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USC Sustainability Summary Report 2015-20 A foundation laid and a future envisioned
“There’s a generation
of students demanding
change, and the university
has to be responsive
to students and the
community.”
- USC President Carol L. Folt
“Sustainability is at the core
of everything I believe.”
Dear Trojan Community,
It’s my pleasure to share the results of the 2020 Sustainability Plan
for USC. is was phase one of our collective efforts to work toward
a healthier campus and a greener planet.
Our plans were ambitious—as they needed to be—but we Contents
accomplished a great deal by working together. We significantly reduced the university’s
greenhouse gas emissions, and found more sustainable sources for our food and supplies.
We are taking the lead on making USC a model for how institutions can encourage
Achievements page 3
communities to participate in public transit.
is is just the beginning, and you played an important part in getting us here. Our
Energy Conservation page 4
students inspired us with their energy, imagination, and vision for change, while our faculty,
staff, and community members brought tremendous passion and dedication to our shared Water Conservation page 6
goals. You’ve changed your personal behaviors—in ways big and small—and together we’ve
reconfigured our large-scale procurement decisions. We’ve worked with purpose and
empathy—both of which will be so critical in bringing about meaningful change.
Waste Diversion page 8
I am deeply grateful to all the people across our campuses who spent countless hours
and days making it possible to meet our goals. As we move on to our Sustainability Plan
Procurement page 10
for 2028, we will set our sights even higher. We’ll look for even more creative ways to bring
sustainability to our campus operations, enhance our students’ education and experience,
Transportation page 12
and expand our research. e challenges are real and immediate, and I’m confident our
collective energy and commitment will exceed them.
Engagement page 14
Stay healthy and Fight On!
On the cover: USC alumna
Student Initiatives page 16
Carol L. Folt
President
Tianna Shaw-Wakeman was
instrumental in kickstarting
native plant test plots
like this one near Birnkrant
Looking Ahead page 17
Residential College.
2020 Sustainability Goals
Achievements At A Glance
USC Sustainability 2020 Plan Goals Status Progress Toward Goals
Energy Conservation
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions per square foot by 20% from 2014 baseline Achieved 35% reduction
Capitalize on energy risks and opportunities Executed renewable energy projects
A Foundation Water Conservation
Laid and a Future Decrease potable water use by 25% from 2014 baseline
Increase awareness of conservation practices
Achieved 10% decrease
Created multiplatform educational campaigns
Envisioned Implement audience-appropriate educational campaigns Developed targeted conservation programming
Waste Diversion
Achieve 75% waste diversion rate Achieved 33.7% diversion rate
“Sustainability Five years ago, the Office of Sustainability
has become a developed the USC Sustainability 2020 Plan
Expand diversion and recycling programs and increase awareness Deployed diversion bins and educational campaigns
to guide us in implementing more sustainable
significant catalyst practices across the University Park Campus
for organizational (UPC) and Health Sciences Campus (HSC). Procurement
and cultural The plan established goals for achieving
change at USC.” energy conservation and greenhouse gas Purchase 20% of food from sustainable sources Achieved 41.4% sustainable food purchases
- Daniel A. Mazmanian, mitigation, sustainable transportation, waste
Chair, Presidential Working diversion, water conservation, sustainable
Engage 75% of USC departments in responsible purchasing practices Developed green purchasing educational materials
Group on Sustainability and procurement and community engagement.
As we close this chapter and change our USC Wrigley Institute researchers are uncovering
Professor of Public Policy
ways to mass-produce seaweed as a biofuel. Transportation
focus to the USC 2028 Sustainability Plan,
let’s review our progress.
In the push for a greener USC, change has Sustainability and launched communication Reduce single-occupancy vehicles traveling to/from USC's campuses Achieved 2.0 average riders per vehicle
been the imperative. How we plan, execute, programs that have captured our attention and
energize and engage our many stakeholders elevated sustainability to a priority within our
Expand participation in alternative transportation programs Incentivized alternative transportation choices
has been critical to our building a solid foun- community. We have also built LEED-certified
dation that will position us for a sustainable silver and gold buildings, completed a major
future. Over the last several years, visionary energy retrofit of Galen Center, achieved zero Engagement
executive leadership, innovative thinking, waste at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum,
cooperation across USC and grassroots procured over 40% of food from sustainable Increase awareness of sustainability practices Established regular sustainability programming
student support have propelled us forward sources and revised the way we commute.
