{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Sustainability Annual Report 2025","provider_url":"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2025","author_name":"sarah","author_url":"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2025\/author\/sarah\/","title":"UC Riverside - Sustainability Annual Report 2025","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"p8CgiUBDVO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2025\/locations\/uc-riverside\/\">UC Riverside<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2025\/locations\/uc-riverside\/embed\/#?secret=p8CgiUBDVO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;UC Riverside&#8221; &#8212; Sustainability Annual Report 2025\" data-secret=\"p8CgiUBDVO\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Guided by the plan\u2019s \u201cSustainability for Climate Action and Environmental Justice\u201d pillar, UC Riverside advanced initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen climate resilience and foster collaboration across the campus and broader region. FOOD Sustainable food spend increased from about 3% in 2023\u201324 to 7% in 2024\u201325. Plant-based food spend experienced a decline of approximately 6%; however, it remained above the 25% food spend goal. The increase in sustainable food purchases is largely attributed to the launch of new campus dining operations, including Noods, Scoops and the Biz Caf\u00e9. Additionally, food recovery efforts improved significantly, with a 32% increase in donations resulting from the introduction of the ScottyEats Program. Green building In fiscal year 2024\u201325, the new School of Business Building was completed and received LEED Platinum certification; this makes it the third LEED Platinum building on campus. The School of Business Building includes a 216-kilowatt solar array on the roof, which increased the campus solar photovoltaic capacity to over 9 megawatts. 3 Platinum, 11 Gold, 4 Silver and 1 Certified Healthy Vending Healthy vending is defined as meeting UC\u2019s&nbsp;Healthy Vending Guidelines. Data is from 2023\u201324. The 2023\u201324 fiscal year marked the first cycle of reporting healthy vending data in alignment with policy requirements. During this period, UC Riverside spent approximately $89,000 on vending food and beverages, with about 32% allocated to healthy food options and 20% to healthy beverages. procurement The University reports on green spend, as defined in the Sustainable Procurement Guidelines, and reached out to suppliers for spend data in four product categories for this year\u2019s report. Green spend is defined as meeting preferred or minimum criteria&nbsp;in UC&#8217;s Sustainable Procurement Guidelines.Suppliers reporting: Electronics (8), Furniture (7), Cleaning supplies (4), Office supplies (4). UC Systemwide Spend Analytics category data provided by CalUSource. Sustainable Building &amp; Laboratory Operations In 2024\u201325, two UCR laboratories were recertified, bringing the total number of certified labs to eight, as efforts continue to renew certifications for labs that have reached their three-year expiration period. An additional six laboratories are currently undergoing the assessment process, with four labs replacing equipment over 10 years old with Energy Star-certified models through incentive funds from UC\u2019s partnership with Fisher Scientific. Eleven glove recycling boxes were also distributed across campus to collect and recycle one of the most common forms of laboratory waste. Transportation In 2024\u201325, 34% of campus commuters traveled by single-occupancy vehicle, while 66% utilized alternative commuting methods. UC Riverside supported zero-emission mobility by maintaining 183 active electric vehicle charging ports and 10 additional stub-outs for future expansion. Clean transportation acquisitions also advanced, with 32% of vehicles purchased through Fleet Services consisting of zero-emission vehicles or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. In addition, UCR\u2019s health promotion department, in collaboration with campus partners, renewed efforts to promote micromobility safety through education and outreach initiatives. Sustainable vehicles are defined as electric (zero-emission), plug-in hybrid or clean transportation fuel Single-Use Plastics Phase-Out Complete Phase-out* Partial Phase-out Starting Soon *Complete phase-out of single-use plastics may include exemptions where reasonable alternatives to plastic do not exist. UCR Dining Services is committed to reducing single-use plastics and has successfully eliminated plastic bags and single-use plastic water bottles while continuing efforts with its beverage suppliers to eliminate more single-use plastic beverage bottles. About half of the disposable food packaging items used by Dining Services and third-party food vendors are compostable, and the department continues to work with suppliers to replace more single-use plastic items with compostable or reusable containers. Limitations on the compostable items that the waste haulers are able to accept make it challenging to eliminate single-use plastics. Awards A full list of awards is featured on the UC Office of the President\u2019s website. &nbsp;AASHE STARS Gold rating"}