Sustainability goals and vision

Meet University Sustainability Practices 

University Sustainability Practices (USP) is charged with ensuring that the 180,000+ members of the ASU community achieve our ambitious internal sustainability goals around achieving Climate Positivity, a Circular Resource System, Optimizing Water, championing Personal Action, fostering Collaborative Action and supporting Food Reconnection. USP also coordinates ASU sustainability measurement and reporting, celebration of achievements and integration of the university’s research, education and social embeddedness mission with university operations in a “campus as a living lab” model for sustainability. Arizona State University is a leader in putting sustainability into action and USP's role is to ensure the university maintains its leadership by expanding sustainable practices.

ASU is committed to leading the world by example with the following sustainability goals:

1. Circular resource system: Promoting Zero Waste by adapting the goods we consume to maximize their use before sending them back into the economy for the most productive use possible.
2. Climate positive: Working toward a net positive impact on the climate.
3. Collaborative action: Leveraging interdisciplinary and cross-departmental efforts to design and implement enterprise sustainability solutions.
4. Community success: Integrating justice, equity, diversity and inclusion principles throughout ASU practices.
5. Food reconnection: Fostering a strong relationship with food, knowledge of its sources and impacts on the health of our planet, and encouraging plant-forward diets.
6. Optimizing water: Striving to use the right quantity and quality of water for the right purpose at the right time.
7. Personal action: Engaging ASU students, faculty and staff in individual behavior that supports sustainability goals on campus and in their personal lives.
8. Climate resilience: Ensuring ASU thrives in the face of climate change.

The ASU Sustainability Impact Review is a collaborative effort between academics, operations and research that provides a comprehensive look at the university’s sustainability progress. 

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