Sustainability Tracking, Analytics & Roadmap Tool

The Whole School Sustainability Dashboard

Structure, Measure, and Accelerate Your
Whole School Sustainability Journey

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A holistic, step-by-step roadmap for
school sustainability.

Measure your sustainability levels
across 53 metrics.

Improve efficiencies by tracking energy, emissions, water, & waste.

Action-driven & project based resources, reporting,
& toolkits.

A central sustainability hub to plan,
organize & collaborate.

Connect with other schools to share & learn best practices.

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Schools have a unique opportunity to lead the way in building healthier, more resilient communities—by restoring natural systems, improving day-to-day practices, and preparing students to help shape a regenerative future where both people and places can thrive.

Join the
Sustainable Schools Movement.

Join START.

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Need help convincing your school to start its sustainability journey?

Created by schools, for schools, START provides a simple way to methodically track, plan and collaborate on your Sustainability Journey so you can make measurable progress.

  • "START brings people, planning, and tracking of sustainability initiatives across a school system together into one place."

    Hope, Missouri Green Schools (Missouri, USA)

  • "We have been using the START tool to bring together teachers in our school and across our district to identify where we are doing well and where we have gaps in our sustainability goals. With START, we have now included sustainability in our new strategic plan and this will be the perfect tool to help us measure our growth and progress... The perfect tool for us at just the right time."

    Margo, Fivetowns Community School District (Maine, USA)

  • "I really LOVE the tool and want to do more with it next year. Our students clearly value it as well."

    Karl, Campbell Hall School (California, CA)

  • "For schools it's unique value is in simple data management and visualization to enable students, teachers and staff to measure, understand and manage their impact from climate related behaviors in school daily life regarding energy, water and waste, as well as empowering learners and teachers to use the school as a living laboratory and conduct place/project based learning... START enables small organizations like us to start this work from zero and really make a difference."

    Heran (Beijing, China)

  • "I really liked the new START tool we have been using, and I think it is really interesting. I wish we had more opportunities and time to explore it!"

    Alexandra, 11th Grade Student (California, USA)

  • "I think the START tool can help make the communities who implement it more aware of their impact and how they can improve."

    Levi, 11th Grade Student (California, USA)

  • "When we created the Whole School Sustainability Framework, we knew that a process as well as metrics were needed to guide schools. Along came START which translates our extensive academic research into practical and measurable steps - helping numerous schools and districts across the U.S. and internationally!"

    Brian Dunbar, co-author of the Whole School Sustainability Framework

Why aspire to become a sustainable school?

A sustainable school educates and empowers its students to thrive in a changing world.
It actively models ways to care for and regenerate the environment, helping to safeguard the future its students will inherit.

A sustainable school is a vibrant, collaborative community where sustainability is part of everyday life. From classroom learning to campus operations, these schools model what it means to care for people and the planet—creating healthier environments, reducing costs, and preparing students for the future. They not only help students understand the challenges ahead, but also empower them to play an active role in regenerating the fragile natural systems we all depend on—restoring environments, strengthening communities, and helping to protect the future they will inherit.

Sustainable schools improve efficiency, and reduce emissions and waste, leading to long-term savings that can be reinvested in students and staff. Green spaces and better air quality support wellbeing, while fewer pollutants lead to improved health and learning outcomes.

In a sustainable school, students see how their everyday choices make a difference and are empowered to think critically, creatively and innovatively in response to real-world challenges. Through hands-on learning, leadership opportunities and collaboration, students come to see themselves as problem-solvers, leaders, and stewards of a thriving future.