Commitments

Santa Clara University is a Charter Signatory of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. We first developed a Climate Neutrality Action Plan in 2010, and have a goal to achieve Climate Neutrality by 2020. 

Our campus addresses the human needs of our community, including diversity, employee wellness, developing frugal innovation, ministry, community action, and connection to the outdoors.

This inaugural plan builds upon the foundation of our Comprehensive Policy on Sustainability and previous Climate Action Plans. We have goals and objectives lined out in this Plan as well as an implementation roadmap, playbooks for individuals to take action, and dashboards to track progress.

The University values the deeply complex history of the land and aims to preserve and share the campus' diverse and cultural heritage.

The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. View SCU's latest Gold rating report here.

As a Jesuit and Catholic University, SCU embraces sustainability through environmental stewardship, education, and service which furthers its mission to act as a voice of reason, conscience, and service to society.