At Knox, we're committed to creating and nurturing a culture of sustainability. We believe such a culture includes: 1. Recognition that humans are part of nature and need to live in balance with Earth's ecosystems. 2. Reduced consumption of natural resources to a replenishable rate. 3. Reduced generation of waste to a rate at which the environment can assimilate it. 4. Decision-making that gives equal weight to natural, social, and economic systems. 5. Commitment to place, including conservation and equity in distribution of local resources.