| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Rebecca Jones |
| Submission Date | Feb. 29, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Austin College
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Peter
Schulze Director Center for Environmental Studies |
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee, office, and/or officer that focuses on sustainability broadly and covers the entire institution?:
Yes
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A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the committee(s), office(s), and/or officer(s) during the previous three years:
The Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee advises senior staff (President and Vice Presidents) on adoption of new sustainability actions. During the last three years the committee has shepherded the key component of our climate action plan - a shift to wind-generated electricity. We reached very nearly 100% wind-generated electricity during FY 2015, the only exception being a few residences whose utilities are under the control of student renters. We will capture those in future years. The committee has also shepherded the completion of our FY 2014 greenhouse gas inventory and the 2016 revision of our climate action plan. Most recently the committee advocated Senior Staff approval of outdoor LED lights, adoption of a no idling policy, and participation in the EPA Green Power Program. Formal affiliation with the EPA program will occur after this report and reports to Second Nature are completed during February.
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
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The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
The Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee advises the senior staff (President and Vice Presidents) on sustainability opportunities.
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Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
Director, Center for Environmental Studies
Director, Physical Plant
One additional faculty member
One additional staff member
Student co-chairs of Thinking Green Campus Awareness & the Student's Sustainability Fund
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The website URL where information about the sustainability committee(s) is available:
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee?:
No
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A brief description of each sustainability office:
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Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
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The website URL where information about the sustainability office(s) is available:
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
No
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Name and title of each sustainability officer:
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A brief description of each sustainability officer position:
The Director of the Physical Plant and the Director of the Center for Environmental Studies function as de facto sustainability officers.
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The website URL where information about the sustainability officer(s) is available:
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