{"id":31,"date":"2023-02-28T15:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T15:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/environmental\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2025-03-05T11:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T16:36:28","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/environmental\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:200px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1588\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-161\" alt=\"Kennedy's Environmental Program\" src=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/environmental\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/ShorelineBG01a.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 60%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 60%\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:15px;padding-left:15px;flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-5e580e49\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Sustainability Overview<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-20 alignwide uagb-block-5dd5e1d9 uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-dc733c01\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-poppins-font-family advgb-vi0puj-i4xeft-so19ct\">Kennedy Space Center\u2019s Sustainability Vision is to promote, maintain, and pioneer green practices in all aspects of our mission, striving to be an agency leader in everything we do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-poppins-font-family advgb-6w7t0i-8w880q-ttozxj\">Kennedy&#8217;s Sustainability Team is responsible for the following activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/environmental\/awardsandrecognition\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3077\">Environmental awards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/environmental\/energyandwatermgmt\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3153\">Energy and water management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/environmental\/pollutionprevention\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3187\">Pollution prevention<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/environmental\/recyclingprogram\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3191\">Recycling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/environmental\/acquisition\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3194\">Sustainable acquisition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-poppins-font-family advgb-hlb5fv-4mqsq2-o5jwi6\">Data from the above activities is recorded in an agency database called the <a href=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/environmental\/nasa-environmental-tracking-system-nets\/\">NASA Environmental Tracking System (NETS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-poppins-font-family advgb-gk8es3-du1qpg-2p78lx\">The NASA Kennedy Space Center Environment Management System (EMS), as documented in <a href=\"https:\/\/tdksc.ksc.nasa.gov\/servlet\/dm.web.Fetch?did=35123&amp;rev=$latest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KNPR 8553.1<\/a>, helps to ensure the continual improvement of sustainability programs and projects. It addresses all activities, products, and services at Kennedy associated with the environmental and sustainability elements of White House executive orders. The Kennedy EMS supports the Agency and Kennedy&#8217;s risk management strategy by identifying, prioritizing, and managing environmentally driven risks and benefits. It is applicable to all NASA funded organizations and operations at Kennedy. A few examples of the Kennedy EMS in action include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Testing and incorporating environmental technologies, products and services into operations around Kennedy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintaining strong sustainability-based relationships throughout the workforce and with neighboring communities and organization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-96d4cbea\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Learn More About KSC&#8217;s Sustainability Program<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/kennedy\/about\/sustainability\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Kennedy&#8217;s sustainability stories<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/kennedy-sustainability-publications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Kennedy&#8217;s sustainability publications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">.advgb-vi0puj-i4xeft-so19ct {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-6w7t0i-8w880q-ttozxj {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-hlb5fv-4mqsq2-o5jwi6 {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-gk8es3-du1qpg-2p78lx {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-vi0puj-i4xeft-so19ct {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-6w7t0i-8w880q-ttozxj {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-hlb5fv-4mqsq2-o5jwi6 {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-gk8es3-du1qpg-2p78lx {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-vi0puj-i4xeft-so19ct {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-6w7t0i-8w880q-ttozxj {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-hlb5fv-4mqsq2-o5jwi6 {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-gk8es3-du1qpg-2p78lx {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kennedy Space Center\u2019s Sustainability Vision is to promote, maintain, and pioneer green practices in all aspects of our mission, striving to be an agency leader in everything we do. 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