Sustainability Goals

Sustainability Goals

Our university has real, existing sustainability strengths—and campus partners contribute to an agenda for initiatives and sustainability practices to create a sustainability-centric culture.

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Environment, Sustainability, and Resilience Master Plan

The Environment, Sustainability, and Resilience Master Plan was adopted in November 2020 and provides a strategic vision for the future of sustainability at UNL through the presentation of aspirational goals and objectives related to creating a sustainability-centric culture across all major components and constituencies of the university. It serves as a guiding framework for change and was developed by the Chancellor’s Environment, Sustainability, and Resilience Commission (CESRC) through an integrated, collaborative process involving individuals serving UNL in a wide variety of roles including students, faculty, and staff. 

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UNL Environment, Sustainability, and Resilience Master Plan

Aspirational Goals

The plan provides a set of aspirational goals that serve as a guiding framework for change at all of UNL’s campuses and facilities. The 10 goals are organized into the following themes: