ISCN Secretariat

The International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) is a non-profit association of over 80 globally leading colleges and universities representing over 30 countries and working together to holistically integrate sustainability into campus operations, research and teaching. The mission of the ISCN is to provide a global forum to support leading colleges, universities, and corporate campuses in the exchange of information, ideas, and best practices for achieving sustainable campus operations and integrating sustainability in research and teaching. Building on and complementing initiatives on the local, regional, and national level, the ISCN has created a nested hierarchy of principles as key focal points of international exchange. The ISCN approaches these issues with an integrated strategy featuring the following programs: 1. An ISCN-GULF Sustainable Campus Charter signed by institutions that commit to set their own concrete targets against the shared Charter principles and report transparently on their progress against those targets. 2. Working Groups dedicated to each of the 3 Charter Principles conduct research and facilitate the development of resources to support knowledge exchange. 3. Conferences and Symposia held across the globe that address the whole breadth of campus sustainability or focus more closely on particular issues of strategic relevance for campus sustainability. 4. Sustainable Campus Excellence Awards that are given out annually to highlight best practices and provide public recognition to campuses excelling in campus sustainability. Learn more at www.international-sustainable-campus-network.org/