Green Initiative

About

The Corp Green Team is a group of committed corpies working to advance environmental initiatives within the Corp and in the broader Georgetown community.

Mission Statement

We recognize that our customers value environmentally responsible operations and services, and that our customers expect us to be an environmental leader in the Georgetown community by example and through our support of green initiatives. We will strive to meet the environmental expectations of our customers and serve students in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner by:

Considering the environmental impact of all products that we purchase for our services and operations
Providing more fair trade, organic, and/or environmentally responsible products in our services
Operating our services in an environmentally friendly manner
Compiling an annual report detailing our green practices and highlighting areas where we can improve
Maintaining a Corp Green Team of committed employees to create and implement initiatives to make The Corp greener.
Sponsoring green events on campus and making funds available to groups so they can conduct their own green initiatives
Participating in green events and programs on campus

Chairman of the Board: Cathryn Courtin green@thecorp.org
Vice-Chairs for Marketing and Publicity: Roseann Day and Madeline McLennon
Vice-Chairs for Events and Campus Relations: Alexandra Moran and Mary Cass
Vice-Chair for Internal Corporate Affairs: Lauren DeNinno and Hao Shen

Sustainability at the Corp

All Corp coffee shops sell Mayorga coffee and espresso, which is certified by the Rainforest Alliance and sources from farms and co-ops adhering to the highest environmental, social, and quality standards.
All Corp services annually participate in the global event Earth Hour, turning off all non-essential lights and appliances in their stores to help raise awareness on the need to take action against climate change. For more information about Earth Hour, check out their website.
The Green Team recently unveiled its first annual sustainability report, the result of a year of investigation and reflection on our own efforts towards sustainability — what we’ve done right and where we can grow.
The Corp continues to partner with outside student groups in support of events such as Carbon Neutral Midnight Madness, Earth Week, environmental movie screenings, and scholarships for the Power Shift Conference.

What you can do to help:

-Bring your own mug to a Corp coffee shop for a $.25 discount on any drink or reuse a Corp cup and receive the refill discount.
-Pick up a The Corp tote bag or a Vital Vittles stainless steel water bottle at Vital Vittles.
-Support sustainability at The Corp by buying environmental friendly products in our services such as Seventh Generation products at Vittles and organic teas in our coffee services.
-Check out our sustainability report and share your feedback and ideas with the Corp Green Team.
-Sign the Georgetown University student sustainability pledge.

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