<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2020/trailblazer-award.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>11/09/2020</pubDate><title>University of New Haven Honored for Sustainability Efforts</title><description>The University received the prestigious Trailblazer Award from the Connecticut Green Building Council in recognition of its ongoing green initiatives, which include energy conservation, composting, and educating the community about protecting the environment.</description><hide-description/><author>Laura Miller, Director of Energy and Sustainability</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>November 9, 2020</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/non-college-specific/blog/2020/composting.jpg" alt="Image of Laura Miller and Jovan Bloise."/></image><image-caption>Laura Miller and Jovan Bloise of Sodexo hosted a composting education event for students on campus last year.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2020</tag></tags></item>