UCLA Sustainability

USGBC-LA's Thought Leadership Series: Reusing & Rethinking Water
2021-09-30 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Join this interactive community event for an informed discussion with local leaders on how we address water use during this critical, and ongoing, time of drought across California and the Western US.
REGISTER HERE.

Environmental Student Network (ESN) First General Meeting
2021-10-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Haines Hall – Room A25
All students are welcome to join ESN’s first general meeting of the 2021-2022 academic year. This meeting’s purpose is to introduce the club, talk about plans for the year, and meet everyone in the community.
Environmental Student Network is a community of people who care about the environment. We foster environmental stewardship through our mentorship program, professional development events, volunteering opportunities, and socials. Our mentorship program connects underclassmen with upperclassmen to provide peer guidance and helps students get involved in the environmental community at UCLA.

The People Facing the Sun
2021-10-07 19:00 - 20:30 | CA
Join Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians President Rudy Ortega, Jr. and Pamela Villaseñor, Director of the Tribe’s Health and Social Wellness Department, in conversation with journalist and environmental historian Jon Christensen, from KCET and UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, to learn how the local tribe is working with allies in our broader community to protect and restore sacred sites, preserve and celebrate Traditional Ecological Knowledge and practices, ensure their children are educated in science and Indigenous wisdom, and win back the full rights and recognition taken from the Tribe when settler colonialism came to Los Angeles.
The conversation is part of Burbank Reads 2021. This year’s selection for Burbank Reads is Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, which explores Native American ideas about ecological sustainability, care for the land, gratitude for what nature gives us, and reciprocity, what we give back to nature, ideas that challenge us to consider our contemporary relationship with the “other than human” world.
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Sustainival
2021-10-13 17:00 - 20:00 | Sunset Village, 330 De Neve Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
UCLA’s largest sustainability fair is back in person for its 11th annual year! Learn how you can live more sustainably and interact with all the sustainable organizations on campus. Come down to Sunset Village and discover what UCLA is doing to be more sustainable and find out how you can get involved.

The Most Overlooked Birds in America: Females
2021-10-13 19:30 - 20:30 | CA
Female birds are typically more drab and inconspicuous than males, leading over time to an unconscious bias towards male birds in birdwatching, photography, and even in our ornithology knowledge. This talk explores the history of focus on male birds, female vocalizations, conservation implications of overlooking female birds, and female bird identification tips.
Joanna Wu is a PhD student studying female birds in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. She previously worked at the National Audubon Society and is a member of the Galbatross Project, a group of birders, scientists, writers, and conservationists who are passionate about spreading awareness about female birds.
The presentation will be online at: https://bluejeans.com/956877518/7384
Download a calendar invite: https://www.laaudubon.org/events/2021/10/13/tyrt38tay8wz7mzq0l4s0k8fu518g7

Sustainable Transportation Fair
2021-10-14 10:00 - 14:00 | Bruin Plaza, 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Every October, UCLA Transportation celebrates the many benefits of sustainable transportation. Commute with confidence when you take a greener way to go during Sustainable Transportation Month!
Take the pledge to walk, ride a bike, share the ride, or take public transit for a chance to win an assortment of exciting prizes, including gift cards from the UCLA Store and businesses in Westwood Village.
Also, join us for events on campus, including our Sustainable Transportation Fair at Bruin Plaza on Thursday, October 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Stop by for fun activities, free giveaways and learn more about the promotions and offers you can take advantage of today!

MindWell Presents: Reflection, Restoration, Re-emergence
2021-10-21 15:15 - 16:30 | Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden (Outdoor Ampitheater), 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
The MindWell Team would love to welcome you back to campus with our KickOff event:
MindWell Presents: Reflection, Restoration, Re-emergence.

Join us at the Outdoor Amphitheater in the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Gardens at 707 Tiverton Drive as we create a safe space for pod members who would like to reflect on what life has been like during COVID-19 and moving forward as we re-emerge into on-campus classes and events.
This will involve a fun reflection activity led by Dr. Nicole Green.
Please remember that since this is an on-campus event, all relevant COVID-19 protocols will be observed.

