Assessing sustainability performance demonstrates UC Davis’ commitment to accountability and provides insight to the evolution of sustainability for higher education. 

Sustainability Goals Progress Campus Actions

Sustainability goals 

• All undergraduate UC campuses must maintain a current report in AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS)  
• By 2023: All undergraduate UC campuses must earn a Silver rating in STARS and strive for a Gold rating.  

Progress Toward Goals 

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  UC Davis currently has a Gold rating in STARS, version 2.2 (the most current version) and plans to maintain a valid report. You can view the campus’s current STARS report here.    
   
• For UC Davis accolades in sustainability, visit the Rankings & Awards page.   

Campus Actions 

• In July 2020 UC Davis Sustainability hosted a STARS Town Hall to inform the UC Davis community about the campus’s progress in STARS.    
• Repeat Gold: Campus Meets Challenge of Revised Sustainability Rating System 
• UC Davis submits data to other external reporting systems, such as University of Indonesia’s GreenMetric World University Rankings. For more information visit the Performance Reporting page.