USC is committed to environmental sustainability for the benefit of students, staff and the wider community.
USC has an active program of sustainability initiatives that addresses both large-scale issues such as energy, waste, recycling and the campus environment, and targeted activities such as the development and use of green cleaning practices.

Wildlife
USC is a flora and fauna reserve, spread over 100 hectares

Energy

Water

Waste and recycling

Sustainable transport

Sustainability governance

Buildings

Sustainability awards

Sustainability research

Study sustainability

The future is clean
The latest sustainable news
USC Newsroom
High-tech sandbox helps farmers visualise water flow
23 November 2020A Civil Engineering Honours student’s Augmented Reality hydrology sandbox will be used by Queensland’s peak horticulture industry body to help teach local growers about water movement in the field.

D’Aguilar graduate studies science of seaweed
9 June 2020With his arms deep in a tub of locally-grown seaweed at the Bribie Island Research Centre, Steele Ford’s job is as hands-on as his recently-completed USC Bachelor of Environmental Science.

Project to benefit reef water quality and grazing
2 June 2020Research by a USC PhD graduate that used the latest drone-based remote sensing techniques to investigate sediment sources to the Great Barrier Reef is the catalyst for a joint project by the University and CSIRO.
Sustainability Report
USC is committed to achieving sustainability in terms of teaching, research and how it operates. It is important to measure what we accomplish in this space in order to understand what has been achieved and what still needs to be done. The University captures measurable data where possible and qualitative information where measurable data is not available. USC feeds this information into internal and external reporting processes. USC has developed a biennial Sustainability Report to highlight sustainability initiatives achieved, transparently track progress towards actions set out in the University's Carbon Management Plan and identify priority areas for the upcoming two-year period.
The 2018/2019 USC Sustainability Report is currently available for download.