Whitewashed Botany
2021-10-22 17:00 - 18:30 | UCLA LaKretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Join Alexandria Douziech, founder of the Center for Plants & Culture, to see her new exhibit on botany’s “whitewashed” and exploitative legacy. This installation will focus on colonial injustices often excluded from plant displays: the forgotten figures of natural history, the cultural erasure of specimen collecting, and how plant commercialization benefited a select few. Viewers will also be encouraged to imagine a “decolonized” future for botanical spaces.
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COVID-19 Information
Our space is well ventilated and the glass walls of the La Kretz Garden Pavilion will be open to further increase air circulation. Out of an abundance of caution, we ask that all attendees wear a mask during this event and to bring proof of vaccination with them. We are planning to record this event as well to make it available virtually after the event—details to follow.
RSVP / Tickets
This event is free, but seating is limited—RSVP required to reserve a seat.
Plan Your Visit & Parking
Check our website for more information on planning your visit and parking. The Botanical Garden closes at 5pm, so come early to walk around and explore!
Center For Plants & Culture: Website / Instagram / Twitter

South Coast AQMD Environmental Justice Conference
2021-10-27 09:00 - 12:30 | CA
South Coast AQMD presents the 7ᵗʰ Annual Environmental Justice Conference, The Fight for Clean Air, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
In-Person and Online
In-Person Event at Capacity
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We are excited to announce an exclusive fireside chat with our 2021 Keynote Speaker, Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger! Lou Calanche, Executive Director of Legacy LA, will serve as this year’s Emcee.
This half-day in-person and virtual event provides an opportunity to engage in innovative, cutting-edge ideas and solutions from public agencies, community-based organizations and public health guides who seek to create a more healthy and clean air future for all communities and residents.
We invite attendees to:

Exchange valuable strategies to engage and advocate for clean air and healthy sustainable communities for all;
Engage in discussion about important tools and programs to promote community health and safety; and
Network with leading experts and key stakeholders who are passionate in creating long-term solutions and providing resources.
The in-person and virtual locations will both include Spanish interpretation. For in person attendees, complimentary breakfast, lunch, and parking will be provided. Safety protocols will be in place for attendees registering to attend in person.

Panels: Restoring Environmental Justice Through Policy, Surviving the Pandemic Through Community Engagement, Environmental ARTivism, and Clean Air Heroes on the Move
Cost: Free (Registration is required)
COVID-19 Policy: Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test within 72 hours prior to the start of the conference will be required for admittance into the convention center.
Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination includes:

COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card (issued by the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control & Prevention or WHO Yellow Card) Which includes name of person vaccinated, type of vaccine provided and date doses administered); OR
A photo of a vaccination card as a separate document; OR
A photo of the vaccine card stored on a phone or electronic device; OR
Documentation of vaccination from a healthcare provider; OR
Digital record that includes a QR code that when scanned by a SMART Health Card reader displays to the reader: name, date of birth, vaccine dates and vaccine type

REMINDER: Mask wearing is required indoors during the event unless you are actively eating or drinking.
South Coast AQMD welcomes all community members to join and participate in its programs and activities. For more information or questions about physical accommodations, please reach us at EJCP@aqmd.gov.

Relational Mindfulness
2021-10-28 17:00 - 18:30 | CA
In relational mindfulness, we practice mindfulness in interactions with other people. Paying attention to others and receiving attention from others can help us deepen concentration and mindfulness.
Relational mindfulness is always grounded in the practices of kindness and joy. In these drop-in sessions we will cultivate curious, open attention amid live interactions with other people. During this series people of all ages will deepen their capacity to enjoy the simplest sorts of interactions with others.
FREE for UCLA Students and Staff
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81366699971?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 813 6669 9971
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Tanzanite Msola has a long-term interest and passion in supporting young people academically, emotionally, and helping them achieve a creative outlet. Tanzanite spent many years in Massachusetts working with young people from all different cultural and economic background, with all levels of ability and disability. Tanzanite was introduced to meditation at a young age by attending the Insight Meditation Society’s (IMS) Family and Teen Retreats. As Tanzanite leaned into “adulthood” she returned as a staff volunteer for IMS Teen Retreats and has worked for Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme), and Awake Youth Project. In 2018 Tanzanite completed the iBme Teacher Training Program.

