What UMBC is Doing

44.02% Reduction in GHG Emissions from 2007 – 2020

397 Tons of Organic Waste Composted since 2016

26.18 Million kWh of Renewable Energy used in 2020

Over 20 sustainability web tools to explore campus features, review green data, and measure your own impact

UMBC has a history of working to implement sustainable practices on campus while also researching sustainable opportunities in the classroom. These actions create and demonstrate positive social, economic, and environmental impacts both locally and globally. 

Ratings & Recognition

AASHE STARS Seal Gold

second nature marks of distinction

2021 MDE Sustainability Leadership Award Winner

Times Higher Education Impact Rankings Logo

Featured News

Occupy Movement Focused on Student Debt Gathers Steam

The Occupy Student Debt Campaign, an offshoot of the Occupy movement focusing on student debt and urging students to pledge not to repay their loans if other borrowers join them, planned several...

Posted: April 26, 2012, 11:36 AM

AASHE Student Diary Series: Seeing Like a Planet

This installment of the AASHE Bulletin Sustainability Student Diary series features recent University of Michigan graduate Michelle Wai-Hon Lam's award-winning essay, "Seeing like a Planet: From...

Posted: April 19, 2012, 4:59 PM