The 21st century must be the green century if we are to tackle the related challenges of climate change and energy security.
"Sustainability" encompasses a wide spectrum of priorities, strategies and activities. It considers the long-term consequences of today's decisions and practices regarding resource use. What is it we want to "sustain" for future generations?
At GCC we are focused on what we can do to sustain a healthy environment, a vigorous economy and a vibrant community. These local priorities also have regional and national impact as they reduce our carbon emissions and energy consumption and help us create tangible solutions to urgent global issues.
We are taking a multilevel approach to sustainability, through credit and credit-free programming, workforce training, campus management practices, citizen education and community collaboration. Each of these areas represents an ongoing work-in-progress as we increase our own knowledge, respond to business and community needs, and participate in emerging state and national initiatives.