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

Grad Student Research Survey Request

Waste Management Faculty and Staff Survey

Help UMBC GES Grad Student:  Mackenzie Bodman! Mackenzie's thesis project is on waste, climate change and environmental justice. Mackenzie is sending out a survey to see how faculty and...

Posted: February 27, 2023, 3:50 PM

Dr. Katherine McKittrick: Black Geographies, Still

Distinguished Geography & Environmental Systems Lecture

The GES Department and the Center for Social Science Scholarship invite you to this year's Distinguished Geography & Environmental Systems Lecture Friday, Feb. 24, 2:00-3:30 pm ET...

Posted: February 23, 2023, 10:20 AM

MS Student Alicia Sabatino Publishes in The Conversation

Data Privacy Rights Under Satellites

Congratulations to M.S. student Alicia Sabatino on co-authoring a piece (linked below) in The Conversation! Satellite data: The other type of smartphone data you might not know about Alicia...

Posted: February 20, 2023, 1:49 PM