Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 71.84
Liaison Nurit Katz
Submission Date Sept. 8, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of California, Los Angeles
PRE-2: Points of Distinction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Nurit Katz
Chief Sustainability Officer
Sustainability
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Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Semel Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI) and Center

A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Semel HCI aims to build a culture of health as the foundation for a resilient, equitable, and thriving community for over 85,000 students, faculty, staff and visitors at UCLA.

Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Campus Engagement
Coordination & Planning
Wellbeing & Work

Optional Fields

Website URL where more information about the accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
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A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:

Second Point of Distinction

Name of a second highlighted sustainability program/initiative/accomplishment:
Sustainability in supply chains for UCLA licensed products

A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
UCLA leveraged EcoVadis, a scorecard tool that evaluates a licensee’s environmental and labor sustainability efforts, as a voluntary opt-in for licensees. More than one-third of the licensee base took part in an assessment. There’s now a detailed and specific road map for improvement.

Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Purchasing
Coordination & Planning
Investment & Finance

Website URL where more information about the second program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the second program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
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A photograph or document associated with the second program/initiative/accomplishment:

Third Point of Distinction

Name of a third highlighted program/initiative/accomplishment:
Sustainable LA Grand Challenge

A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
The Sustainable LA Grand Challenge is an interdisciplinary university-wide initiative aimed at applying UCLA research, expertise and education to help transform Los Angeles into the world’s most sustainable megacity by 2050 — making it the most livable, equitable, resilient, clean and healthy megacity, and an example for the world.

Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Research
Energy
Transportation

Website URL where more information about the third program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the third program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
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A photograph or document associated with the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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