HKUST Annual Report 2017-18

52 Sustainability The HKUST 2020 Sustainability Challenge is to reduce waste going to landfill by 50% and electricity consumption by 10% compared with the 2014-15 baseline. The Sustainability Challenge continued to drive initiatives across departments and units, with performance targets in sustainable operations, sustainable communities, sustainability research and demonstration, and sustainability education. In line with the Challenge’s goal to be a sustainability leader in each of these areas – aligned with a vision to transform the campus into a “living lab” for learning and experimentation – the University community stepped up and made great progress. -13.2% 48,800 -20.2% 61,200 3,320 2,880 114 554 +380% -0.1% 93,067,200 92,966,500 PERFORMANCE OF SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS Recyclables (ton) Electricity (kWh) Greenhouse gas (ton CO 2 -e) Trash (ton) CO 2 -e Current 2017-2018 Baseline 2014-2015 # The Gross Floor Area increased by roughly 6,500 m 2 . +10,590% 305 2.9 Food waste recycling (ton) The campaign to create a sustainable campus community at HKUST made encouraging headway in 2017-18