Our Journey
Program History
Since 2008, sustainability has been a primary focus for the UNMC and Nebraska Medicine campuses. In that time, there has been immense progress and improvement on our sustainability efforts. Here's a brief summary of our major accomplishments and growth over the past 17 years.
- 2008
- Sustainability officially begins
- 2010
- Creation of LiveGreen program
- 2014
- Sustainability Manager appointed
- Sustainability Master Plan first proposed
- 2016
- Ambassador program launched
- Executive Sustainability Council formed
- 2022
- Signatory to HHS Climate Pledge
- 2024
- Ambassador program becomes ERG