| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 77.74 |
| Liaison | Ian McKeown |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2022 |
Loyola Marymount University
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Ian
McKeown Sustainability Officer Facilities Management |
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Which of the following best describes the partnership?:
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? :
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
Through LMU's partnership with the non-profit Global Green, LMU partnered with a low-income senior housing unit in Long Beach, California to introduce composting education and resources. The community gets the benefits of education and socialization as well as the the economic benefits of reduced waste hauling bills. The ecological benefit is that food waste is diverted from the landfill and turned into compost that is used to grow fresh food on site for the community. The senior community (Long Beach) was actively involved sending a representative to an on campus event co-sponsored by Global Green. LMU representatives also went to the community in Long Beach to educate tenants about composting and to help them set up composting infrastructure. The education programming was tailored to tenants level of expertise and the needs they had expressed during the planning process.
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
LMU partnered with the 5 Gyres Institute and signed on to their Ambassador Program. The Program helps survey key locations around the world collecting detailed data on trash. LMU worked with 5 Gyres throughout the Los Angeles area. The trash is tracked through a mobile web-based application that surveys and analyzes plastic pollution. The information collected throughout Los Angeles helped measure LA's plastic footprint and will later be used to address plastic pollution.
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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