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

UMBC Sustainability Awarded $4,000 Clean Up Green Up Grant

Plastic Film Collection Expanding on Campus

UMBC's Office of Sustainability and Facilities Management were awarded a $4,000 grant, through the Keep Maryland Beautiful Clean Up Green Up Grant, by the Forever Maryland Foundation. The grant...

Posted: March 29, 2021, 8:43 AM

REPOST: RSA Trivia Tuesday!

Show off your sustainability knowledge & win big!

Please see the original post on the RSA myUMBC page for Webex Link and more information! We are excited to announce that we partnered with UMBC's RSA for this month Tuesday Trivia!...

Posted: March 4, 2021, 10:55 AM

Join the Meatless March Competition!

Our Eco-Ambassadors have begun their Meatless March competition, and there's still time to enter! While the burden of solving climate change and other environmental harms does not lie solely on...

Posted: March 4, 2021, 10:19 AM