Tech+Society Conference 2021 Day 1
2021-10-28 17:00 - 18:45 | CA
These are fascinating times – tech-based innovation offers the promise of disruptive technologies which can lower cost and improve outcomes in critical areas of societal focus. The innovations and the businesses that drive them, however, are often subject to a rapidly emerging “techlash” with a growing set of concerns about potential monopolistic behavior of large tech companies, concerns about data privacy, systemic bias embedded in algorithmic decision making, a growing digital and income divide, and uncertainty about the future of work. At the core of this, a discussion around effective leadership is emerging.
Join us for the Tech + Society Conference, where we will discuss:

Where can tech-based innovation serve society the best?
What are potential unintended consequences of technology and how can they be mitigated?
Ultimately, what does success look like for leaders managing tech-based innovation in society?

REGISTER HERE
DAY 1: FULLY VIRTUAL – WEBINAR FOLLOWED BY VIRTUAL NETWORKING
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: JUAN ENRIQUEZ
Futurist, Polymath, Venture Capitalist, and Author
Juan Enriquez
Author, RIGHT/WRONG: How Technology Transforms Our Ethics
Juan Enriquez is a leading authority on the economic impact of life sciences and brain research on business and society as well as a respected business leader and entrepreneur. As a business leader, advisor, and renowned speaker, Juan works directly with the CEOs of a number of Fortune 50 companies, as well as various heads of state, on how to adapt to a world where the dominant language is shifting from the digital towards the language of life. He is a TED All-Star with ten TED talks on a variety of subjects, as well as dozens of TEDx talks.

Tech+Society Conference 2021 Day 2
2021-10-29 09:00 - 12:30 | CA
These are fascinating times – tech-based innovation offers the promise of disruptive technologies which can lower cost and improve outcomes in critical areas of societal focus. The innovations and the businesses that drive them, however, are often subject to a rapidly emerging “techlash” with a growing set of concerns about potential monopolistic behavior of large tech companies, concerns about data privacy, systemic bias embedded in algorithmic decision making, a growing digital and income divide, and uncertainty about the future of work. At the core of this, a discussion around effective leadership is emerging.
Join us for the Tech + Society Conference, where we will discuss:

Where can tech-based innovation serve society the best?
What are potential unintended consequences of technology and how can they be mitigated?
Ultimately, what does success look like for leaders managing tech-based innovation in society?

REGISTER HERE
DAY 2: HYBRID – VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON KEYNOTES + PANELS
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. JOHN KELLY III
Often Referred to as The ‘Father’ of IBM Watson
Dr. John E. Kelly III
Executive Vice President, Cognitive Solutions & IBM Research, IBM
Dr. John Kelly III has more than four decades of experience innovating and leading in the Information Technology (IT) industry. During this time, he has played numerous significant technical and business roles driving IBM’s leadership in technologies ranging from semiconductors to supercomputers to Artificial Intelligence (AI) cognitive systems. As a champion of IBM’s technical community, he has kept IBM as the leader in U.S. patents for the last 28 consecutive years. Before retiring, Dr. Kelly was responsible for helping to guide IBM’s global technical and business success, focused on overseeing IBM’s enterprise-wide Intellectual Property, Security and Privacy, academic, industrial, and government partnerships, as well as its technical community.

