| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.39 |
| Liaison | Stephen Ellis |
| Submission Date | July 24, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Boston University
PAE-24: Sustainability Policy Advocacy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Sarah
Healy Sustainability Intern FM&P |
Has the institution advocated for federal, state, and/or local public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability?:
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability, including the issues, bills, and ordinances for or against which the institution has advocated:
Many student activists at BU formed an informal student group called DivestBU during 2012. The goal of the group is to encourage the University to divest the world’s top 200 fossil fuel companies from its endowment. Some BU faculty also participated in the movement, including Professor Cutler Cleveland of the Department of Earth and Environment.
Boston University Professor Nathan Phillips was featured in a The Boston Globe discussing natural gas leaks in Boston’s underground pipelines. Phillips has been conducting research on the leaks which allows policy makers and gas companies to work on fixing the leaks and reducing the flux of greenhouse gases from the city of Boston.
The Boston University Vegetarian Society successfully convinced the University to use cage-free eggs in all of the dining facilities on campus. This change marks BU’s participation in a nationwide movement to make changes to the inhumane and unsustainable practices of the food production industry.
The website URL where information about the institution’s advocacy efforts are available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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