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Welcome to UC Berkeley's Office of Sustainability

The UC Berkeley Office of Sustainability helps to develop, coordinate, and support campus sustainability goals and initiatives. Our work includes fostering a culture of sustainability and helping the campus reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reach climate neutrality. We strive for excellence in breadth and depth, by:

  • Implementing Bright Green programs to reduce our ecological footprint.
  • Raising awareness through our Talking Louder campaign.
  • Striving for transparency and accountability through our annual Campus Sustainability Report and Plan.

Office Updates

May 2012 Issue of Bright Green News

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!

Sustainable Fashion at UCB - The new LoopCycle Blog

UC Berkeley Office of Sustainability is proud to announce the launch of The LoopCycle - a sustainable fashion blog specializing in promoting sustainable apparel practices. Check out our Multimedia Page as well!

2011 Sustainability Report


The Office of Sustainability just 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 new comments section.

Download a copy!

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 June 2012 (or until the grant funds are expended).

To learn more about the training events, and access the application, visit our project page.

Campus Sustainability Walking Tour

Want to see campus sustainability for yourself? Appreciate all of our hard work in action by partaking in a self-guided 1-hour tour of campus sustainability features. The Office of Sustainability has produced an info-sheet, map, and legend based on original walking tours provided by Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS). Download the most up-to-date version of the self-guided walking tour map by clicking here.

Promoting Sustainable Behavior – a guide to successful communication

Have you ever found it challenging to persuade your best friend to shut down their computer at night? Or failed to convince your neighbours to turn off their sprinklers? Have you ever felt exasperated by your colleague’s unwillingness to recycle? You are not alone. Promoting sustainable behavior is not easy. Fortunately, social scientists have developed an understanding of what it takes to make people change their habits. Check out this new primer - Promoting Sustainable Behavior, a guide to successful communication - for a quick review of their research findings, designed to help you improve your environmental messaging. This primer was written by Rachel James, a visiting student fellow from Oxford University working at UC Berkeley under the IARU Sustainability Fellowship program.

 

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