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University Sustainability Council

The University Sustainability Council coordinates Tarlac Agricultural University’s sustainability commitments across instruction, research, extension and governance, and aligns the university’s work with the UN 2030 Agenda. Showing academic year 2025.

About the Council


The USC is the central institutional body of Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) tasked with planning, implementing, documenting, reporting, monitoring, and evaluating all sustainability initiatives. It ensures alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and compliance with international and national requirements. Its main purpose is to strengthen TAU’s international rankings and reputation by systematically gathering, verifying, and packaging data for global and local benchmarking systems.


TAU SC
The USC is primarily organized into three arms: the Oversight, led by the University President with the Vice Presidents as Assistant Chairpersons for assigned SDGs; four Steering Committees covering policy and communications, rankings standards and performance monitoring, data management and technic

What the Council does

  • Coordinates the university’s SDG reporting and the preparation of its annual sustainability report.
  • Connects colleges, offices and community partners around shared sustainability priorities.
  • Supports the collection of verified evidence and progress information for the 17 Goals.