SustainableUMD ProgressHub
Welcome to the Office of Sustainability's web portal for reporting UMD's measurable steps toward achieving campus sustainability goals. This portal also makes connections between UMD's campus-based progress and support for global sustainable development.
Climate Change Action and Imagination at UMD
Community conversation, individual behaviors, and committed leaders are all essential parts of effective action to address the climate emergency. To celebrate Campus Sustainability Month and recognize the dynamic thinking, imagining and doing taking place at UMD, the Office of Sustainability pulled together new resources on resilience, justice, emotions and research to help you engage in the work we are doing together to respond to the realities of climate change.
The University of Maryland is committed to addressing the grand challenges of today, including climate change. We accelerated our carbon neutrality commitment to 2025 and achieved our goal to halve carbon emissions by 2020 two years before schedule. These commitments and victories are milestones on UMD’s path to a more sustainable future. There is still plenty more progress to be made.
Students, staff, and faculty can take action on sustainability at UMD through a variety of programs. Staff and faculty can participate in the Sustainability Badge program. Students can apply for the SustainableUMD Ambassador program. All can follow @SustainableUMD on social media, sign up for the newsletter, and explore sustainability data on UMD's progress dashboards.
This success reflects a strong team effort by senior administrators, academic leaders, faculty, students, and dedicated staff in many units across campus. This was aided by the development of a culture of sustainability on campus that has drawn wide support and commitment.
Measuring Progress
Access key performance indicators and detailed data dashboards to learn about UMD's resource consumption, campus infrastructure, sustainable outreach, and more
Campus Sustainability Goals and Metrics
Celebrating Stories
Learn more about UMD's sustainability community and its impact on campus through stories, digital histories, and interactive features
Campus Collaboration and Changemaking
Guiding Commitments
Explore UMD's longstanding commitment to climate action and sustainability on campus by reviewing historical goals, key accomplishments, and current action plans
UMD's Sustainability Commitments
Partnering for the Goals
Delve into UMD's participation in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and submit your input to help support more collaboration on progress
Global Sustainable Development Goals