Rice University Sustainability Profile

Rice University is a comprehensive research university in Houston, Texas that integrates sustainability across its operations and academic mission. The university's sustainability efforts span energy and water conservation, green building, climate action, composting, and recycling. The Rice Sustainability Institute develops energy and environmental solutions that are economically positive, socially viable, and globally relevant. Rice has aligned its sustainability initiatives with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and maintains an Office of Sustainability that leads and supports campus-wide environmental programs.