Important Notice: The Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management at North Carolina State University, the National Recreation and Park Association and the Oglebay National Training Center, in consultation with the Sustainability Institute instructors, have decided to cancel the Sustainability Institute scheduled for February 7 – 12, 2021. 

Despite the current state of affairs, we are committed to your continued professional development. We hope you can join us in 2022 for the Sustainability Institute to be held February 6 – 11, 2022. 

Schedule and Learning Objectives

• Introduce terminology and concepts essential to organizational sustainability plans.
• Define metrics for tracking progress across categories such as energy, water, waste, etc.
• Organize utility data for a minimum of 12 months of bills to establish a baseline for each respective participating organization.
• Formulate a mission, vision and goals within the categories explored.
• Draft a sustainability plan outline for an organization.
• Establish a plan for gaining stakeholder feedback on draft of the plan.