Office of Sustainability

About HSC Sustainability

Our university’s mission is to “create solutions for a healthier community”. HSC Sustainability within Facilities Management supports that mission by advancing sustainable practices on campus through educational outreach, programs and initiatives, and our own campus operations.

• Defining sustainability and our focus and vision
• Take action
• Sustainability & Health

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Key Initiatives

The Office of Sustainability was founded in 2012 after the HSC students voted in a fee to fund environmental improvements on campus.  This fee, the Sustainable Campus Fee, helps fund many programs, projects, and events on campus.

• HSC Community Garden
• Reduce – Reuse – Recycle
• Labs & Freezers
• Alternative Transportation

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Events & Announcements

Our vision is to transform our students and employees into people with a sustainability mindset.  Take action today to make our campus and community healthier and more sustainable.

• 2022 Subsidized Monthly and Annual Transit Passes on Sale Now
• Work in a lab?  Get involved with the Lab Efficiency Action Program.  We’ve redesigned the program to be better than ever.
• As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week Fort Worth, we partnered with the Center for Transforming Lives on an event called Caring for People & Planet Through Social Enterprises: A Fort Worth Example.  That virtual event was recorded and can be seen here.

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This page was last modified on November 18, 2021