California’s Urban Forests in a Changing Environment
2021-11-04 17:00 - 18:30 | UCLA LaKretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Dr. Ritter will describe his 20 years working to understand patterns and change in California’s diverse urban forests. He will describe research involving the California Urban Forest Inventory project and SelecTree. Climate change has and will continue to affect the state’s urban areas. Can we predict how urban tree species will respond to increasing temperature and variable precipitation? Ritter will discuss patterns and trends in tree selection and considerations for helping to ensure a healthy urban forest for California cities in a time of climate change and decreasing biodiversity. What should we consider when choosing a tree species for planting? Carbon sequestration potential, aesthetics, water use, provenance, and culture all play a role. Stay after the talk to pick up one of Dr. Ritter’s books or bring your own to have it signed.
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Dr. Matt Ritter: Website / Instagram / Twitter

Dr. Matt Ritter is a botany professor in the Biological Sciences Department at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California, where he studies California’s native plants and trees in the urban forest. He’s the author of several fiction and non-fiction books, including the best selling guide to California’s flora, California Plants: A guide to our Iconic Flora. He also wrote the funniest and best-selling guide to California’s urban forest, A Californian’s Guide to the Trees among Us (Heyday, 2011). He won the Cal Poly’s Distinguished Teaching Award and the International Society of Arboriculture Award for Excellence in Education. He’s an avid woodworker, mason, and gardener.

COVID-19 Information
Our space is well ventilated and the glass walls of the La Kretz Garden Pavilion will be open to further increase air circulation. Out of an abundance of caution, we ask that all attendees wear a mask during this event and to bring proof of vaccination with them. We are planning to record this event as well to make it available virtually after the event—details to follow.
RSVP / Tickets
This event is free, but seating is limited—RSVP required to reserve a seat.
Plan Your Visit & Parking
Check our website for more information on planning your visit and parking. The Botanical Garden closes at 5pm, so come early to walk around and explore!

Landscape Architecture and the Science of Climate Change
2021-11-05 12:00 - 2022-06-03 13:00 | CA
The Department of Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona hosts a series of monthly presentations on the science of climate change and landscape architecture solutions.
Join the event during your lunch break. It starts at 12pm and ends at 1pm on the first Friday of each month, between October 2021 and June 2022 (except April 2022, which will be on the second Friday of that month).
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Each monthly presentation will be followed by a Q&A moderated by faculty members of Cal Poly Pomona.
October 1: DROUGHT
November 5: WILDFIRE
December 3: BIODIVERSITY LOSS
January 7: FLOODING
February 4: SEA RISE
March 4: CARBON
April 8: HEAT
May 6: FOOD
June 3: EXTINCTION
This is a public outreach event free for everyone to attend.
This event is possible thanks to the work of Ronnie Swire Siegel, chair of SoCal ASLA’s Climate Action Committee; the Department of Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona, and the promotional support of the Southern California Chapter of ASLA, Northern California Chapter of ASLA, Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability, the National Association for Minority Landscape Architects, and the US Green Building Council.
For more information, contact Ronnie Siegel at ronnie@swiresiegel.com or Carlos Flores at caflores@cpp.edu

Coming to Campus: LACI at UCLA
2021-11-05 13:00 - 14:00 | CA
The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) welcomes UCLA staff and faculty to join us for an overview of our programs. LACI is creating an inclusive green economy by: unlocking innovation by working with startups to accelerate the commercialization of clean technologies; transforming markets through partnerships with policymakers, innovators, and market leaders in transportation, energy and sustainable cities; and enhancing communities through workforce development, pilots, and other programs.
We invite UCLA staff and faculty to get to know LACI and how to engage with us as we create an inclusive green economy.
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Learn more at laci.org.
All of the latest job and internship opportunities available at LACI and our portfolio companies can be viewed at laci.org/opportunities.

Engineering Day 2021
2021-11-06 09:00 - 13:00 | CA
REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 3PM ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4. PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE YOUR SCHOOL-ISSUED EMAIL ADDRESS. ZOOM LINK WILL BE SENT 1-2 HOURS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE EVENT.
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We’re inviting environmental, chemical, and civil engineering students to learn about future career opportunities at LA Sanitation & Environment. Hear from recent hires and program managers, learn about our hiring process, and gain an understanding of our vast network of exciting projects across the City of Los Angeles. This is a free virtual event. Learn more about us on our website and view our video!