and enabled us to make significant accom- While much has been accomplished,
Establish USC as a living laboratory for sustainability Connected students with campus data and experts
plishments. there is still much ahead to champion. Today,
We have shepherded new academic though, we acknowledge the foundation laid
research initiatives, cultivated strong alliances and envision our greener future. Engage the broader community in sustainability Fostered partnerships with local government
with local government and utilities, formed
the Presidential Working Group on
USC Sustainability Summary Report 2015-20 3
Energy Conservation
Reducing USC’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Sustainability 2020 Plan Goals
40% of USC Housing
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions per buildings and nearly 100%
of parking structures have
square foot by 20% from 2014 baseline been upgraded with
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions combined savings over the next 25 years classrooms now integrate classroom LED lighting.
Capitalize on energy risks and per square foot since 2014. from the Galen Center energy retrofit. scheduling into their HVAC schedules to
2020 Plan Goal: 20% improve efficiency of energy usage.
opportunities
Our 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions has been realized by applying a Program Highlights
number of wide-ranging solutions that capitalize on energy risks and opportunities. Solar Panel Installations
Installing solar arrays, automated HVAC scheduling, LED lighting and variable • Galen Center installation provides up to
frequency drives to modify motor speeds, plus implementing energy audits and 15% of energy needs for the arena. 35%
Reduction
cultivating vital utility company and city of Los Angeles partnerships have reduced • Wrigley Marine Science Center
installation provides up to 20% of energy
our energy footprint and helped us achieve our Sustainability 2020 Plan goals. needs for the dining hall and kitchen.
The Galen Center energy retrofit completed in 2020 was by far one of our
• Cardinal ‘N Gold apartment installation
most extensive projects. Fifteen hundred solar modules were added to the rooftop, provides up to 16,000 kWh of energy
Breakdown of Greenhouse
arena lights were replaced with LED fixtures and a pony chiller project was per year.
Gas Reduction
initiated to reduce energy usage from cooling when the arena is at low occupancy. Automated HVAC Cleaner power from the LADWP, 20.5%
Scheduling Programs Increased electricity efficiency, 12.5% Solar panels will supply as much as 15% of Galen Center’s electricity and produce
Once completed, the projected combined savings from projects initiated between Increased natural gas efficiency, 1% 915,000 kilowatt-hours annually — enough to power 88 houses for a year.
2015 and 2020 is $10 million over the next 25 years, including hundreds of • 237 classrooms now integrate classroom Reduced fertilizers/refrigerants,
Water Conservation
Reducing USC’s Water Consumption
Sustainability 2020 Plan Goals
Six separate filters and
Decrease potable water use by 25% deep dry wells at USC Village
treat rain runoff before
from 2014 baseline sending it to recharge the
reduction in potable water water sub-meters have been of UPC irrigation is centrally groundwater aquifer.
Increase awareness of conservation practices use from 2014 baseline as of installed in UPC buildings, controlled and employs weather-
December 2020. providing real-time, detailed based sensors.
Implement audience-appropriate 2020 Plan Goal: 25% water usage data.
educational campaigns
USC has partnered with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Program Highlights Fixture Requirements,
Replacements and Upgrades
Power to bring reclaimed water to UPC for irrigation and industrial use. Potable Water Use
• Low-flow fixture requirements for all
Thousands of feet of “purple pipe” have been installed underground and • 10% decrease in the use of potable new construction projects have been
we now await the LADWP’s direction on the next phase of the project. water since 2014. established and will help improve water
conservation efforts.
In addition to that initiative, we’ve implemented other changes to Water Metering
get us closer to our potable water goal. Multiple water submeters provide • 1,242 low-flow, touchless faucets
• 17 water submeters installed at UPC have been installed in 77 non-housing
real-time, detailed usage data that helps us make more immediate and provide real-time, detailed water usage buildings as part of a universitywide
data and expand our total monitoring replacement initiative.
better decisions. Low-flow fixture requirements have been established to 30% of UPC buildings.
