Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.45
Liaison Claudia Kent
Submission Date June 30, 2017
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STARS v2.1

Haverford College
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Jesse Lytle
VP and Chief of Staff
Office of the President
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Sustainability Committee(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
Yes

The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
Committee on Environmental Responsibility Council on Sustainability and Social Responsibility The Council on Sustainability and Social Responsibility is charged with advancing the study and practice of sustainability at Haverford, marked by commitments to environmental stewardship and social responsibility within the context of the College’s Quaker values and educational mission. Committee for Environmental Responsibility 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's mission is to educate our community about global environmental concerns, and to be a positive example for students at Haverford and other colleges to follow. CER works to ensure that environmental concern is an integral part of daily life at Haverford informing our curriculum, administrative decisions, and community practices.

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Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
CSSR Executive Committee Jesse Lytle, Chief Sustainability Officer (chair) Claudia Kent, Sustainability Coordinator Jon Wilson, Environmental Studies Director Walter Sullivan, Director of Quaker Affairs Alana Tartaro '17, CER Chair Carola Binder faculty representative Raji Mohan, faculty representative Diana Schoder '17, student representative Katherine Travisano '20, student representative Allison Carpenter, staff representative Council Members Fran Blase, Provost Megan Fitch, Chief Information Officer Mike Casel, Chief Investment Officer Mitch Wein, VP Finance and CAO Ann Figueredo, VP for Institutional Advancement Don Campbell, Director of Facilities Management Bill Astifan, Director of Arboretum Bill Anderko, Asst Dir of Facilities Management Joe Binotto, Assoc Director of Dining Services Muriel Brisbon, Director of Human Resources Marianne Smith, Director of Residential Life Eric Hartman, Executive Director, CPGC Chloe Wang '17, Sustainability Outreach Assistant CER: Staff: Allison Carpenter Jesse Lytle Claudia Kent Student Members: Vaidehi Agarwalla '19 Malin Ehrsam '18 Jake Ephron '19 Jeremy Evans '18 Raina Fitzpatrick '18 Will Herzog '19 Abby Letts '17 Russell Nicholson '18 Scott Pollara '19 Alana Tartaro '17, chair Chloe Wang '17

Sustainability Office(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee?:
No

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Sustainability Officer(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Yes

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Claudia Kent, Sustainability Coordinator Jesse Lytle, Chief Sustainability Officer

Institution-Wide Coordination 

Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution (e.g. a campus-wide committee or an officer/office responsible for the entire campus)?:
Yes

A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
Haverford has completed a multi-year planning process to produce a new Sustainability Strategic Plan. While that planning work was underway, significant steps have been taken on all fronts, including: the development of a proposal for a new academic major, construction of a teaching greenhouse, adopting of the Real Food Challenge, many energy efficiency projects, campus ecology work, and more. https://www.haverford.edu/sustainability/reporting

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