University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA, US
Rating | Score | Valid Through | Liaison | Submitted | Executive Letter |
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Gold - expired | 70.35 | Aug. 28, 2021 | Katie Maynard | March 2, 2018 | Download |
Credit | Status |
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Institutional Boundary | Complete |
Operational Characteristics | Complete |
Academics and Demographics | Complete |
In 1970, a group of faculty calling themselves “The Friends of the Human Habitat” started to develop an environmental education curriculum which, in 1971, became the genesis for the Environmental Studies Program at UC Santa …
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Credit | Status |
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Academic Courses | Complete |
Learning Outcomes | Complete |
Undergraduate Program | Complete |
Graduate Program | Complete |
Immersive Experience | Complete |
Sustainability Literacy Assessment | Complete |
Incentives for Developing Courses | Complete |
Campus as a Living Laboratory | Complete |
UC Santa Barbara is home to many remarkable research institutes and centers, including but not limited to the Institute for Energy Efficiency, the Marine Science Institute, and the Earth Research Institute. We are also the …
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Credit | Status |
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Research and Scholarship | Complete |
Support for Research | Complete |
Open Access to Research | Complete |
Credit | Status |
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Student Educators Program | Complete |
Student Orientation | Complete |
Student Life | Complete |
Outreach Materials and Publications | Complete |
Outreach Campaign | Complete |
Assessing Sustainability Culture | Complete |
Employee Educators Program | Complete |
Employee Orientation | Complete |
Staff Professional Development | Complete |
Credit | Status |
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Community Partnerships | Complete |
Inter-Campus Collaboration | Complete |
Continuing Education | Complete |
Community Service | Complete |
Participation in Public Policy | Complete |
Trademark Licensing | Complete |
The University of California, Santa Barbara was an early adopter of climate reporting, having used the California Climate Action Registry since 2004. In March 2007, University of California (UC) President Robert C. Dynes signed the …
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Credit | Status |
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Complete |
Outdoor Air Quality | Complete |
The University of California, Santa Barbara began working with the USGBC in the pilot version of LEED NC in 1998. Donald Bren Hall, the first laboratory building in the U.S. to achieve a Platinum certification, …
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Credit | Status |
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Building Operations and Maintenance | Complete |
Building Design and Construction | Complete |
In the late 1990's, the University of California, Santa Barbara's Energy team began implementing aggressive energy efficiency measures, such as de-lamping, HVAC upgrades, lighting retrofits, metering, building commissioning, and installation of chilled water loops. As …
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Credit | Status |
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Building Energy Consumption | Complete |
Clean and Renewable Energy | Complete |
The staff at Dining Services began their sustainability work back in 2002. They worked on contracts with local farmers and tested various methods for providing locally grown organic food. Over the years, these relationships have …
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Credit | Status |
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Food and Beverage Purchasing | Complete |
Sustainable Dining | Complete |
The University of California, Santa Barbara established the Sustainability Change Agent Landscape/Biotic Environment Team in 2004. Their mission is to make sustainability one of the key decision making components for grounds design and management. Sustainability …
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Credit | Status |
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Landscape Management | Complete |
Biodiversity | Complete |
In 2004, the University of California, Santa Barbara began embedding sustainability criteria and environmentally preferable purchasing standards into the development and evaluation of both local and system wide RFPs. In 2013, UCSB moved to an …
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Credit | Status |
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Sustainable Procurement | Complete |
Electronics Purchasing | Complete |
Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing | Complete |
Office Paper Purchasing | Complete |
The UC Santa Barbara Transportation Alternatives Board (TAB) was formed in 2004 to advise the Chancellor on alternative transportation issues. The Board devises programs to enhance cost-effective and convenient transportation to and around campus, proposes …
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Credit | Status |
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Campus Fleet | Complete |
Student Commute Modal Split | Complete |
Employee Commute Modal Split | Complete |
Support for Sustainable Transportation | Complete |
The University of California, Santa Barbara began its campus-wide recycling program in 1986. The program includes both exterior and interior collection systems landfill-bound waste and recycling. In 2009, we began to collect both pre- and …
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Credit | Status |
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Waste Minimization and Diversion | Complete |
Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion | Complete |
Hazardous Waste Management | Complete |
UCSB recognizes the importance of water planning and conservation and has made many historical efforts to reduce water usage. The University of California, Office of the President mandated all universities system-wide to reduce potable water-use …
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Credit | Status |
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Water Use | Complete |
Rainwater Management | Complete |
UC Santa Barbara has been a leader in the environmental movement since the early 1970s, when the campus established one of the first undergraduate environmental studies programs in the U.S., featuring a multidisciplinary approach to …
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Credit | Status |
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Sustainability Coordination | Complete |
Sustainability Planning | Complete |
Participatory Governance | Complete |
The University of California at Santa Barbara is committed to promoting excellence through diversity and inclusiveness. In May of 2017 UCSB ranked among the top five colleges and universities in the country based on economic …
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Credit | Status |
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Diversity and Equity Coordination | Complete |
Assessing Diversity and Equity | Complete |
Support for Underrepresented Groups | Complete |
Affordability and Access | Complete |
When considering the University of California, Santa Barbara’s investments, there are two relevant groupings of investments: the endowments of the UCSB Foundation and the endowments of the campus as a whole. The latter, non-foundation endowments …
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Credit | Status |
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Committee on Investor Responsibility | Complete |
Sustainable Investment | Complete |
Investment Disclosure | Complete |
The most valuable resources of our University are the people who work here. We strive to be the employer of choice by providing excellent customer service and offering effective and efficient administrative processes. The Employment …
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Credit | Status |
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Employee Compensation | Complete |
Assessing Employee Satisfaction | Complete |
Wellness Program | Complete |
Workplace Health and Safety | Complete |
Credit | Status |
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Academy-Industry Connections | Complete |
Green Athletics | Complete |
Green Event Certification | Complete |
Certified Green Cleaning | Complete |
Green Laboratories | Complete |
Sustainable Dining Certification | Complete |
Spend Analysis | Complete |
Bicycle Friendly University | Complete |
Community Stakeholder Engagement | Complete |
Pay Scale Equity | Complete |
Campus Pride Index | Complete |
Serving Underrepresented Groups | Complete |
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