ULSF is the Secretariat for signatories of the Talloires (pronounced Tal-Whar) Declaration.

What is the Talloires Declaration?

Composed in 1990 at an international conference in Talloires, France, this is the first official statement made by university administrators of a commitment to environmental sustainability in higher education. The Talloires Declaration (TD) is a ten-point action plan for incorporating sustainability and environmental literacy in teaching, research, operations and outreach at colleges and universities. It has been signed by over 350 university presidents and chancellors in over 40 countries.

The Talloires Declaration - the original 1990 document
in English {HTML}{PDF,50KB}
in French (PDF, 15KB)
in Spanish (PDF, 13KB)

Benefits to Signing

Steps to Signing

Official Signatory Form (PDF, 29KB)

Implementation
Once signed, the challenge of the Talloires Declaration is implementation.
See what other universities and colleges have done.

History
A brief history of the Talloires Declaration.
For more detail, see the Talloires Declaration Resource Kit below.

Report and Declaration of the Presidents Conference (1990)

Talloires Declaration Signatories List {HTML}
The up-to-date international list.