and will standardize and guide new construction planning, and many older • Almost 2,000 water flow restrictors
Drought-Tolerant and Native have been installed on hospital sinks,
faucets have been swapped out for low-flow, touchless models. Landscaping showerheads and dialysis machines
On our grounds, drought-tolerant landscaping has been expanded as part of the Keck Hospital Water
• 43% savings in water has been realized
Fixture Program. “Smart” units have built-in water-saving features including a sensor to adjust to the
wherever possible, and centrally controlled and “smart” drip irrigation systems from landscapes that incorporated or
converted to drought-tolerant foliage. optimal sprinkler run time based on weather conditions.
are increasing watering efficiency. Our native test gardens are as attractive Smart Irrigation
• Three UPC test gardens help USC • 75% of HSC landscaping has been
as they are nurturing, and education and awareness on conservation best Stormwater Capture and Infiltration
understand ideal conditions and required converted to drip irrigation systems,
practices and campaigns—such as offering shower timers to USC Housing maintenance for various native species. and much of the non-turf landscaping • USC Village’s system can treat and
at UPC uses drip irrigation. infiltrate 26,000 cubic feet of rain runoff
residents—are making a difference. • Project managers have been trained and is an important component of
and advised to incorporate drought- • 152 irrigation controllers have been USC’s resilience planning.
tolerant and native plants in all new installed across both campuses, and 114
landscaping. of the units feature “smart” technology. • Approximately 40 systems have been
installed at UPC since 2000, and all
• 90% of UPC irrigation is centrally construction that adds or changes
controlled and employs weather- more than 500 square feet of hardscape
based sensors. must capture, treat and infiltrate
stormwater runoff.
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Waste Diversion
Diverting Campus Waste from Landfills
Sustainability 2020 Plan Goals 2020 Waste Diversion
Rate by Location 1,000+ tons of waste
Achieve 75% waste diversion rate Universitywide waste diversion rate 33.7% have been diverted from
landfills since 2016 under
Expand diversion and recycling programs universitywide waste diversion USC Village 45% of single-use, personal consumption the Coliseum’s zero-waste
and increase awareness rate as of December 2020. CAL Building 42% items have been eliminated in program.
2020 Plan Goal: 75% USC Residential Dining.
University Park Campus 36%
USC Housing (off campus) 24%
Health Sciences Campus 18%
Our campus waste diversion practices have significantly changed due to Waste Diversion Infrastructure Multistream waste
bins were installed at
the city of Los Angeles’s 2018 RecycLA waste franchise agreement. We now • 185 interior multistream waste bins with USC Village and
signage that illustrates proper landfill and HSC's Pappas Quad
separate landfill and recycling waste on campus, and our construction and recycling sorting instructions have been as part of a
demolition waste are now excluded from waste diversion calculations. These installed across UPC and HSC. zero-waste pilot.
changes have reduced our universitywide waste diversion rate from 54% • All USC Housing residential colleges
in 2015 to about 34% in 2020. have introduced composting programs.
Lobby bins and compost pails available
Challenges notwithstanding, we have laid the foundation for increased for in-room use make it easier for
waste diversion by adding multistream waste bins that enable more recycling students to compost.
Program Highlights
and composting. The Coliseum’s zero-waste program we spearheaded ranks Zero-Waste Programs
Zero-Waste Campus Events
among the top in the Pac-12 Conference, and our football season tailgating • Over 1,000 tons of waste have been
• 4,535 pounds of waste were diverted
programs are fast reducing our waste footprint and increasing awareness of diverted from landfills since 2016 under
from local landfills at President Carol L.
the Coliseum’s zero-waste program. Waste Reduction in USC Hospitality Hydration Station Installations
Folt’s 2019 inauguration celebration. This
the importance of waste diversion. In Residential Dining, single-use, personal
raised awareness about the importance • 85-95% clean streams have resulted • 95% of single-use, personal consumption • 211 water bottle refill stations installed
consumption items such as individually wrapped condiments have all but been of recycling and composting and from multistream waste bin “proof items such as individually wrapped packets across UPC and HSC are reducing
encouraged other USC event hosts of concept” pilot programs launched of sugar, butter and condiments have been materials entering USC’s waste streams.
eradicated, and all residential colleges have introduced composting programs.
to strive for zero waste. at USC Village and HSC Pappas Quad. eliminated in USC Residential Dining.
*Based on an October 2019 audit of all Residential Dining
More hydration stations are reducing water bottle trash, and a food recovery According to findings, providing the post-consumer waste and composting practices.
