Green Week

Each Fall, Green Week empowers the Trojan community to engage in sustainability-focused behaviors and activities.

Want to learn how to live more sustainably, or check out USC’s progress in achieving our sustainability goals? Green Week and Earth Month offer plenty of opportunities to make connections, attend events and learn more about advancing sustainability on our campuses.

Green Week is just one of the many initiatives that support Assignment: Earth, USC’s sustainability framework for creating a healthy, just and thriving campus and world.

Six Sustainable Actions for Sustainability

Here’s how you can take action and help the USC community develop and implement innovative solutions that will build a more sustainable society.

Looking for more ways to get involved? Find sustainability efforts like Events, Research Studies, Scholarships, Student Organizations and more in USC’s Green Directory.

Start your journey with these six sustainable actions:

A student taking the Student Sustainability Training on their laptop.

1. Complete the online Sustainability Training

Explore the steps USC is taking towards becoming a greener campus and learn how you can help.

Students talking in the USC Sustainability Hub.

2. Visit the Sustainability Hub in STU 101

Lounge, study, and connect with the campus sustainability community.

Demonstration of a touchless water refill station installed outdoors at the Village using a USC branded stainless steel water bottle.

3. Carry a reusable water bottle

Refill it at 200+ campus hydration stations.

A student using the sustainability-focused Supdate Slack channel.

4. Get the Supdate

Join the Supdate Slack workspace to donate/swap items, learn about upcoming events, find jobs/internships and more.

Student holding an LA Metro U-Pass card.

5. Receive discounts on public transportation

Enroll in the USC Student U-Pass Program or Employee Transit Subsidy to green your commute.

Zero Waste Zone signage and Multi-stream Bins.

6. Sort your trash at a nearby zero-waste bin

Help USC keep recyclable and compostable waste out of local landfills.

Join a Student Organization

There is a growing list of sustainability-oriented student organizations for you to join at USC. Explore a myriad of topics and meet like-minded individuals!

Vitality Health Assessment Incentive

The Vitality site offers a number of resources for staff and faculty to empower healthier living. Earn points for sustainable actions such as eating less red meat, drinking more water from reusable bottles and going for walks instead of driving.