Office Of Environmental Health & Safety
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
346 Richards Hall
Boston, MA 02115-5000
phone: 617.373.2769
fax: 617.373.7622
Developed byEnvironmental Policy - Draft
As the world leader in experiential learning, Northeastern University is committed to protecting the environment through its actions in teaching, research and service activities.
Our Environmental Policy is to be a responsible institution of higher education in protecting the environment. We are committed to complying with accepted environmental practices, including the commitment to meet or exceed applicable legal and other requirements, to strive for continual improvement in our environmental management system, and to minimize the creation of wastes and pollution. We will, therefore, manage our teaching, our research and our various service activities in order to reduce the environmental impacts associated with our work.
Northeastern University pledges to implement and operate an Environmental Management System to further enhance environmental performance. Our main objectives are to:
- Investigate the reduction of hazardous and toxic chemicals
- Reduce, reuse and recycle solid and hazardous wastes
- Improve the efficiency of energy usage
- Conserve natural resources and support sustainable practices
- Conduct affairs in ways which safeguard the environmental health and safety of students, faculty, staff, and members of the broader community
This policy will be communicated to all student and employees along with other parties interested in the performance of our environmental management system.