• 8,394 pounds of waste were diverted • 1,100 total pounds of post-consumer
partnership program is helping us divert waste and feed local families. proper tools and instructions leads to
from select zero-waste tailgate parties food waste was composted daily* from
increased recycling and correct
during the 2019 football season. all USC Residential Dining locations.
composting.
• The Office of Sustainability, Cultural • Over a one-year period, USC Hospitality
Relations and University Events, Auxiliary diverted 115 tons of food waste into a
Services and Facilities Planning and prepared-food recovery program support-
Management have collaborated to create ing unhoused and extremely low-income
a framework for facilitating campus zero- families at St. Francis Center.
waste events of all shapes and sizes.
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Procurement
Increasing Sustainability through Purchasing Decisions
Sustainability 2020 Plan Goals USC Purchasing’s website
aggregates “buying green”
Purchase 20% of food from information and educates
sustainable sources schools and departments.
of food purchases for USC Hospitality less water and land is used by post-consumer recycled content
Engage 75% of USC departments in are from sustainable sources. USC Teaching Garden than used is now the standard for copy paper.
2020 Plan Goal: 20% by a traditional garden.
responsible purchasing practices
Our commitment to sourcing sustainable food for USC Hospitality has led USC Hospitality Sustainable Purchases
by Category as of December 2020
us to far exceed our goal of purchasing 20% of food from sustainable sources,
Sustainable items (% by dollars spent)
and the USC Teaching Garden, which leverages aeroponic farming at scale, Non-sustainable items (% by dollars spent)
enables us to grow food directly on our campus and reduce emissions from 82%
74% 76%
transportation.
We have engaged 75% of USC departments in responsible purchasing 57%
practices by developing a sustainable purchasing web page and communicating 43%
with all authorized purchasers in the USC eMarket about buying green. Our copy Program Highlights
26% 24%
18%
paper has gotten greener—30% post-consumer recycled vs. 0%—and we’ve
Purchasing Food from
reconfigured how it’s delivered to campus to green that process, as well. Trojan Sustainable Sources
Produce and Grocery and Seafood Meats
USC Teaching Garden uses aeroponics to grow produce for
Print, a managed print services program, optimizes our print environment, cuts • 41.4% of food purchases for USC Dairy Paper
Residential Dining.
Hospitality are from sustainable sources.
energy usage through the use of Xerox Energy Star devices, and cuts waste by
reducing the need for widespread use of desktop printers. These initiatives • USC Teaching Garden, an aeroponic tower
garden, uses 90% less water and 90% Procurement of Sustainable • Trojan Print, a campuswide managed • A commitment to continuous improve-
have laid the groundwork for ever-improving sustainable purchasing less land than a traditional garden to grow Goods and Services print program, leverages new technology ment and website enhancement ensures
2,640 edible plants for USC Hospitality, to centralize and eliminate widespread information such as available products,
practices across the university. • USC Purchasing’s website aggregates
desktop printing, which helps reduce requirements and suppliers will stay
minimizing the need to truck-in produce “buying green” information and educates
from as far as 250 miles away. USC is the paper waste and energy consumption. current with purchaser’s needs and the
schools and departments on how to
first university in the nation to have an university’s green buying goals.
do so using USC’s network of preferred • 30% post-consumer recycled content is
aeroponics farming effort of this scale. suppliers. now the standard for copy paper.
• Green delivery methods from Office • USC Hotel has earned Green Seal
Depot such as reusable totes and recycled Silver Certification for leadership in key
paper bags reduce cardboard and packing sustainable categories including
material waste across the university. environmentally sensitive purchasing.
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Transportation
Making Sustainable Transportation a Reality
Sustainability 2020 Plan Goals
Over 27 tons of CO2 emissions
Reduce single-occupancy vehicles have been eliminated through
Mobile and Remote Assistance
traveling to/from USC's campuses Technologies since 2019.
EV charging ports are available of employees’ public transit
Expand participation in alternative In 2019, USC achieved an average of across UPC and HSC. costs are subsidized through the
2.0 riders per vehicle coming to campus, USC Transit Subsidy Program.
transportation programs
exceeding our SCAQMD target of 1.5.
We achieved our overall transportation goals in 2018 but didn’t stop there. Program Highlights Public transit
subsidies are
In the last five years, we’ve accelerated the adoption of innovative programs, Carpooling, Ride-share available for USC
and for over a decade have exceeded our South Coast Air Quality Management and Car-share Programs employees.
