Assignment: Earth
USC’s sustainability framework for creating a healthy, just and thriving campus and world.
Sustainability Tools
USC Sustainability Hub
Sustainability Map
Carbon Footprint Calculator
Sustainability Data Hub
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Highlights
- More Help, Less Waste: Alum Develops Popular Compost Service
For the compost-curious, it’s hard to find a reason not to get involved. - Anita Sengupta is on a Mission to Decarbonize Aviation
Hydroplane receives the Minority Emerging Technology and Industries Firm of the Year Award. - USC Wellbeing Collective success story: Reshaping sustainability on campus
Step into a vibrant and inspiring space that goes beyond the traditional. - Mapping project reveals LA’s Indigenous past, aims to inform the city’s future
A detailed, first-of-its-kind look at the region’s natural ecology before European settlers arrived.
Making Progress
Sustainable Dining
Reducing Plastic Pollution
USC News
The Salton Sea in southern California's Imperial Valley—now aptly dubbed "Lithium Valley"—has emerged as a global hotspot for this critical mineral and contains some of the world's largest lithium deposits,…
Experiential learning classes use the historic venue as a living laboratory. Students explore the stadium’s rich past and current operations — and help envision its future.
You could say that USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy alumnus Ben Wan has devoted his professional attention to taking out the trash.
Hydroplane, founded by Trojan Anita Sengupta, is getting attention for its sustainability-focused work.
Events and Activities
Jubilee Vegan Cafe
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University Religious Center (URC) Los Angeles, CA 90089
USC Peace Garden Open Gardening Hours
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Shrine Place Garden 3017 Shrine Place, Los Angeles, CA
USC Peace Garden Open Gardening Hours
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Shrine Place Garden 3017 Shrine Place, Los Angeles, CA
USC Peace Garden Open Gardening Hours
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Shrine Place Garden 3017 Shrine Place, Los Angeles, CA
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Sustainable Purchasing
USC recognizes the opportunity to exercise environmental responsibility through purchasing decisions
and is committed to balancing environmentally and fiscally responsible purchasing.