Who We Are

Sustainable Stanford is all of us – an insightful and engaged community of faculty, students, and staff partnering to advance and integrate sustainability at our institution and to model these solutions for the world.

We continue to tackle new challenges with research, technologies, and innovations that we’ve tested on our own campus, in hopes of helping our campus, local, and global community understand, mitigate, and adapt to the changing climate.

We are progressing toward our commitments of net zero by 2050 and zero waste.

Nicole Solis prepares for a clean room tour

Partners

Sustainable Stanford consists of many departments and groups across campus who accelerate systems change for sustainability operations and engagement.

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Academics

As one of the key values of the institution, sustaining life on Earth is embedded in teaching and research, as well as how the campus operates as a living laboratory for accelerating solutions, catalyzing discovery, and preparing global citizens.

Stanford's trophy for TMD Excellence Award

Leading the Way

Stanford University has been recognized over the last two decades for testing new technologies, leading innovation, and modeling best practices in planning and operating a premier research and teaching institution sustainably. 

Subject Matter Expertise

Sustainable Stanford’s subject matter experts lead the way in demonstrating best practices and innovation in energy operations, facilities energy management, climate-focused food procurement and presentation, transportation demand management, land use, and more.

Sustainable You

Change requires systems and people. There is a role for everyone in achieving our goals.