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Sustainability article:
Emory Certified as the First 'Green' Campus in the Nation
November 23, 2009
Source: Community Partnership Update/December 2009
 Emory University, recognized for its sustainable efforts and development, was recently designated as the first certified college campus in the United States, under the Green Certification program by the Green Foodservice Alliance (GFA).
The GFA developed the criteria for the "green" certification with assistance from Georgia State University's School of Hospitality. Together they developed the program that focuses on reducing waste on college campuses, in restaurants and from other large venues like convention centers and business districts.
Emory has identified sustainability as a core value and has committed to purchasing 75 percent of its food from local or sustainable sources by 2015, as well as diverting 65 percent of overall waste and 95 percent of food waste from landfills by 2015.
Earlier this year, the GFA also led the initiative to develop the Southeast's and the nation's first Zero Waste Zone in downtown Atlanta's convention district. Zero Waste Zones are designed to reduce the environmental impact of waste in homes, workplaces and in the community.
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