INSTITUTE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
Launching global environmental solutions from urban Los Angeles
MAGAZINE
Fast fashion degrades land and people. In Indonesia, Riadini-Flesch is proving it can also heal soil, cut carbon and empower women
From the lecture halls of Westwood to the world’s most prestigious scientific stage, UCLA’s Nobel-winning alumni trace their triumphs to a common source: a public university that opened doors
The feature traces how an engineer’s logic — and a long view of progress — shape Pritzker’s approach to environmental change
UCLA College’s new “Cabinet of Curiosities” podcast explores the fang-tastic North-South collaboration
EVENTS
Mourning & Remembering through Ecological Change.
Vets in STEM Fall Quarter Programming
EDUCATION
This innovative, dual-component program offers both breadth and depth through a solid foundation in natural science and a focus on understanding environmental issues across earth, atmospheric, life and social sciences.
Alumni played major roles in global sustainability efforts across six decades
RESEARCH
We leverage connections and partnerships throughout the UCLA network to focus teams of diverse talents on today’s most urgent problems.
Key Findings from the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA Introduction The Eaton and Palisades fires left a trail of devastation — destroying homes, displacing communities, and disrupting lives.…
This third annual report on the State of Corporate Sustainability Disclosure provides a comprehensive analysis of how S&P 500 companies are disclosing climate-related information based on 20 core metrics tracked by UCLA’s Open for Good Initiative.
Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles is a creative film project that repurposes the game engine and design of the video game Grand Theft Auto V to explore possible eco-futures of Los Angeles in the year 2050.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) selected the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA, with support from LARC, to facilitate a Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Data Working Group.
GIVING
State funding cannot cover everything we want to accomplish – we rely on endowments, grants and philanthropic gifts to make up the difference. These additional funds go to the programs, projects and outreach that would otherwise languish. We are immensely grateful for this support.
