The Office of Sustainability
The mission of the Office of Sustainability is to support The University of North Carolina at Charlotte to achieve success in the following guiding commitment, established in 2021:
“Environmental Stewardship: Pursuing sustainability and environmental justice to protect the planet through education, research, stewardship of scarce resources.”
That year, the university launched a 10-year strategic plan called “Shaping What’s Next“. The plan includes a goal to “Foster a thriving culture based on integrity and respect that values all people and the planet” and an objective to “Make the University a national leader in sustainability.”
The Office of Sustainability collaborates with faculty, staff and students to measure progress, propose solutions, initiate changes, develop skills and share experiences that create conditions contributing to environmental, social and financial dimensions of sustainability.
Recent campus sustainability news
A new podcast series from UNC Charlotte’s Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks titled “de-CIPHERing Infectious Disease” aims to unravel the complexities of infectious diseases and environmental risks through conversations with leading experts. Read more here.
If you are on campus this summer, you might notice new dumpsters and trucks. On Monday, July 1, the University’s waste-hauling contracts that split services between two companies took effect. Crown Waste and Recycling Systems LLC, a female-owned, Charlotte-based company servicing Mecklenburg and surrounding counties, is emptying campus trash dumpsters. Republic Services is continuing to service dumpsters […]
UNC Charlotte was recognized again by Times Higher Education for its commitment to sustainability in it’s 2024 International Impact Rankings. Charlotte ranks in six categories including: Read more here.