In the nearly 10 years since Environmental Studies alum Ryan Todd was hired to establish the Office of Sustainability, the team has created comprehensive plans to save water and energy, eliminate waste and make Sac State a carbon neutral campus.
They’ve replaced faucets and lights, installed solar panels, become gardeners and beekeepers, begun composting, and maintained new stormwater drains to naturally filter toxins from runoff going into local waterways.
Now, with several national and regional awards and recognitions, Sac State is reaping the rewards.
“The Office of Sustainability continues to lead the way in what it means to be a good steward of the environment,” President Luke Wood said. “Sacramento State has ambitious goals to be a zero-waste campus and carbon-neutral by 2040, and the innovative work by our campus community is getting us closer to those goals.”
