Honors
- ASU launched the first School of Sustainability in the country.
- ASU President Michael Crow was a founder of the ACUPCC and founding signatory to The Climate Commitment. ASU has maintained this commitment, as demonstrated by our achievement of carbon neutrality for Scopes 1 and 2 for FY 2019.
- ASU has 85 LEED-certified buildings, including the first platinum-certified building in Arizona.
- ASU has 86 solar systems on campus.
- Orange Mall is expanding with green infrastructure.
Annual awards
- ASU ranks 3rd on the EPA Green Power challenge program as of 2024.
- ASU retains the No. 1 ranking in the U.S. for the seventh consecutive year, Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2026.
- ASU ranks No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 2 in the world for sustainability and maintains its fourth consecutive Platinum STARS Rating in 2026 from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
- ASU is ranked No. 1 in innovation for the 12th consecutive year, which plays a key role in achieving ASU’s sustainability goals.