Pathway to Sustainability

"Semester at Sea offers more than a liberal arts education. We have an opportunity to leave a lasting legacy as the MV Explorer becomes a flagship—not only for its environmental impact but even more for environmental studies."

—Gary Foster (Spring 1982), Producer, Sony Pictures
Provider of lead gift for Pathway to Sustainability Initiative

Goals: Pathway to Sustainability Initiative

Semester at Sea and the Institute for Shipboard Education have a vision for creating an innovative, conscientious, and internationally responsible green ship environment.

• Verify and reduce environmental footprint
• Implement sustainable policies and programs
• Recycling and waste management
• Waste and emission reduction
• Energy conservation
• Sustainability awareness
• Carbon offset
• Corporate partnership
• Integrate the Academic Program
• Create themes around environmental issues
• Launch longitudinal research projects
• Integrate curricular activities
• Install Advanced Environmental Management Systems
• Waste treatment and management
• Exhaust emission scrubbers
• Ballast water management
• Emission control initiatives
• Create shore-side sustainable initiatives
• R&D on visionary initiatives
• Eco-friendly energy sources such as wind, solar, and bio-fuels
• "Zero-discharge" environments