District target of an average 1.5 riders per vehicle. • For more than 10 years, USC has exceeded
its SCAQMD target of an average of 1.5
We have expanded participation in alternative transportation programs, riders per vehicle coming to campus and
through generous transit subsidies, more electric vehicle charging stations, a in 2019 achieved an average of 2.0 riders
per vehicle.
platform offering multimodal options, free parking for HSC carpoolers, parking
Mobile and Remote
• Free parking for HSC carpoolers is
wayfinding systems, Campus Cruiser hybrids and a green bus fleet. These addressing limited parking spot inventory
Assistance Technologies
initiatives have put us on the map as a model for other city and state and helping reduce single-occupancy • Through strategic partnerships and
vehicle use. integrations with Metro, Metrolink, Zipcar,
transportation organizations to follow.
Waze, Midway and Lyft, the Traveler
• USC Campus Cruiser, the evening/late-
mobile platform provides multimodal trip
night ride share program, maintains a fleet Transit Subsidies Biofuel Transportation
planning options and has saved users
of highly rated green and hybrid vehicles
$20,000 and the environment 27.4 tons • 50% of employees’ public transit costs • 28 USC buses run on biofuel and
equipped with Uber-like technologies that
USC Transportation of CO2 emissions. are subsidized through the USC Transit transport faculty, staff and students in
is a City of Los reduce wait time and optimize shared
Subsidy Program. Since the program was and around UPC and surrounding
Angeles Certified rides, further supporting USC’s greenhouse • Parking assistance using vehicle wayfind- launched in October 2019, 174 fewer cars neighborhoods, Downtown Los Angeles,
Green Business gas emissions reduction goals. ing systems in Downey Way and McCarthy have commuted daily to campus. Marina del Rey and HSC.
Way parking structures has guided over
• A fleet of 25 Zipcar vehicles*, customized
1.1 million vehicles and eliminated over • Reduced fares and unlimited rides • B5 biodiesel fuel is available at the
for the USC community and available 24/7,
27 tons of CO2 since 2019. on Metro rail and bus lines are available USC gas station.
helps decrease the need for students to
to graduate students through the
bring their personal vehicles to campus. *During the COVID-19 pandemic, the fleet has been
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations U-Pass Program. reduced to four vehicles.
• 138 EV charging ports are located in
select parking structures and parking
lots across both UPC and HSC.
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Engagement
Educating our Community about Sustainability at USC
Sustainability 2020 Plan Goals Multiplatform marketing
and engagement campaigns
Increase awareness of educate the USC community
sustainability practices and help keep sustainability
students, staff and faculty shared has been awarded through the USC Coliseum vendors engaged by the practices top of mind.
Establish USC as a living laboratory insights through the Sustainability Green Engagement Fund for student- Office of Sustainability have ensured
2028 Plan survey. driven sustainability projects. zero-waste compliance at every
for sustainability Trojan football game since 2016.
Engage the broader community
in sustainability
Since 2015, the Office of Sustainability has grown from one to four full-time
staffers, enabling increased campuswide sustainability reporting, outreach and
programming which has elevated awareness of USC sustainability practices.
The Office of Sustainability and staff subject matter experts piloted ad
hoc experiential learning projects by conducting presentations to classes,
connecting students with campus operational data and facilitating projects
that used our campuses as living labs for sustainability. These efforts laid the
groundwork for an experiential learning program to be launched in phases Program Highlights • Subject matter experts provide students
beginning fall 2021. Annual progress reports have kept the community apprised with data and resources necessary to
Multimedia Marketing execute experiential learning projects
of projects and achievements, and twice-yearly public sustainability forums that use our campuses as living labs for
• Multiplatform marketing and engagement
provide opportunities to engage with staff executing this work. The Office of sustainability.
campaigns educate the USC community
Sustainability has also begun USC’s first Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and help keep sustainability practices
Data Tracking and Reporting
top of mind.
and Rating System (STARS) report and has spearheaded development of the • The inaugural Green Game at Galen Center Sustainability Programming • The Office of Sustainability has begun
• The Office of Sustainability’s newsletter and USC’s first Sustainability Tracking,
next long-range sustainability plan, both of which are diverted 91.6% of waste from landfills
website feature campus sustainability news, • Annual Earth Week celebrations bring Assessment and Rating System (STARS)
through upstream waste reduction,
critical to advancing sustainability at USC. events and progress toward plan goals. the Trojan community together to discuss report to measure and manage sustain-
multistream sorting bins and fan education.
