Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.38
Liaison Laurie Husted
Submission Date June 12, 2014
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STARS v2.0

Bard College
EN-14: Participation in Public Policy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Erin Cannan-Campolong
Assoc. Dir. CCE
CCE
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Does the institution advocate for national, state/provincial, or local public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability?:
Yes

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability, including the issues, legislation, and ordinances for or against which the institution has advocated:

Bard's Center for Environmental Policy runs the C2C Fellows program, a sustainability leadership training network that works with young leaders interested in careers in green business or politics as a path to fighting climate change. Over the course of weekend-long trainings, C2C provides training in leadership skills necessary to succeed in careers in politics and business.


A brief description of other political positions the institution has taken during the previous three years:

In Nov. 2011, President Botstein signed on to a Clean Air Cool Planet effort to advocate for federal agency funding for climate change science, mitigation and adaptation


A brief description of political donations the institution made during the previous three years (if applicable):
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The website URL where information about the institution’s advocacy efforts is available:
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