When you register, please use your school-issued email address or your registration will be cancelled.
Download the full conference program and speaker bios here.

Social Innovations Around the World
2021-11-09 18:00 - 19:00 | CA
Join the Centers@Anderson and Professor Chris Tang, in conversation with Cheryl Gregory (’10), senior manager, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Edwin Keh, CEO, Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) and former chief operating officer, global procurement, Walmart; and Shailendra Tyagi, former head, supply chain and logistics, ITC Limited where he led the e-Choupal rural marketing initiative in India in its agri-business division. Panelists will discuss innovation projects they are engaged with and share examples of how innovative technology can enable positive change and bring new solutions to improve environmental sustainability and advance social responsibility around the world.
Shailendra Tyagi will discuss how the e-Choupal system has helped to tackle challenges of India’s agricultural sector through innovative technology solutions that empower rural communities and improve the lives of India’s rural farmers. Edwin Keh will explain how HKRITA partners with corporations to develop innovative technology solutions to address environmental issues and clean up the fast fashion industry through a review of Looop, a new garment-to-garment recycling system that is achieving real change and transforming the industry for the future. Cheryl Gregory (’10) will provide an inside look from a funder’s perspective and share the types innovations that the Gates Foundation is seeing in socially important sectors, how projects are selected through its grants budget or allocation for program-related investments (PRIs), and how the foundation measures outcomes and success.
We are proud to feature this discussion as a lead up to UCLA’s International Education Week.
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Efforts to Phase Out Oil and Gas Extraction in California
2021-11-10 12:15 - 13:15 | CA
Register Here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpcemppj0sGdCVttEhc4SBijpEPAfjMQ80
Please join us for a panel on “Efforts to Phase Out Oil and Gas Extraction in California,” hosted by the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the Environmental Law Society. The panel will feature advocates working to address the impacts of oil and gas extraction. Topics will include recent Los Angeles County efforts to begin phasing out existing wells and banning new wells under County jurisdiction, state-level efforts to create setbacks from drill sites and reform oil and gas regulations, and the local and state-level environmental justice campaigns leading these efforts. The event will be held via Zoom.
Speakers:
Ingrid Brostrom, Center for Race, Poverty, and the Environment
Damon Nagami, Natural Resources Defense Council
Eric Romann, STAND-LA Coalition Coordinator, Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles
Moderator: Sean Hecht, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, UCLA School of Law

Eatwell 2021 Food Day at UCLA Farmers’ Market
2021-11-10 14:00 - 18:00 | Bruin Plaza, 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Join Eatwell Pod for our annual food day event at UCLA Farmers’ Market. More details coming soon!
The Farmers’ Market is held biweekly at Bruin Plaza for UCLA students, staff, faculty, and community to enjoy. Our team further champions sustainability, community, and education through our events and workshops. Come join us and support your local LA farmers!

Leading with Courage and Candor: Inclusive Leadership
2021-11-15 11:30 - 12:30 | CA
Sana Rahim is a Senior HR Business Partner and People Programs Lead at brightwheel. Sana designs work environments where employees are happy and able to do their best work. She has deep expertise in diversity & inclusion, talent management and employee engagement. Sana believes work should be engaging, joyous and inclusive for ALL employees. She holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a BA from Northwestern University.
In this Embracing Diversity Week Session, we will deep dive into the key characteristics of an inclusive leader and walk through specific, actionable things you can start doing to drive a greater sense of inclusion and equity within your team.
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Embracing Diversity Week is proudly supported by UCLA Anderson Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and programming is open to all students, alumni, prospective applicants, staff, faculty and professionals. Register below to attend the rest of the programming that week!

