Washington University in St. Louis is fully committed to being a national leader in sustainability, a core priority that runs through all aspects of our community, our operations, and our work as a leading teaching and research institution. Explore how we are addressing climate change and environmental degradation.
Energy & Emissions
Since 1990, energy use on the Danforth and Medical campuses has remained flat despite the square footage nearly doubling.
Alternative Transportation
Cut down on your emissions, improve your heath and save money by biking, riding the metrolink or carpooling.
WashU Green Ambassadors
WUGAs train first year students to sustainability, through engagement during orientation week and beyond!
News
Sustainability Programming Connects with High School Students
Office of Sustainability Expands Educational Offerings to College Prep Scholars Established in 2014, the WashU College Prep Program provides low-income first-generation students the opportunity to attend an immersive, on-campus learning experience every summer between their first-year and last-year of high school. In 2017, the Office of Sustainability started collaborating with College Prep to introduce the […]
A Compost Journey From Research Kitchen to Farm
"To the chickens!" is now a common phrase used in the Clinical Translational Research Unit (CTRU) Metabolic Research Kitchen. This refers to the food scraps produced by the kitchen operations that are thrown into bright green 5-gallon buckets and saved for the chickens at Howie Farms, one of the vendors from the School of Medicine […]