Laudato Si Action Plan
We are excited to share the Saint Mary's Laudato Si Action Plan.
This action plan is a response to the call by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si and last month’s new apostolic exhortation, Laudato Deum. Both Laudato Si and Laudate Deum are appeals to “every person living on this planet” for an inclusive dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our earth. Pope Francis calls on the Church and the world to acknowledge the urgency of our environmental challenges and to join him in embarking on a new path.
As a proud member of the Laudato Si Action Platform (LSAP), Saint Mary’s has developed an action plan grounded in the seven LSAP Goals as a framework to highlight our current and future actions. These draw from our Saint Mary’s sustainability and climate-related planning and policy documents, including our Climate Action Plan, the Transformation 2028 Strategic Plan, and our Sustainable Food Plan and Sustainable Purchasing Policy. Drawing on the global Lasallian commitment to sustainability, we join other Lasallian universities in this effort through the International Association of Lasalle Universities Global Compact initiative. The Office of Sustainability and Office of Mission have partnered to create this plan, which links our institutional climate action goals with our Lasallian Catholic mission and identity, to work together and by association to transform lives for a more sustainable and just world.
For more information contact smcsustainability@stmarys-ca.edu.
Laudato Si Action Plan
The Cry of the Earth & The Cry of the Poor
Drawing on the global Lasallian commitment to sustainability and Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si,” Saint Mary’s will lean into our core values of equity, justice, and inclusion. During the next six years and beyond, we will better equip our students to tackle the most pressing environmental problems. Simultaneously, we will transform the built campus environment into a living laboratory for equitable and sustainable solutions (2028 Strategic Plan).