Welcome to UC Berkeley Sustainability
UC Berkeley's renowned dedication to excellence does not stop at academics - it also translates into efforts to be an environmentally sustainable campus. At its core, the university's commitment to sustainability has always focused on public service, transparency and excellence. As the program matures it is also acquiring a new focus on innovation, apparent in the abundance of cross-cutting programs and projects led by student, staff, faculty, and academic communities.
See highlights of UC Berkeley Sustainability.
This site is UC Berkeley's Gateway to sustainability resources and operational practices:
- The left-hand bar provides an overview of campus sustainability topics, related websites and documents.
- On the right, we highlight campus organizations for their breadth and focus on UC Berkeley's sustainability action and commitment.
Announcements
Bright Green News-May 2012
In this issue learn about the recent sustainability awards received by campus for energy and greenhouse gas saving projects, the international exchanges the Office has been participating in, end of year re-use options, Bike to Work Day and Cal Walks day, and a profile on sustainability extraordinaire Joanna Young. Download a copy!
2012 Sustainability Summit
This year's summit drew a crowd - highlights of the event included the project poster session highlighting 30 campus sustainability initiatives and Chancellor Birgeneau's remarks and announcement of this year's sustainability awardees and grant recipients. A Cal Alumni panel of women now working in sustainability fields closed the summit with a thought provoking discussion on their career paths and future opportunities in the green workforce.
Learn more about the summit
2011 Campus Sustainability Report
The Office of Sustainability has released the 2011 Campus Sustainability Report, which documents how well the campus has implemented projects to achieve our goals, initiated new best practices, and expanded the culture of sustainability. A new feature of the Report is the Sustainability Snapshots, which provide a succinct summary of current progress toward sustainability goals. Read the report and let us know what you think in our comments section.
Did you get Caught Green Handed?
If you received one of these post-its - Click here and tell us what you did – or what you regularly do to keep your hands green and your impact low.
The Chancellor Sets a Water Reduction Goal
At the 2011 Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS) Annual Summit, UC Berkeley's Chancellor Birgeneau announced the first water reduction goal for the campus - 10% below 2008 levels by 2020. A study prepared by CACS identifies $1.6 million dollars in cost-effective central campus water reduction projects - that will save the campus $250,000 in annual utility costs.
Travel-Free Meeting Grants Now Available
In order to meet the campus goal of reducing business air travel by up to 10% within the next two years the Office of Sustainability is awarding grants of up to $100 to eligible staff and faculty. Funding by the Climate Action Fund, these grants must be used to either 1) host a ReadyTalk Web meeting 2) host a video-conference in an ETS facility or 3) purchase a computer camera for web-conferencing. Applications are open until March 2012 (or until the grant funds are expended).
Media |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
Bright Green News Letter |
View Sustainability Videos |
Campus Walking Tour |
In The News |
|
Vice Chancellor Wilton Discusses Energy and Water See videos by the Office of Sustainability! |
|
UC Berkeley achieves Sustainable Seafood Certification Berkeley scores in Princeton Review "Green Ratings" UC Berkeley earns top-10 spot in Sierra magazine's 'Cool Schools' |