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Creating a Sustainable UMass Boston

UMass Boston has a strong and longstanding commitment to improving operational sustainability while being a leader in environmental sustainability education and research. 

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Sustainable UMass Boston is a collaborative University campaign to integrate sustainability across academics, research, operations, and community engagement through the active participation of students, staff, faculty, and community partners.

These efforts including the annual Earth Month celebration, is coordinated by the Office of Campus Planning & Sustainability. The Beacon Sustainability Council advises on the campaign's goals and activities  Progress to commitments is reported via multiple platforms. 

Any campus department working towards these goals is encouraged to contact Janna to use the campaign branding to help spread the word. 

Commitments & Performance Data at UMass Boston

 

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UMass Boston earned a STARS Silver Rating on Nov. 20, 2023, The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and to measure their sustainability performance. It is managed by the non-profit  Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). It needs to be updated every three years and we are currently underway with the 2026 Report, to be completed in the fall of 2026.

Learn more about UMass Boston's additional commitments and data reporting. 

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What's been happening at UMass Boston?

Student Sustainability Assistants for Summer+ Spring 2026

Supporting students learning how to be sustainability change agents through applied learning and leadership developent is a key goal of our office. The students are working on:

and more!

Meet the Sustainability Assistants

Solar Energy Expands

1.5KW of new solar electricity planned for campus will be constructed in 2026. 

Electric Vehicle Charging

New Electric Vehicle Chargers are in the Quad lot, adding to those in West Garage & Campus Center. Learn how to sign up for charging access for both cars and bikes through Transportation Services.

Interested in learning more about rebates and incentives for purchasing EVs? 

Learn about Electric Cars 

Contact

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Janna Cohen-Rosenthal

Sustainability & Resiliency Planner
Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability
Campus: x75582

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Sign up to get the new Sustainable UMass Boston monthly newsletter to get updates across operations, engagement, academics, and research activities. You can submit info to include to janna.cohenrosenthal@umb.edu.

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