Mapúa has long been an advocate of environment conservation and engineering for the environment as evident in its program offerings.

• BS Environmental and Sanitary Engineering (1958)
• MS Environmental Engineering (2001)
• PhD Environmental Engineering (2004)
• BS Civil Engineering – BS Environmental and Sanitary Engineering double-degree program (2012)
• BS Environmental Planning (2018)

Mapúa strongly promotes environmental and sustainable development (ESD) as evident in its curriculum.

The BS Environmental and Sanitary Engineering curriculum includes 17 unit courses related to the protection and conservation of the environment.

Environmental engineering and environmental science courses are included in all engineering and non-engineering programs.

• The 3BIRDS criteria are implemented in major design courses in BS Civil Engineering.
• The BS Architecture program has a specialization track in Sustainable Design.
• The MS Architecture program has a specialization track in Sustainable Architecture.
• The BS Industrial Design program has a course on Sustainable Design.
• Sustainable Design Principles are embedded in the Architectural Design courses, especially in Architectural Design 4 – Vernacular Architecture and Ecological Design.
• The BS Interior Design program has an elective course on Sustainable Design Principles and Techniques.

Mapúa launched its I GO FOR VALUE initiatives for 2010 – 2020, where “R” stands for reduction of carbon footprint.

Mapúa established the Sustainable Development Research Office (SDRO) in 2011 and renamed it to Resiliency and Sustainable Development Center (RSDC) in 2019.