| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 63.89 |
| Liaison | Carly Thibodeau |
| Submission Date | July 7, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Endicott College
PA-2: Sustainability Planning
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Does the institution have current and formal plans to advance sustainability in the following areas? Do the plans include measurable objectives?:
| Current and Formal Plans (Yes or No) | Measurable Objectives (Yes or No) | |
| Curriculum | Yes | Yes |
| Research (or other scholarship) | No | --- |
| Campus Engagement | Yes | Yes |
| Public Engagement | No | No |
| Air and Climate | Yes | Yes |
| Buildings | Yes | Yes |
| Dining Services/Food | Yes | Yes |
| Energy | Yes | Yes |
| Grounds | Yes | Yes |
| Purchasing | Yes | Yes |
| Transportation | Yes | Yes |
| Waste | Yes | Yes |
| Water | Yes | Yes |
| Diversity and Affordability | Yes | Yes |
| Health, Wellbeing and Work | --- | --- |
| Investment | Yes | Yes |
| Other | --- | --- |
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Curriculum:
Annually target sustainability guest lecture in some classes within each school.
Hold extracurricular lectures open to all.
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Curriculum plan(s):
Each school is visited each year.
First year - 50% of the schools.
Lectures/events: 3-5/year
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Curriculum plan(s):
Office of Sustainability, Environmental Science faculty, Environmental Society student group.
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Research (or other scholarship):
None
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Research plan(s):
none
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Research plan(s):
none
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance Campus Engagement around sustainability:
Incorporate a sustainability fellows program through the Office of Sustainability.
Hold campus-wide events. Fall 2016 will include voting about environmental issues
Place sustainability messages on social media, the 65 TV screens around campus,
Living Green brochure - Winter 2016-17
signage and events in Dining (one central dining hall)
Zero Waste events
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Campus Engagement plan:
This is hard to measure. Presumably if recycling increases and attendance at events is strong, these are reflections of improved engagement
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Campus Engagement plan(s):
Office of Sustainability
Athletics
Purchasing
Grounds
Dining
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance Public Engagement around sustainability:
Publicize events to the Public and hold events in the evening
Signage and visibility at Admissions events, athletic events
Host meeting of external groups on campus and include sustainability (planned Fall 2016 to address the Hockey Rink Managers' Association about waste and energy)
Add a coordinated events calendar to web site
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Public Engagement plan(s):
Number of off-campus public who attend events increases.
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Public Engagement plan(s):
Office of Sustainability
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Air and Climate:
Reduce emissions through efficiency and fuel switching
Examine addition ways to incorporate renewables.
Advance the use of renewable power in wholesale purchasing of electricity
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Air and Climate plan(s):
GHG are reduced on a per square foot basis and per student basis
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Air and Climate plan(s):
Office of Sustainability, Physical Plant
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Buildings:
Increase efficiency and reduced total energy use.
Implement LED replacement in 70% of the buildings by 2020.
Retro commission existing buildings starting with the Arts Center in Fall 2016
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Buildings plan(s):
Energy use is reduced on a per square foot basis and a per student basis by 2020.
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Buildings plan(s):
Office of Sustainability and Physical Plant.
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Dining Services/Food:
Increase local food and vegetarian offering.
Build a garden and include the food in the dining hall. (complete Summer 2016)
Increase use of local fish.
Visibility within Dining using signage and events
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Dining Services/Food plan(s):
Implement sustainable fish program
Reduce waste from Lodge, especially plastic waste
Implement zero-waste options in catering
Continue to have a sustainability dining intern.
Grow veggies in greenhouse to be used in dining hall
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Dining Services/Food plan(s):
Sodexo and Office of Sustainabilaity
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Energy:
Procure a large portion of electricity from renewable energy.
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Energy plan(s):
By 2020 diversify electricity sources by including renewable energy in supply options.
By 2017 track all energy use semi-annually.
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Energy plan(s):
Office of sustainability with VP of Finance.
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Grounds:
Increase organic management, particularly of the ponds.
Grown herbs on site
Improve management of the Greenhouse.
Native planting areas increase
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Grounds plan(s):
Portion of grounds managed organically increases from 15% to 25%
Native planting plan is implemented
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Grounds plan(s):
Office of sustainability and Physical Plant.
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Purchasing:
Evaluate areas where contracts can be improved.
Target office supplies, outside contracts (including vending), and custodial supplies
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Purchasing plan(s):
Identify three action areas for sustainable purchasing.
Develop specific issues to be included in RFPs
Target office supplies and physical plant cleaning supplies.
Increase green cleaners to 80% of product by cost.
Waste from brochures and catalog volume is tracked and then reduced.
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Purchasing plan(s):
Office of Sustainablity
Purchasing Office
Physical Plant
Office of Publications
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Transportation:
Install a charging station by 2020
Increase use of remote parking lots and implement shuttle
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Transportation plan(s):
Charger is in place
Shuttle is in place. (done Spring 2016)
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Transportation plan(s):
Office of Sustainablity, Physical Plant, Public Safety.
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Waste:
Increase diverstion rates to 70%
Implement a recycling-focused solid waste contract
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Waste plan(s):
New contract in place by July 2016
Diversionrates at 70% by 2020
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Waste plan(s):
Office of sustainability, Physical Plant, Sodexo
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Water:
Evaluate water use to determine issues and track waste
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Water plan(s):
Water use is being evaluated annually
Buildings are benchmarked against each other.
Showerhead and faucets are audited by building
Low flow fixtures are in place in 90% of locations
Irrigation is reduced.
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Water plan(s):
Physical Plant
Office of Sustainability
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance Diversity and Affordability:
Diversity is a Key Performance Indicator of the College (complete)
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Diversity and Affordability plan(s):
Increase diversity of students, staff, and faculty (Tracked by KPI)
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Diversity and Affordability plan(s):
Admissions, Human Resources, VP of Academic Affairs, Strat
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Health, Wellbeing and Work:
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Health, Wellbeing and Work plan(s):
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Health, Wellbeing and Work plan(s):
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in Investment:
Student petition to divest from fossil fuels (Spring 2016 begun)
Meeting with Intentional Endowments representative (Fall 2016)
Evaluate implications for the college
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the Investment plan(s):
Administration is educated about the issues.
Meeting with Intentional Endowments Network, VP of Finance, and President.
Action plan developed
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the Investment plan(s):
Office of Sustainability
Office of the VP of Finance
A brief description of the plan(s) to advance sustainability in other areas:
The measurable objectives, strategies and timeframes included in the other plan(s):
Accountable parties, offices or departments for the other plan(s):
The institution’s definition of sustainability:
The UN Bruntland Commission defined sustainability as the "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs." This includes action to protect the planet, effort to promote health, and dignity for all, and a recognition that strategies can also be good for the economy, broadly speaking.
Endicott's location, at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, reminds us of the power, beauty and fragility of the planet.
Does the institution’s strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include sustainability at a high level?:
A brief description of how the institution’s strategic plan or equivalent guiding document addresses sustainability:
Goal 2, Objective 4: Integrate sustainability through the College’s culture
and operations.
The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability planning is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
See the Sustainability Plan living document found at the following link: http://www.endicott.edu/Sustainability-at-Endicott/Who-We-Are.aspx.
This plan is updated regularly to reflect needs and opportunities for action.
See the Sustainability Plan living document found at the following link: http://www.endicott.edu/Sustainability-at-Endicott/Who-We-Are.aspx.
This plan is updated regularly to reflect needs and opportunities for action.
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