topics in sustainability at USC and beyond. ability progress and to educate depart-
The Office of Sustainability also convenes students, Program Support and Development • The “Team Up to Clean Up Expo Park” ments across the university on their
faculty and staff periodically throughout the year to discuss • Participation in USC summer and winter
• The Office of Sustainability supports partnership event with Republic Services role in building a greener USC.
orientation and new employee onboarding
the Coliseum’s zero-waste program by and the California Science Center brought
sustainability strategies through USC’s Sustainability events allows the Office of Sustainability • The Office of Sustainability spearheaded
ensuring vendors comply with the neighbors together to tidy the shared
Steering Committee. to educate all incoming undergraduate the development of USC’s next long-range
venue’s sustainability standards. community green space.
students, transfer students and non- sustainability plan, gathering insights from
• USC’s Green Engagement Fund awards academic staff on the university’s 850 students, staff and faculty through
• The Office of Sustainability oversees the
student-driven projects that support sustainability initiatives. the Sustainability 2028 Plan survey.
“Trojan Trash Talkers” outreach program,
through which students educate campus sustainable practices and education at
tailgaters on sustainability efforts and how USC. More than $37,000 has been
to sort compostables and recyclables. awarded since 2014.
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“You revel in the moment,
and you think about how
amazing it is that advocacy
and activism actually
works and that it really
does yield change.”
- Tianna Shaw-Wakeman,
Class of 2021
Student Initiatives
Looking Ahead
Sustainability at USC is an institutional priority.
As a top private educational research institution
and the largest private employer in Los Angeles,
we are in a singular position to meaningfully
Students are partners and change agents in
advancing campus sustainability. They’ve
Clockwise from top left: Environmental Core
students advocating for greater campus sustain-
influence and impact our region and our planet.
moved their peers to action through grassroot
panels and forums, rallies and zero-waste
ability; Bloom Boutique hosting a sustainable
clothing swap; Bill Nye with the Environmental
As we close out the Sustainability 2020 Plan,
events, clothing swaps, monthlong Earth Day Student Assembly on Earth Day 2019; and USC’s
first major student-organized climate rally in 2019.
we are encouraged by our foundational accomplish-
celebrations, Veg-Fests and much more.
As active members on the Sustainability ments and look forward to the next step in our
Steering Committee and the Presidential
Working Group on Sustainability, they shape journey—the launch of the 2028 Sustainability Plan.
governance. In 2020, they formed DivestSC,
an advocacy group that lobbied USC’s admin-
The 2028 Sustainability Plan is our future
istration to take a more visible and active
stance on sustainability issues and to invest
envisioned. It will integrate operational, research,
in renewable energy and green technology
funds rather than fossil fuels.
academic and branding initiatives into a comprehen-
sive program that will cement our stature as a
sustainability leader and ready us for the 2028
Summer Olympics, when the eyes of the world
will be on Los Angeles and on USC.
Photos: cover: USC Photo/Gus Ruelas; inside front cover: Art Streiber Photography; p2: David Ginsburg; p5: USC Photo/Gus Ruelas; p6: Shutterstock; p7: USC Design Studio/Jorge Negrete;
p9: USC Photo/Gus Ruelas; p10: USC Photo/Ling Luo; p11: USC Photo/Gus Ruelas; p13: USC Photo/Susanica Tam; p14: Emily Smith; p15: USC/Elias Platte-Bermeo; p16: Daily Trojan/Andrea Diaz,
Samantha Hardy, Daily Trojan/Autria Mashian, Nathaniel Hyman; inside back cover: USC Photo/Gus RuelasThank you to these partners, whose
hard work has been instrumental in
advancing sustainability at USC:
Presidential Working Group on Sustainability,
Provost, Sustainability Steering Committee, Office
of Sustainability, Academic Senate, Staff Assembly,
Facilities Planning and Management, Auxiliary Services,
Procurement, Athletics, USC Dornsife Environmental
Studies Program, Undergraduate Student Government,
Graduate Student Government, Environmental
Student Assembly and other student groups.
For more information about
this report, please contact:
USC Office of Sustainability
University of Southern California
3434 S. Grand Avenue, CAL
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2811
sustainability@usc.edu
green.usc.edu
@green.usc
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