The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has earned a Gold rating from the ​​Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, or STARS.


The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has earned a Gold rating from the ​​Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, or STARS.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ once again has been recognized as a sustainability leader by the ​​Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS).

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s Seattle campus saved more than 5 tons of food from being thrown away in 2020, preventing unnecessary waste and helping feed people in the community who struggle with food security.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is announcing the steps it will take in this fiscal year, starting July 1, to reach the targets set in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s Sustainability Action Plan.

The Sustainability Action Plan includes five guiding principles and 10 measurable targets along with annual actions to reach those targets. Each year, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ will evaluate the immediate actions needed over the next fiscal year to respond to changing realities and needs across our campuses.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ today released the draft of a new Sustainability Strategy that will guide university actions across a broad spectrum of sustainability policy for the next five years.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has been recognized as one of the most sustainable higher education institutions in North America, according to the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ joins 12 other leading North American research universities in the new University Climate Change Coalition, or UC3, a group committed to leveraging its research and resources to help communities accelerate climate action.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s Livable City Year program has selected the City of Tacoma as the program’s community partner for the 2017-2018 academic year.

The Livable City Year program will formally celebrate the start of its first year at 10 a.m. Oct. 6 at wÇ�É«Ç�bÊ”altxÊ· – Intellectual House on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s campus in a kickoff event open to all. Professors leading Livable City Year courses this fall will talk about their projects, followed by time for Q&A.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has begun a yearlong partnership with the City of Auburn, under the new Livable City Year program. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students and professors will work with the City of Auburn to advance the city’s goals for livability and sustainability throughout the upcoming academic year.

Theannual one-day Sustainability Summit this year is the centerpiece of a new weeklong SustainableÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Festival.
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Network with representatives of environmentally minded campus units and learn who won this year’s Husky Green Awards during Earth Day activities Tuesday on the HUB lawn.

Learn how to be more involved with campus sustainability during Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Sustainability Summit activities Oct. 23.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has again been named to the Princeton Review’s Green Honor Roll, receiving the highest score possible for the 2012-13 academic year.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has the strongest sustainability performance in the Pac-12 according to a new rating system.

Next week will be the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s third Sustainability Summit, an annual event that celebrates leadership and accomplishments in environmental stewardship and sustainability.