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The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ won Seattle Business Magazine’s 2014 Community Impact Award for Sustainability in Business Operations this week for demonstrating how businesses can have a beneficial impact on their communities.

Seattle Aquarium and Harley Marine Services won silver awards for their sustainable business operations. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s award recognizes its overall environmental stewardship, , many LEED certified buildings and the connection to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Business Diversity Program.

“This award reflects the terrific work by the entire Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ community over the past decade,â€� President Michael K. Young said in a letter to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Regents. “As Seattle Magazine noted in its announcement, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has backed up its ‘bark’ about sustainable practices ‘with plenty of bite.’â€�

“Since 2000, the school has cut its greenhouse gas output by 15.6 percent and its water use by 40 percent,â€� the magazine . “Thanks to education and incentives, more than 80 percent of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ population commutes via an option other than driving alone. And since 2005, every new building on campus has achieved a minimum of LEED Silver certification.â€�

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