Virginia Commonwealth University's Office of Sustainability is tracking sustainability initiatives and projects to disseminate the information to the campus community. Among the key issues that are being inventoried and tracked are transportation and mobility; food systems; culture and recreation; and green technology.

Virginia Commonwealth University is a large, urban, public research university with a student population of 33,000. Considering the size of VCU, sustainability is important to the long-term goals of the university and Richmond.