In 2018, the Office of Sustainability established the university's first Green Revolving Fund with a seed donation of $250,000 from an alumnus and trustee of the university. The Bentley University Green Revolving Fund serves as an ongoing mechanism for investing in campus energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Savings from funded projects are tracked and used to replenish the fund for the next round of investments, thus establishing a sustainable funding cycle while cutting operating costs and reducing greenhouse gases.
The Green Revolving Fund committee of faculty, staff and students meets three times per year to review proposals for Green Revolving Fund projects and make funding decisions.