Register now for the 5th Annual Delaware County Sustainability Conference to be held on Friday, March 13th, 2026, at Swarthmore College!
For 2026, Delaware County is honored to announce that the 5th Annual Sustainability Conference will be held in partnership with the Office of Sustainability at Swarthmore College for an exciting and inspiring all-day event with topics on grassroots sustainability success, data centers, zero waste community action, and tours of Swarthmore College’s renowned geothermal, composting, and food recovery campus features and amenities!
This event will provide ample opportunities for sustainability discussion with passionate peers, nonprofits, businesses, professionals, and more throughout the day’s program. The Conference will kick off with an uplifting Keynote presentation by Steve Ward, Project Manager at Scranton Tomorrow, a Scranton-based nonprofit and community organization with the mission of engaging residents in projects which foster pride in and beautify the City of Scranton. Steve’s work touches on many focus areas of Delaware County’s Sustainability Plan at once, such as health and wellness, zero waste, natural resources, and climate resiliency. Following the Keynote, a Plenary session will be held on the emerging but contentious topic of data centers, including their growth and impacts on the renewable energy market, the planet, and affordability. Before lunch in the Swarthmore College dining hall with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free meal options, there will be over an hour of networking with approximately thirty sustainability-focused non-profits, community partners, and businesses. For the afternoon sessions, attendees will be able to choose two out of four breakout session options.
Participants can expect to learn about the importance of sustainability across various topics and scenarios and leave with actionable tools to implement what they have learned in their everyday lives!
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Please note: a marked campus map with conference spaces, parking information, and the full speaker list and bios are forthcoming.
Disclosure: Financial and other support for the Delaware County Annual Sustainability Conference has been provided by the Department of Environmental Protection’s Environmental Education Grants Program.
