| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.04 |
| Liaison | Prabhakar Shrestha |
| Submission Date | Jan. 13, 2023 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Prabhakar
Shrestha Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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:
Role of the Sustainability Subcommittee:
1. Contribute to the development of an implementation plan toward meeting NJIT’s carbon neutrality commitment.
2. Recommend and advise on matters pertaining to sustainability practices and the formulation of university policies.
3. Advise on the integration of sustainability with existing campus programs in education, research, operations, and community outreach.
4. Assist in engaging the campus in an ongoing dialogue about sustainability, and instilling a culture of sustainable long-range planning and forward-thinking design through their respective constituencies.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent employee?:
A brief description of each sustainability office:
The mission of sustainability initiatives at NJIT is to help guide our community become more sustainable and drive pathway towards carbon neutrality. These initiatives are developed in order to create a culture of faculty, staff and students who are socially, economically and environmentally responsible.
The vision of the Office of Sustainability is to integrate sustainability into the core mission of the university through teaching, research, service. We are committed to projects that make efficient use of our resources in order to create a more sustainable campus and community.
Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
The Sustainability subcommittee at NJIT is a recently formed institution-wide coordinating body. Some of the accomplishments are:
1. Signing of the Carbon Commitment with Second Nature
2. Completing GHG inventory
3. Putting together a faculty, staff and student sustainability culture and commuting behavior study.
Job title of the sustainability officer position:
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
Job title of the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job title of the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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