Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.08
Liaison John Pumilio
Submission Date July 17, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Colgate University
PAE-2: Strategic Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 6.00 John Pumilio
Director of Sustainability
Sustainability Office
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Year the strategic plan or equivalent was completed or adopted:
2,004

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Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the environmental dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
No

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A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the environmental dimensions of sustainability:
A new strategic plan is underway at Colgate University. An on-going process, the new strategic plan includes a pledge for Colgate University to be Carbon Neutral by 2019.

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Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the social dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
No

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A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the social dimensions of sustainability:
The strategic plan process, which is underway, includes the goal of being carbon neutral by 2019.

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Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the economic dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
No

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A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the economic dimensions of sustainability:
In January 2009, Colgate became a signatory of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). By signing the commitment, Colgate pledged to complete a baseline inventory of emissions, take immediate short-term action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, make “sustainability” a component of our formal curriculum, and create a step-by-step plan with measurable goals including a target date for reaching climate neutralit

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The website URL where information about the strategic plan is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The university is undergoing a strategic planning process. Major components of this plan include the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan and a Master Planning Process, both of which affirm our commitment to sustainability. This plan should be completed in 2013.

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