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Take Action

There are many ways to take action and be involved with sustainability on campus.

From learning more about sustainable living, to sharing ideas to help the University reduce our carbon footprint and peer education, each of us has an important part to play. See below for suggestions on how you can contribute to a more sustainable SCU.

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    Climate Neutrality

    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. 

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    Justice & Well-being

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

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    Strategic Plan

    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.

Facilities Assistance

Contact 408-554-4742 or facilities-csc@scu.edu to report wasted water from a faucet or sprinkler and to request a replacement waste sign or container