Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 59.85
Liaison Lisa Lonie
Submission Date Aug. 29, 2024

STARS v2.2

Haverford College
IN-40: Sustainability Projects Fund

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Jesse Lytle
VP and Chief of Staff
Office of the President
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Name of the institution’s sustainability projects fund:
Greening Haverford Fund

Which of the following best describes the primary source of funding for the sustainability projects fund?:
Donation driven

Year the institution’s sustainability projects fund was established:
2,012

A brief description of the institution’s sustainability projects fund:

The fund is designed to assist students, faculty, and staff in raising environmental awareness and enhancing environmental practices at Haverford College. The scope of the Fund is broad, and includes (but is not limited to): Applicant-run projects on campus Other on-campus events, such as speakers or performers Support to attend local conferences, workshops, and events


A brief description of the multi-stakeholder decision-making process used to determine which projects receive funding through the sustainability projects fund:

The Committee for Environmental Responsibility, which includes students and staff from various departments, makes decisions regarding approval of projects. The application and approval process involves the following steps:



  1. Request funding at least 3 weeks in advance, using Greening Haverford Fund Proposal Form.

  2. CER will discuss the application in the next weekly meeting.

  3. A survey with the application will be sent to all members with options to:

    1. Approve

    2. Approve with Concerns

    3. Disapprove



  4. If from the results of the survey or discussion CER wishes to only partially approve the fund or requires more details, they will contact the applicants and let them know of their concerns.

  5. For the fund to be approved ⅔ of CER must Approve or Approve with Concerns


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