Duke University
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

The Duke University Campus Sustainability Committee (CSC), a standing committee appointed by the President, is responsible for making recommendations to guide campus sustainability policies, championing these sustainability initiatives and communicating them to each member's respective constituencies to foster a more sustainable campus community. The CSC was created in 2007 by President Brodhead as part of the institutional structure to guide development and implementation of the Duke Climate Action Plan (CAP). After review by senior staff and the Board of Trustees, Duke officially submitted its CAP on October 15, 2009 to the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. The target date for carbon neutrality is 2024. For 2012-2013, the CSC will continue to expand the current Climate Action Plan (CAP) to a broader Sustainability Strategic Plan (SSP), which will include targets and policies regarding other elements of sustainability such as water, recycling/waste reduction, food, supply-chain management and land use. The CSC will continue to monitor and report progress on emissions reductions and other CAP milestones, as well as take steps to engage the Duke community in these efforts.

2012-2013 CSC Membership Faculty (13) William Chameides, Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment (Co-Chair) Charlotte Clark, Nicholas School of the Environment Mark Goodacre, Religion, Arts & Sciences Jack Soll, Fuqua School of Business Joshua Socolar, Physics Barbara Turner, School of Nursing Dean Urban, Nicholas School of the Environment Theresa Newman, School of Law Lori Bennear, Nicholas School of the Environment Martin Doyle, Nicholas School of the Environment William Pizer, Sanford School of Public Policy John Albertson, Pratt School of Engineering Administrators (19) Tallman Trask, Executive Vice President (Co-chair) Tavey Capps, Environmental Sustainability Director John Noonan, Associate Vice President of Facilities Robert Guerry, Director, Medical Center Engineering and Operations Jane Pleasants, Assistant Vice President of Procurement Chuck Catotti, Director, Event Management Sam Veraldi, Director Finance, Campus Services Joe Gonzalez, Acting Director of Residential Life and Housing Services Paul Grantham, Assistant Vice President of Communications Services Tim Profeta, Director of Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions Anne Light, Special Assistant to the EVP Tatjana Vujic, Director, Duke Carbon Offsets Initiative Casey Roe, Environmental Sustainability Outreach Coordinator Jim Siedow, Vice Provost for Research Mark Hough, Campus Landscape Architect Rick Johnson, Assistant Vice President of Dining and Residence Life Albert Scott, Senior Director Housekeeping, Recycling, Sanitation and Grounds Dan Vermeer, Director Corporate Sustainability Initiative Mike Cragg, Assistant Athletic Director Students (8) Jessye Waxman, President, Environmental Alliance Jina Kim, Environmental Alliance John Misenheimer, Duke University Greening Initiative Luqin Liu, Duke University Greening Initiative Jennifer Elderbroom, GPSC representative Scott Winton, GPSC representative Ben Bleiberg, DSG representative Callie Roberts, DSG representative

Duke University seeks to attain and maintain a place of leadership in all that we do. This includes leadership in environmental stewardship and sustainability on our campus, in our medical institutions, and in the larger community of which we are a part. We are committed to examining the actual and potential environmental impacts associated with our activities and services in order to continually improve environmental performance. Sustainable Duke, under the Office of the Executive Vice President, is charged with strategic planning to reduce Duke's overall environmental footprint, educating the campus community regarding institutional and individual impacts and developing programs to positively influence campus sustainability behaviors.

Plan, direct and implement programs and activities that examine actual and potential environmental impacts associated with campus activities and services to ensure that Duke University maintains a place of leadership in environmental stewardship and sustainability.