{"id":19361,"date":"2026-02-23T11:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T08:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merit.edu.eg\/main\/?page_id=19361"},"modified":"2026-03-10T23:16:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:16:39","slug":"sustainability-at-merit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/merit.edu.eg\/main\/en\/sustainability-at-merit\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability at Merit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19361\" class=\"elementor elementor-19361\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00ee3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c00ee3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3065709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"3065709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<head>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n    <title>Merit University - Sustainability<\/title>\n    \n    <link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cairo:wght@400;600;700&family=Montserrat:wght@400;600;700;800&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n    <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/font-awesome\/6.0.0-beta3\/css\/all.min.css\">\n\n    <style>\n        :root {\n            --merit-red: #581013;\n            --merit-gold: #C2A35D;\n            --bg-light: #f8f9fa;\n            --white: #ffffff;\n        }\n\n        * {\n            margin: 0;\n            padding: 0;\n            box-sizing: border-box;\n        }\n\n        body {\n            font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Cairo', sans-serif;\n            background-color: var(--bg-light);\n            color: #333;\n            line-height: 1.6;\n        }\n\n        \/* --- Hero Section --- *\/\n        .hero-section {\n            background: linear-gradient(rgba(88, 16, 19, 0.92), rgba(88, 16, 19, 0.95)), \n                        url('https:\/\/www.transparenttextures.com\/patterns\/cubes.png');\n            background-color: var(--merit-red);\n            color: var(--white);\n            padding: 100px 20px 140px;\n            text-align: center;\n            border-bottom: 6px solid var(--merit-gold);\n        }\n\n        .hero-title {\n            color: var(--white) !important;\n            font-size: 3.5rem;\n            font-weight: 800;\n            margin-bottom: 25px;\n            text-shadow: 2px 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\n            letter-spacing: -1px;\n        }\n\n        .hero-text-box {\n            max-width: 850px;\n            margin: 0 auto;\n            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);\n            backdrop-filter: blur(8px);\n            padding: 30px;\n            border-radius: 25px;\n            border: 1px solid rgba(194, 163, 93, 0.4);\n            color: #f1f1f1;\n            font-size: 1.1rem;\n            font-weight: 500;\n        }\n\n        \/* --- Stats Cards --- *\/\n        .stats-container {\n            max-width: 1200px;\n            margin: -60px auto 60px;\n            padding: 0 20px;\n            display: grid;\n            grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));\n            gap: 25px;\n        }\n\n        .stat-card {\n            background: var(--white);\n            padding: 35px 20px;\n            border-radius: 20px;\n            text-align: center;\n            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\n            border-top: 5px solid var(--merit-gold);\n            transition: 0.3s ease;\n        }\n\n        .stat-card:hover {\n            transform: translateY(-10px);\n        }\n\n        .stat-icon-wrapper {\n            width: 80px;\n            height: 80px;\n            background: #fdfaf2;\n            border-radius: 50%;\n            display: flex;\n            align-items: center;\n            justify-content: center;\n            margin: 0 auto 20px;\n            font-size: 2.2rem;\n            box-shadow: inset 0 0 15px rgba(194, 163, 93, 0.1);\n        }\n\n        \/* Stats Icon Colors *\/\n        .icon-tree { color: #2d6a4f; 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