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The Three Zeros Environmental Initiative partnered with the Environmental Affairs Committee of the UNC Student Government Executive Branch for a casual networking event to welcome students back to campus and meet leaders of Carolina’s student organizations and departments working to advance sustainability on campus.

Come out to help us celebrate the accomplishments of the Three Zeros Environmental Initiative! Our team and our partners for sustainable activities will be in the Pit October 7 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Carolina Dining Services – run by Aramark, the University’s dining contractor – received the 2019 Silver Award in Sustainability for Education and Outreach from the National Association of College and University Food Services for #EatSortWinUNC, a social media-based educational campaign that was introduced in Lenoir Hall in fall 2018.

In its second year, The Three Zeros Environmental Initiative Student Leadership Award recognizes outstanding student contributions to the advancement of the Three Zeros Environmental Initiative. One recipient will receive $500.

Thanks to $380,000 from a student-run group at UNC-Chapel Hill named the Renewable Energy Special Projects Committee (RESPC), the Chapel Hill Transit system will be able to acquire a third electric bus as part of its plan to pilot battery electric buses to reduce emissions and improve local air quality.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been recognized this year by the Times Higher Education’s (THE) as first in the U.S. in the University Impact Rankings and 24th out of 462 universities globally.