day
• 4/20-4/27: People’s Climate Week: Events focused on the intersections between climate change and social justice issues through the stories of climate migrants and marginalized communities. 
• 4/27: Spring Fest

Lectures

• 4/18: Sustainable and Just Food Systems Ideas to Action Forum
• Finance and Sustainability Series: A weekly lecture series that highlights leaders in the sustainable global enterprise industry.
  • 4/9: Dr. Laurie Marker, Founder and Executive Director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)
  • 4/16: Linda C. Giuliano, Head of Responsible Investment for AllianceBernstein
  • 4/23: Niki Armacost, Managing Director of Arc Finance

Films, Art & Fashion

• 4/1 - 4/7: Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF)
• 4/1-4/30: ReGeneration: Human Ecology Building Art Exhibit
• 4/16: "Smartfin" Film and Talk with Todd McGrain
• 4/16: Ecosystem Benefits of Campus Trees
• 4/17: A new approach for functional textiles and protective clothing

Social & Environmental Justice

• 4/8: Dairy Alternative Day
• 4/8: Should We All Be Vegan?
• 4/11: Grassroots to Global: Broader Impacts of Civic Ecology
• 4/20-4/27: People's Climate Week
  Full week of activities including an arts quad camp out and fund-raiser, labor and climate organizing teach-in, green-up day, and more!

Sustainability Challenges

• 4/19-4/26: Cornell Carpool Challenge
• 4/21: Spring into Sustainability
  Join the Cornell Sustainability Consultants, Cornell ECO, and Spark Design for a sustainability focused case competition.

Content promotion and events coordination support provided by:

• The Campus Sustainability Office
• Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future