People & Pollinators: Panel on Bees, Beekeeping, Gardens, and Our Greater Food System
2021-11-15 12:00 - 13:15 | La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Please RSVP below to join us at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden. Maximum capacity for this event is 60 and we encourage participant to arrive by 12pm to have a seat. Latecomers are welcome if space is available. Email eatwell@ucla.edu if you have any questions or accessibility needs for this event.
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Kindly note that this event will take place in the classrooms of the pavilion with the windows and doors open. Participants must have filled out their daily symptom monitoring survey, provide proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test, and wear masks during the event. Please see here for more info: https://ucla.app.box.com/s/ldwgbdtwohcwbmbrk2gzdmb478od5566
EatWell Pod is excited to be in conversation with California Master Beekeeper Program manager (CAMBP) Wendy Mather, Bruin Beekeepers, and the jane b semel HCI community garden stewards for an inspiring review on the people-pollinator connection.
We’ll explore how pollinators, especially bees, are valuable contributors to our diverse food systems, and overall human and planetary health. Wendy Mather will share the 4Ps that put bees in peril, and outline proactive, healthy protocols we can all implement to support healthy bees. Bruin Beekeepers will share progress and lessons learned in bringing bees to campus and building programs to connect our community to them. We look forward to a rich discussion on the reciprocal relationship between healthy honey bees and humans.

America Recycles Day TRUE Zero Waste Precertification Training
2021-11-15 16:00 - 17:30 | CA
Join USGBC-LA for a special America Recycles Day Training opportunity!
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TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) is a comprehensive certification program recognizing facilities for minimizing resource consumption, preventing waste, and redesigning material life cycles so that all residual materials are reused in a closed loop. TRUE was developed as a leadership standard to recognize sites that have defined and achieved their zero waste goals, making positive impacts on people, the environment, and the economy locally and globally. However, leadership is not confined to those that have reached zero waste. Leadership is taking the first step, and all the steps that follow.

TRUE zero waste Pre-certification Path:
TRUE pre-certification recognizes projects which have implemented the fundamental actions and policies needed to effectively pursue zero waste and have demonstrated a commitment to achieving TRUE certification. As such, pre-certification is available to all projects regardless of the level of diversion performance that has been achieved.
It is an optional, incremental pathway to formal certification that prioritizes the core actions essential to getting a successful start: auditing, analyzing, and aspiring to zero waste. As pre-certification is an optional step and is not required for TRUE certification, project teams may choose to skip pre-certification and pursue TRUE certification directly, if they are ready. The information outlined below offers details on the requirements and how to achieve pre-certification using the TRUE rating system.

Objectives:

Learn trends on the zero waste and circular economy solutions
Understand how you can start with TRUE zero waste pre-certification path in your facility
Comprehend the importance of the TRUE minimum program requirements (prerequisites)
Understand the importance of a zero waste audit

Take Aways

Create your own path to pre-certification
Volunteer facility to follow through the process
Opportunity to become a TRUE Advisor

Partnership Models for Increasing Park Access
2021-11-17 12:30 - 14:00 | CA
Parks provide opportunities for people to be physically active, spend time in nature, and connect socially with others. Yet over half of Los Angeles County’s population lives in neighborhoods without access to parks and open space with the majority of high-need areas being concentrated in low-income communities of color.
LA County has an opportunity to address these decades-long issues through increased resources provided by the passage of Measure A. But money alone is not enough to address inequity. This event will delve into the importance of partnership models to advance park equity in the LA region, including examining the recently opened Golden Age Park.
RSVP: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YEw8DPs-SNSywjYmpDkg3A
Moderator
Madeline Brozen, Lewis Center
Panelists
Louie Leiva, cityLAB UCLA
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Miguel Velasquez, Saint Barnabas Senior Services

