University of Washington sustainability portal

Find information on UW's sustainability metrics, what's happening on our campuses and how you can do your part for sustainability at the University of Washington. Click the categories below to see what's happening at UW.

Clean Energy Institute students
Energy
UW electricity use data and renewable energy programs.
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UW Sustainability staff
Buildings
LEED building information and green building standards.
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UW Farm students
Food
Get involved in food systems and production at UW.
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student locking up bike
Transportation
How UW gets around, and resources for your commute.
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UW Recycling
Waste reduction
Resources and information to keep waste out of the landfill.
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UW Sustainability staff
Water
Conservation measures and ecological mitigation.
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UW power plant
Greenhouse gas
See our emissions data and the UW Climate Action Plan
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UW lab researcher
Workplaces
Paper reduction, Green Certification and ways to work sustainably.
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Awards
The UW is a national leader in higher ed sustainability.
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About the Portal

The UW Sustainability portal provides information on the University of Washington's sustainability performance and efforts. Each category page includes information on what UW is doing for sustainability in that area, resources for the UW community, and data visualizations where possible. The visualizations show information on our current performance as well as sustainability targets.

For more information on the dashboard or sustainability efforts at UW, contact us at sustainability@uw.edu.

Dig into the data

The links above go to pages with information on sustainability resources, highlighted efforts at UW and other information in addition to data visualizations showing UW's performance. To browse the data in these categories without the other information, go to our Data Dashboard.

Data dashboard