Events

Grand Theft Eco: The iBear in the River

LENS screening of the first episode of Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles.

Grand Theft Eco is a machinima series and pedagogical engine that repurposes the video game Grand Theft Auto to explore possible eco-futures of LA in the year 2050.

burned down homes and scorched trees

Wildfire disaster, recovery, and resilience: what have we learned?

2024-2025 Focus on Environment and Sustainability Series

Wildfire recovery in the U.S., particularly in California, is a slow and complex process hindered by unique post-fire challenges like housing shortages, regulatory hurdles, and underinsurance, but innovative solutions are emerging to improve resilience and equity.

Xin Liu, The Mothership, detail, 2023

Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice

Exhibition runs from Sep 14, 2024 to Jan 5, 2025

The exhibition considers environmental art practices that address the climate crisis and anthropogenic disasters and their inescapable intersection with issues of equity and social justice.

On Campus

UCLA-wide sustainability events calendar

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Special Event

Optimism, Optopia and Climate Change Stories

Focus on Environment and Sustainability Seminar Series

How can science fiction balance hopeful stories about environmental futures with current realities? What theory of social change should inform these stories? With dire climate change impacts already happening, what kinds of stories can inspire audiences to care about and become active on large-scale environmental issues?

Special Event

La Kretz Center Seminar: What is Wild Animal Welfare?

Exploring the science of wild animal welfare: research, challenges and future directions

This seminar explores Wild Animal Welfare Science, an interdisciplinary field focused on assessing and improving animal welfare in natural environments. Researchers will present case studies and discuss applications. Agenda Speakers…

PAST EVENTS

The Future of Corporate Sustainability Reporting

In this workshop, experts examined existing and emerging standards of responsible reporting.

Greening Business for the Green Consumer: Social Media, Advertising, and Hollywood

This workshop explored how companies best capitalize on and implement green marketing strategies to deliver both sound profits and a healthier planet

Footprint Benchmarking and the Bottom Line: Finding the Value in Measurement and Management of Your Environmental Footprint

This workshop featured a discussion on the pros and cons of measuring the footprints of products, operations, and supply chains