| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.24 |
| Liaison | Claudia Kent |
| Submission Date | June 11, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Haverford College
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee, office, and/or officer that focuses on sustainability broadly and covers the entire institution?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the committee(s), office(s), and/or officer(s) during the previous three years:
Sustainability Coordinator: Claudia Kent
Committee for Environmental Responsibility (CER)
Dining center composting, Move Out recycling, sustainability brochure and numerous other publications, maps etc., outreach.
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
Committee on Environmental Responsibility
Mission: The Committee for Environmental Responsibility (CER) was created by the students, faculty and staff of Haverford College and founded on the socially responsible principles of the college. CER has a deep concern and respect for all communities of which it is a part, both social and ecological. Our mission, therefore, is to educate our community towards an awareness of global concerns and to set a positive example of forward thinking, environmental stewardship for our campus and for other colleges to follow. To do this, CER works to ensure that environmental concern is an integral part of Haverford College’s daily life informing our curriculum, administrative decisions and maintenance of facilities and grounds.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
Claudia Kent: Sustainability Coordinator
Christina Zwarg: Faculty
Nell Durfee: Student 2014
David Robinson: Student 2014
Gabriel Oppler: Student 2017
Harris Rothman: Student 2014
Graham Barrett: Student 2015
Donna Ruane: Staff/Committee Treasurer.
The website URL where information about the sustainability committee(s) is available:
Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee?:
A brief description of each sustainability office:
Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
The website URL where information about the sustainability office(s) is available:
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
A brief description of each sustainability officer position:
Duties and Responsibilities
Provide thoughtful leadership to the campus in fostering sustainable practices and environmental awareness.
Build involvement in sustainability initiatives across campus. Work with students, faculty and staff to conserve resources.
Membership on the College's Committee on Environmental Responsibility. Support ongoing purposes and activities of CER.
With CER, create sustainability orientation programs for new students, faculty and staff.
Coordinate with Facilities Management to develop/maintain a sustainability plan that enables assessments of overall performance. Collaboratively foster initiatives to reduce both campus resource consumption and wasted generation. Included in the latter is the responsibility to communicate regularly with FM regarding the College's current Master Plan, and to update CER on developments.
Assisted by FM, establish mechanisms for tracking campus energy and water usage, waste recycling, toxics and other metrics.
Provide support when/if requested in overall procurement of goods and food systems.
Work with Purchasing Agent to encourage purchase of sustainable products and services.
Collaborate with relevant parties/committees in managing content, design and maintenance of sustainability website.
When necessary, delegate responsibilities to relevant colleagues/staff with Facilities Management.
The website URL where information about the sustainability officer(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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