The Story of Plastic Virtual Screening and Panel Discussion
2021-11-17 18:00 - 20:30 | CA
The Story of Plastic is a searing expose revealing the ugly truth behind plastic pollution and the false solution of plastic recycling. Different from every other plastic documentary you’ve seen, THE STORY OF PLASTIC presents a cohesive timeline of how we got to our current global plastic pollution crisis and how the oil and gas industry has successfully manipulated the narrative around it. From the extraction of fossil fuels and plastic disposal to the global resistance fighting back, THE STORY OF PLASTIC is a life-changing film depicting one of the world’s most pressing environmental issues.
REGISTER HERE
You can watch the trailer here.
A link to the event will be sent to you on November 17th. Please check your email!
A Panel discussion will follow the film, panelists include; Dianna Cohen, Plastic Pollution Coalition CEO & Co-Founder and The Story of Plastic Co-Executive Producer, Chris Celsi, Resource Recovery & Recycling Manager with the City of Santa Monica and Page Schult, Co-founder at topanga.io.
The panel discussion will be moderated by Sarah Spitz, UC Master Gardener, Los Angeles County.
This is a Free Event! But you must register here on Eventbrite

Climate Change, Health and the Built Environment Discussion Series, Part 1: California's Landscape
2021-11-30 11:30 - 12:30 | CA
Hosted by the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate’s Housing as Health Care Initiative, UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions and Impact@Anderson.
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With an increasingly urgent need to adapt to our changing climate, the built environment offers unique opportunities for programs and new practices that can protect and improve human health. In order to effectively capitalize on these opportunities, it is critical to engage stakeholders from real estate, development, public health, public policy, climate adaptation, and other industries. The challenges – such as more frequent and severe heat waves, wildfires, hurricanes, and floods — can be destructive to the built environment, harm human health, and displace communities. However, the solutions offered by intersectoral work can be cost effective, simple, and innovative. Through discussion and collaboration, implementing these types of solutions can add value to real communities, increase resilience, and improve quality of life.
The first installment in this series, California’s Landscape, will provide an overview of the current threats to our state (extreme heat, wildfire, sea level rise, drought, air quality) and discuss the ways each of these issues is mitigated/exacerbated by the built environment. Each of these topics will be linked back to health and equity and will lay groundwork for understanding the level of threat and set up discussion about ways to respond.
Speakers include: Lara Cushing, PhD (UCLA Fielding School of Public Health), David Eisenman, MD, MSHS (David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health), keynote speaker Richard Jackson, MD, MPH (UCLA Fielding School of Public Health), moderator Tim Kawahara (UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate), Elizabeth Rhoades, PhD (Los Angeles County Department of Public Health), Ryan Vaughn, PhD (Jupiter Intelligence).

COP26, Climate Regulation and Beyond: How Business Leaders can Become Effective Climate Leaders
2021-12-01 11:30 - 12:30 | CA
High Impact Tea featuring Mary Nichols, Distinguished Counsel at UCLA Law, Former Chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board, in conversation with Dr. Magali Delmas, Professor of Management at the Anderson School of Management and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
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With COP26 underway and almost to its conclusion, we wanted to feature Dr. Mary Nichols, whose work spans the gamut of environmental law and policy. Her long tenure working in this field through four gubernatorial administrations in California has made her a model of conversation, collaboration, and outcomes, managing to balance the interests of utilities companies, communities, activists, policy-makers, financiers, and the auto, oil and gas industries without getting co-opted. This High Impact Tea will explore what will come next in environmental regulations, how young graduates can have an environmental impact, and how each of us can influence corporations to be truly green. Dr. Nichols will be in conversation with Maggie Delmas, Professor of Management at the Anderson School of Management and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA and Faculty Director of the Center for Impact at Anderson.
The High Impact Tea is a quarterly speaker series that features social impact industry leaders sharing stories about their successes, and lessons learned in their careers. The social and educational event is open to faculty, students, staff and alumni across UCLA, as well as the broader social impact community. It is designed to provide a forum for conversation and exchange of ideas among people committed to creating social, environmental and economic impact around the world.

