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New York Botanical Garden

Contact:

Lauren Turchio

Chief Operating Officer

lturchio@nybg.org

2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10458-5126

Region Served: Bronx, New York

Website: www.nybg.org

Resources

Sustainability

Bronx Green-Up

Focus Area: Food Service Completed Planned

Food Service

Ensure 40% of food service menu selections are vegan or vegetarian

Make 10% of all food purchases within 100-mile radius of site

Additional Goals for This Institution

Buildings and Energy

Build all new buildings to meet latest international energy efficiency standards (e.g. IECC, ASHRAE, ILFI) (by end of 2026)

Meet your nation's Paris Agreement targets for CO2 reduction

Engagement

Educate visitors on growing organic food

Educate visitors on sustainable, fossil-free horticulture

Educate visitors on the impacts of food choices and waste on climate change

Teach facts and best practices to mitigate and reduce global climate change

Investments

Invest in socially responsible investments

Landscapes and Horticulture

Convert parking spaces into greenspaces to combat the rising temperature in cities (by end of 2030)

Ensure 25% of all lawn/garden maintenance equipment is electric

Ensure that 50% pesticides and fertilizers used are not derived from fossil fuels

Support reforestation to sequester carbon

Research

Initiate region-specific research related to climate change

Transportation

Incentivize employees to carpool, bike, bus or otherwise forgo single-occupant car transportation

Incentivize visitor sustainable travel

Make 25% of vehicle fleet electric (excluding tractors)

Waste

Eliminate all single-use plastic in food service, horticulture, gift shop, and all other facilities and operations

Eliminate the sale and use of bottled water

Water

‹ New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill

New York Hall of Science ›

Presented by
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Community Resources and Consultation

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ICCROM

International Living Future Institute

One Earth

Project Drawdown

Public Gardens Sustainability Index

Regenerative Museums

Regenesis Institute

Rocky Mountain Institute

Shepley Bulfinch

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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