Sustainable Reporting
UC Santa Barbara reports on sustainability performance in various reporting systems in order to track campus sustainability progress and assess areas for improvement.
UC Annual Report on Sustainable Practices
UC Santa Barbara annually assesses its progress on the goals outlined in the UC Policy on Sustainable Practices. The data collected is published in the Annual Report on Sustainable Practices along with data from other UC campuses. View UC Santa Barbara's progress on UC sustainability goals.
Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating Systems (STARS)
UC Santa Barbara maintains a certified report in STARS, by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS is a comprehensive sustainability rating system for colleges and universities that addresses environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainability.
The Climate Registry
UC Santa Barbara reports its official Scope I and II emissions to the nonprofit The Climate Registry (TCR), a nonprofit emissions registry for North America. These emissions follow TCR's General Reporting Protocol, are third-party verified, and are reported publicly on TCR's website.
Sustainability Planning
Other Plans and Reports
- Long Range Development Plan
- UCSB Sustainability Brochure
- Achieving Carbon Neutrality at UCSB by 2025: A Critical Analysis of Technological and Financial Strategies
- Best Practices Subcommittee on facilitating small growers’ ability to do business with UC – Final Report
- 2013 Annual Report On Renewable Energy Capacity
- 2013 Annual Sustainability Food Report
- 2013 CARB Annual SF6 Report
- 2012 Annual Report On Renewable Energy Capacity
- 2012 Residential Dining Services Sustainable Food
- 2012 UCSB UCen Sustainable Food Report