| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 43.17 |
| Liaison | Kevin Miller |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Goshen College
PAE-4: Sustainability Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Does the institution have a sustainability plan that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of how multiple stakeholder groups were involved in developing the plan:
A campus wide Ecological Stewardship Committee was formed to lead the campus in broad sustainability efforts. Representation on the committee includes students, faculty, staff, and administrators.
The Committee mandate is as follows:
The Ecological Stewardship Committee will: raise campus awareness of ecological stewardship opportunities at the college and coordinate efforts to enhance ecological sustainability; develop ways to measure the ecological impact of college operations; evaluate the ecological impact of college programs and services; recommend financially feasible improvements to enhance the college’s ecological sustainability efforts; promote the stewardship of resources within college operations and programs and communicate the college’s progress towards its goals in this area; and identify and recommend institutional goals in ecological stewardship within the context of the college’s strategic plan.
This group developed the Goshen College Climate Action Plan.
A brief description of the plan’s measurable goals :
There are three broad goals:
1. Continue to conserve, continuing Goshen College's documented legacy of a long history of sustained downward usage of electricity and gas - see http://www.goshen.edu/news/pressarchive/10-12-10-energy-use529.html
2. Commit to alternative carbon free energy sources
3. Promote carbon sequestration, credits, or offsets
A brief description of how progress in meeting the plan’s goals is measured:
The plan is submitted annually through the ACUPCC greenhouse gas reporting system, including calculation of our greehouse gas footprint.
The website URL where more information about the sustainability plan is available:
The year the plan was developed or last updated:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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