Sustainability in athletics began at Middlebury with a 2005 student classroom project. Three Middlebury lacrosse players brought to their coach the idea of becoming the country's first carbon-neutral lacrosse team. The team pooled money and offset the environmental costs of travel, supplies and even then-coach Erin Quinn's office heat. This set off a chain reaction of events that included reductions in waste, transportation, as well as better practices in purchasing and events. Middlebury is proud to support a sustainability program in the athletic department.
Each Middlebury team has a sustainability liaison, like an environmental captain, who is responsible for identifying sustainable improvements that might be made to the program. The sustainability liaisons, Athletic Director and Office of Sustainability Integration continue to work together to implement a Green Certification program for Middlebury's sports teams.Â
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