The Department of Secretarial Practice, St Agnes College (Autonomous), Mangaluru had organised a Certificate Course on ‘Environmental Sustainability’ with an objective of bringing awareness among college students on how to protect and conserve natural resources and to be eco-friendly. Through this course students were encouraged to spread the message of reuse, recycle, reduce and thus reduce the pollution.

At the completion of this course students learnt to prepare paper pens, to prepare variety bags using old jeans, prepare scrunches with the old clothes and to prepare envelope covers using one side used A4 papers. These envelopes were given to the canteen to use for parcel orders and reduce the consumption of plastics. Around 700 to 750 covers were prepared and given to the canteen every month during this Even Semester 2023. This Certificate Course was of 30 hours duration, commenced from November 2022 and completed in the month of March 2023. On every Thursdays theory and practical classes were taken up. After the completion of this course a short inaugural program was held for the items to be sold in the campus. Sr Dr Venissa A.C., Principal, Sr Clara A.C., Vice Principal, Dr Nancy Vaz, Registrar, Faculty members of the Department and students were present during the program.