Global Trends and The Future of Travel – The Role of Technology and Sustainability
2021-12-02 17:00 - 18:00 | CA
Join the Centers@Anderson and Professor Terry Kramer, in conversation with M. İlker Aycı, chairman of the board of directors and executive committee for Turkish Airlines, Europe’s busiest carrier, and the largest airline in the world by the number of passenger destinations served (315) . He will discuss global trends including trade issues, growing nationalism and trade wars and their implications for the future of global travel. He will also address the longer-term effects on aviation that have been accelerated by COVID-19, including digitization, remote work and the importance of sustainability. Chairman Aycı will share his observations on the values and principles that will help guide the industry towards a healthier and more sustainable future and explain how responding to these shifts decisively now, carriers should be able to look beyond the pandemic and adapt to the long-term realities of COVID-19 that are transforming global travel. UCLA Anderson Dean Tony Bernardo will provide opening remarks.
The pandemic has changed consumer and business behavior—and the airline sector—irrevocably. As remote working and virtual meetings become the norm, the industry is likely to see a slow return of business travel. Many have questioned whether business travel will ever return to its original state pre-COVID-19. And digitalization and contactless technology will continue to transform the travel experience. Personalization, hygiene and safety measures will be more important than ever. Tourism trends surrounding low-carbon travel will continue to evolve and travel will become greener and more efficient. Finally, notwithstanding the challenges of COVID-19 and technology-based transformations – – many geopolitical trends have driven growing nationalism, reducing global trade and travel. Will these trends be short term or become part of a “new normal?”
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Can Healthcare Reduce Its Carbon Footprint?
2021-12-07 17:00 - 18:00 | CA
Every nation, every industry, and every community are being impacted by climate change. While COP26 may be over and promises were made, work is already in progress in addressing future impacts of our actions today. How is the healthcare industry both contributing to the planet growing warmer, and what is being done by forward-thinking leaders to stop it? Please join us for a moderated, dynamic panel of sustainable design professionals and organizations to learn how health care can be part of the solution.
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Moderator: Heather Burpee, Research Associate Professor University of Washington Integrated Design Lab
Travis English, Director of Engineering; Chief Design Engineer Kaiser Permanente
Robyn Rothman, Associate Director, State Policy Programs Health Care Without Harm U.S.
Amber Wirth, Vice President; Sustainable Design Leader HKS

Saging the World
2022-01-11 19:00 - 21:00 | CA
The viral trend of smudging is endangering white sage. Metric tons of white sage (Salvia apiana) are being poached across wildlands to supply an international demand for smudge sticks, essential oil and other products. This plant is deeply rooted in the cultures and lifeways of Indigenous communities of Southern California and northern Baja, the only region that white sage naturally occurs in the world. The devastating theft and the appropriated trend that it fuels stand in sharp contrast with the values and traditional practices of regional Native communities. Indigenous advocates express that white sage that has been irreverently ripped from the wild, sold on the black market, shipped across the planet, and burned without regard for Indigenous practices has no medicine. Native people have long fought for the protection and recognition of white sage. Rose Ramirez and Deborah Small, authors of the Ethnobotany Project, and white sage advocates say it’s time to Sage the World: we need to boycott wildcrafted sage products, grow native plants like white sage, and reorient perspectives of plants as ‘resources’ to ‘relationships.’ David Bryant, CNPS’s Director of Education & Engagement, will speak about the Saging the World campaign, sharing co-led efforts with Rose, Deborah and Indigenous partners to protect this imperiled plant.
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Net Zero Accelerator Demo Day & Expo
2022-01-13 12:00 - 14:00 | CA
This annual event is one of our most compelling, featuring live and interactive demonstrations from our NZA 2021 cohort, updates from NZA alumni companies, and companies in our SoCal CleanTech Express program with the Consulate General of Canada. A panel discussion on “Growth Mode” will follow our opening keynote, and we’ll wrap up with interactive, virtual breakouts for solution-focused deep dives as well as future opportunities to connect directly on pilot projects.
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