Office of Sustainability
About UCR Sustainability
Sustainability at UCR
The Office of Sustainability supports policies, programs, and campus partnerships that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen climate action, and connect operations, engagement, and academic programs across UC Riverside.
Our work highlights the environmental, economic, and socio-cultural relationships needed to meet current campus needs while improving long-term quality of life for future generations.
UCR Sustainability Addresses Three Key Tenets
These guiding principles frame the Office of Sustainability’s work across campus planning, policy, operations, engagement, and academic initiatives.
Economic Responsibility
Economic decisions aimed at secure livelihoods, social justice, and a better world for all generations.
Academic and Policy Investment
Academic and policy investments that support ecological health and investigate interconnections among the economy, social well-being, and the environment, with attention to legacies of the past, constraints of the present, and well-being of the future.
Environmental Justice
Environmental justice, encompassing a commitment to confront environmental racism, promote equity, and advance transparency and democratic inclusion in institutions tasked with allocating costs and benefits of decisions associated with the environment.
Areas Covered
The Office of Sustainability supports a broad range of campus sustainability areas, from building operations and clean energy to environmental justice and academic initiatives.
- Sustainable Building Operations
- Green Building Design
- Sustainable Transportation
- Clean Energy
- Zero Waste
- Sustainable Procurement
- Sustainable Food & Services
- Sustainable Water Systems
- General Sustainability Performance Assistance
- Environmental Justice
- Academic Initiatives
Explore Sustainability at UCR
Use these core sections to learn more about sustainability planning, campus operations, academics, resources, and engagement opportunities.
Reports & Plans
Review major sustainability policies, climate plans, and campus progress reporting.
Operations
Explore campus work in energy, waste, transportation, procurement, and building operations.
Academics
Find sustainability courses, academic initiatives, and learning opportunities across disciplines.
Engagement
Connect with programs, events, initiatives, and student-centered sustainability opportunities.
Our Location
Visit the Office of Sustainability at UC Riverside or use the map to find the campus location.
- Office: UC Riverside Computing & Communications Building
- Phone: (951) 827-6558
- Email: sustainability@ucr.edu