Colorado College
PRE-2: Points of Distinction
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Ian
Johnson Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Colorado College committed to carbon neutrality by 2020 in 2009 and has achieved that milestone as of January 1, 2020. Through building renovations, adoption of 100% renewable energy on-site and locally, the construction of a Net-zero energy/carbon library, and efficiency projects, the college reduced on-site (scopes 1 and 2) emissions in 2020 by 75%, while also mitigating its business travel, student, faculty, and staff commuting, solid waste, waste water, and paper purchasing with investments in off-site projects that actively remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Energy
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A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Name of a second highlighted sustainability program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
Colorado College has committed to becoming an Antiracist Institution. In November, 2019 the college released their first draft of the school's Antiracism Implementation Plan. This is a living document and the plan will evolve as the College adds expertise, welcomes new community members, and implements new initiatives.
Link to the school's Antiracism Commitment Page:
https://www.coloradocollege.edu/other/antiracism-initiative/index.html
Colorado College has also recently joined the Racial Equity Leadership Aliance which was formed by a cohort of siz higher education instituations who aim to address racial inequties at liberal arts colleges.
Colorado College's Antiracism Initiative: Recent Progress
- Launched an external review of racism at CC
- Established the Antiracism Implementation Plan
- Reviewing Pathfinder, Faculty Handbook, and collegewide policies to make policies antiracist
- Awarded honorary degrees to 18 people of color (45% of all honorary degrees awarded May 2012-August 2019)
- Received $1 million gift from Board Chair Susie Burghart '77 dedicated to accelerating CC's antiracism work
Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
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Name of a third highlighted program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
Colorado College has posted a 47 percent reduction in total water use of vegetated grounds since 2008, CC's baseline year.
CC is committed to reducing water usage due to our placement in the Southwestern United States. In a region that is experiencing extreme drought, CC is upholding a standard of low water usage.
CC was recognized as #1 in water usage in the AASHE Campus Inventory in 2019, 2020, and 2021.
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