| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.90 |
| Liaison | Megan Butler |
| Submission Date | July 19, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Macalester College
PAE-4: Sustainability Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Suzanne Savanick
Hansen Sustainability Manager Macalester Sustainbility Office |
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:
The Sustainability Office engaged stakeholders from across Macalester College to develop this strategic plan. The campus-wide, participatory strategic planning process engaged a team of students, faculty, staff, and administrators to answer the overarching question, “How does sustainability advance the core mission of Macalester College?” The planning team developed goals, obstacles,strategies and priorities for achieving campus sustainability.
During the summer of 2009, Sustainability Advisory Committee task forces analyzed the goals that had been drafted through the planning process and the climate neutrality recommendations developed by the 2009 Environmental Studies Senior Seminar class. The goals in the current Sustainability Plan are the culmination of this planning process.
A brief description of the plan’s measurable goals :
• Achieve carbon neutrality by 2025
• Produce zero waste by 2020
• Integrate sustainability into curriculum and student programs
• Adopt a ‘green building’ policy to reduce emissions in the construction and operations of
facilities
• Decrease carbon emissions from travel
• Adopt a responsible purchasing policy
A brief description of how progress in meeting the plan’s goals is measured:
To ensure the college delivers on the ambitious goals in our Sustainability Plan, we will annually track our greenhouse gas emissions and other sustainability metrics every two years.
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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