Sustainability events, engagement and training raise awareness, inspire action and build skills to tackle environmental and social challenges. Join University Sustainability Practices as we share sustainable practices, and empower individuals and organizations to turn knowledge into meaningful action for lasting positive change.
December 18, 2025
Every purchase your department makes is an opportunity to reduce ASU’s environmental footprint. Laptops, audiovisual equipment and other electronic devices consume considerable energy and generate significant carbon emissions and e-waste.
By choosing sustainable, eco-certified products, ASU departments can support the university’s sustainability goals and make a positive difference.
Since fiscal year 2019, ASU has been carbon neutral for scope 1 and 2 emissions. ASU has achieved this through:
University Sustainability Practices coordinates the efforts of a large number of departments and individuals to measure progress against sustainability goals.
Access to clean water is an increasingly critical global and Southwest regional issue.
Spanning health, wellbeing, resilience, carbon emissions, water and circular resources, ASU works to empower its students, faculty and staff to eat as healthy, local, organic and low on the food chain as possible.
The Sustainability Initiatives Revolving Fund helps Sun Devils finance individual projects that highlight sustainability culture and promote on-campus engagement. Here are three standout SIRF projects from this year.