Sustainability

Living Green at Cal Poly.

Amidst the notifications, texting conversations, hours of class, study sessions, club meetings, social obligations and anticipation of the moment your head will hit the pillow at the end...

Cal Poly Green Campus expands

Thanks to the College Corps Fellowship, the Cal Poly Green Campus team is expanding to tackle a variety of sustainability projects spanning across campus and the SLO community.

Sustainability Month Happenings on Campus

October is sustainability month! Learn how you can participate on campus.

Participate in “Bike There” at Cal Poly

"Bike There" is happening May 20 - 23. Check out this blog post to learn more about how you can participate and win prizes!

Finalization of the Frost Center on the Horizon

Frost Center for Research and Innovation coming shortly! Get the latest from this blog post.

Cal Poly Sustainability Month Recap

In the past several weeks, over a dozen events were held engaging more than 800 students, staff and faculty in everything from beach cleanups to climate conferences.

Poly Travel is Made Up of 4 Major Components

Poly travel is a travel program for staff and faculty that allows them to easily and efficiently request, book, and expense travel using the Concur Mobile App (https://www.concur.com/en-us/mobile).This...

Campus Dining Wins Energy, Efficiency and Sustainability Best Practice Award.

Cal Poly’s Campus Dining team took a big win in the 2017 Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Best Practice Awards Competition. Campus Dining won the Best Practice Award for...

Perfecting Your Trash Talk

When you walk into a Campus Dining venue, you will probably notice a tall, green Zero Waste Station with compost, recycle and landfill bins. It’s Campus Dining doing...

Green Living Guide

Cal Poly is committed to achieving carbon neutrality and climate resilience by 2050. For Earth Day 2016, President Armstrong signed the Second Nature Climate Leadership Commitment, making Cal...

Cal Poly Utilizes CalRecycle Grant to Successfully Decrease Recycling Contamination

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Cal Poly Welcomes New Chief Procurement Officer

Darin Matthews, a procurement leader with over 25 years of experience in the field, began his role as chief procurement officer in January 2022. After starting out as...

AASHE Recognizes Cal Poly

Cal Poly has recently been recognized by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) along with five other California State Universities. This incredible achievement...

New Additions to the Cal Poly Campus: The Plant Conservatory and yakʔitʸutʸu Student Housing Solar Project

The Plant Conversatory and

Powering Up Progress

As the CSU works toward a more sustainable future, Cal Poly is leading the way and providing yet another benefit for our students, staff, and faculty for making...

Move-Out Day: The Earth Friendly Way

Are you ready for move-out day!? For some, this highly anticipated event brings a sigh of relief as the end of a completed year means more sleep, more...

Sustainability-Infused Curriculum

A week of Earth Day festivities sponsored by Cal Poly Administration and Finance concluded Friday, April 20, with a sustainability charette focused on bringing sustainability to the classroom.

Cal Poly’s Path to Platinum

Cal Poly’s current Gold rating places us among the top 150 STARS certified institutions in the world. Not resting on our laurels, Cal Poly is now looking to...

Only Rain In The Drain.

Have you ever asked yourself, where does rainwater go during a rainstorm? Well, in most cities, excess rainwater enters storm drains located along street curbs, parking lots, etc....

Cal Poly joins the CSU Systemwide Fleet Partnership Program

Cal Poly has joined the CSU system-wide Fleet Partnership Program which works to partner all universities in the CSU system with one manufacturing company for all fleet purchases....

Journey to Zero: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go

The Journey to Zero — achieving net zero by 2045 — is achievable, although not without the help of the Cal Poly community.

Building 70 Installs Heat Pumps to Meet New Heating and Cooling Needs

This summer, Building 70, the home of Cal Poly’s Facilities Management and Development (FMD), underwent a building renovation. Part of this renovation included installing four new heat pumps...

Celebrating the Remarkable Achievements and Retirement of Dennis Elliot

After more than four decades of dedicated service at Cal Poly, Dennis Elliot, the executive director of Energy and Infrastructure Planning, will be retiring in June. Throughout his...

All Things New with Fleet Services

Fleet Services is helping make Cal Poly more sustainable and efficient. Continue reading to find out how!