| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 74.46 |
| Liaison | Ciannat Howett |
| Submission Date | Oct. 9, 2024 |
Emory University
EN-11: Inter-Campus Collaboration
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Cyrus
Bhedwar Director Office of Sustainability Initiatives |
Is the institution currently a member of a national or international higher education sustainability network?:
The name of the national or international sustainability network(s):
The Association for the Advance of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC)
International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL)
Post Landfill Action Network (PLAN)
Ivy+ and Listening Post
U.N. Race to Zero
Second Nature's President's Climate Leadership Network
Does the institution actively participate in a regional, state/provincial, or local higher education sustainability network?:
The name of the regional, state/provincial or local sustainability network(s):
Southeast Campus Sustainability Network
United Nations Regional Centre for Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development - Greater Atlanta (RCE Greater Atlanta)
Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education (ARCHE)
Has the institution presented at a higher education sustainability conference during the previous year?:
A list or brief description of the conference(s) and presentation(s):
Sofie DiTomasso, Climate Solutions Fellow, Georgia Climate Project 2023 Conference, May 15-17, 2023, Athens Georgia, "Early Career Reflections on Climate Solutions in Georgia.
Ciannat Howett, Associate Vice President, AASHE Conference 2023, October, 2023, online, "The Why and How of Aligning Your Institution's Values with its Food Purchases"
Has the institution submitted a case study during the previous year to an external higher education sustainability resource center or awards program?:
A list or brief description of the sustainability resource center or awards program and submission(s):
Emory submitted and was awarded, a 2023 AASHE Campus Sustainability Achievement Award for The Working Farms Fund: Partnership to Build a Sustainable Local Food System and Support a Diverse New Generation of Farmers, a collaboration between the Conservation Fund, Emory, and others to secure protected land for young, underrepresented or minority farmers while boosting the supply of local, sustainable food for the university and metro Atlanta area.
Sam Harber, an MBA student from Emory’s Goizueta Business School was elected as a Climate Fellow for ClimateCAP, where he presented a case study on a sustainability issue.
Emory University MBA students participated in a case competition (and won last year) at the Rice Cleantech Innovation Competition (RCIC)
Has the institution had employees or students serving on a board or committee of a sustainability network or conference during the previous three years?:
A list or brief description of the board or committee appointment(s):
Ciannat Howett, AVP, Sustainability, Resilience & Economic Inclusion for Emory University and Emory Healthcare, is a co-founder of the Greater Atlanta Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development of the United Nations, and serves on the Advisory Board of Emory Law School’s Turner Environmental Law Clinic, Atlanta's Clean Energy Advisory Board, and the National Council on Competitiveness. She is also a Trustee for the R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation, and the PATH Foundation.
Does the institution have an ongoing mentoring relationship with another institution through which it assists the institution with its sustainability reporting and/or the development of its sustainability program?:
A brief description of the mentoring relationship and activities:
Kelly Weisinger, former Director of Sustainability (through February 2022), served on an SPLC Peer Learning Circle working group with other higher education members and provided monthly peer reviews and feedback on a variety of sustainable purchasing-related programs, policies, guidelines, and strategies. During the reporting period, the group compared contracting and purchasing data and practices to inform how sustainability practitioners advised campuses in building and growing relationships with Amazon Business.
Kelly Weisinger, former Director of Sustainability (through February 2022), in her capacity as a board member for the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL), participated actively in forming, supporting or leading a working group in developing technical guidance, formulating, and documenting best practices, researching and offering case studies.
Ciannat Howett, Associate Vice President of Sustainability, Resilience, and Economic Inclusion, serves on the City of Atlanta's Clean Energy Advisory board in a mentoring role. Given her professional experience leading Emory's sustainability program for 18 years, she was appointed to help the city set and achieve its ambitious clean energy goal (100% clean energy by 2035) based on Emory's sustainability efforts and successes. This relationship has only grown since Emory's most recent strategic plan (https://one.emory.edu) includes a plank titled "Emory + Atlanta: Rich History, Shared Future" signaling the integration and shared aims of the university and the city.
Has the institution had employees or students serving as peer reviewers of another institution’s sustainability data and/or STARS submission during the previous three years?:
A brief description of the peer review activities:
Emory’s Office of Sustainability Initiatives, in partnership with sustainability departments from Princeton and MIT, formed a peer learning group that convened for a workshop series facilitated by Running Grass of Three Circles Center. The group shared departmental and institutional practices, data, and strategies to shape how sustainability staff integrated and formed partnerships to integrate JEDI considerations into campus and community sustainability.
Emory participated in the Ivy Plus and Listening Post compilation and comparison of data about institutional Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion practices, metrics, programs, and institutional funding and staffing. For reference, we have included the University of Pennsylvania's STARS answer, which describes Ivy+ activities for this credit: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-pennsylvania-pa/report/2021-08-09/EN/public-engagement/EN-11/
Optional Fields
Website URL where information about the institution’s inter-campus collaborations is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
All data reported in this section are from September 2020-August 2023.
United Nations Regional Centre for Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development - Greater Atlanta (RCE Greater Atlanta): https://rcega.org
Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education (ARCHE): https://www.atlantahighered.org/member-institutions/
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.