Rowan University
PA-2: Sustainability Planning

An example of published measurable sustainability objectives related to academics is found in Rowan University’s William G. Rohrer College of Business Strategic Plan 2022-2027 – Strategic Goal III: Cultivate a culture that supports Innovation, Entrepreneurial Thinking and Responsible Leadership to foster societal impact with the Initiative 2: Continue to support and develop opportunities to enhance Societal Impact/Responsible Leadership among students and faculty.

§  Action 1: Scale a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) teaching/research certificate program

§  Action 2: Develop a sustainable business ambassadors’ program

§  Action 3: Establish and grow the Rowan chapter of Net Impact

§  Action 4: Assist RCB Faculty in securing interdisciplinary research grants

§  Action 5: Increase and improve on-campus events and collaborations around responsible business themes and topics

§  Action 6: Promote and mentor student groups wishing to participate in responsible business-oriented programs (e.g., case competition, pitch competitions, etc.).

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Rowan University is in the process of producing a new Campus Master Plan. Our consultant team is currently synthesizing months of research, observations, and your input provided through surveys and open houses to finalize the Glassboro Campus Master Plan Report.

The Rowan University Roadmap to a Sustainability Master Plan was previously released in July 2020. It details an existing conditions assessment in three sustainability lenses, Strategy & Leadership, Facilities & Operations, and Education & Engagement, on pages 4-6.

A sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to operations at Rowan University is the umbrella agreement with Siemens. Siemens's presentation made during the Rowan University Sustainability Council meeting is linked here.

Rowan Center for Responsible Leadership has publicly committed to sustainability. 

Principles

The Center recognizes that businesses and markets are a very powerful force shaping our world today. Understanding relationships between business and government, society, and the environment is thus central to any discussion about responsible leadership. Commerce touches all aspects of life from our own bodies and family relationships to the structure of society and the health of our physical environment. Many are rightly critical of the excesses and damages businesses can impose, but the Rowan Center for Responsible Leadership takes a more nuanced view. We believe that businesses and markets can cause problems, but can also be expedient vehicles for positive change. The Center aims to explore these broad issues based in the following sets of principles and ideas:

• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

• Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)

• Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Principles for Responsible Management Education

The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) inspired by the United Nations Global Compact, provide a framework for academic institutions to advance corporate social responsibility through the incorporation of universal values into curricula and research. The Center utilizes the 6 Principles of PRME as a platform to raise the profile of sustainability around our campus and communities. The Center utilizes these principles to provide future leaders with the skills needed to balance economic and sustainability goals. For more information on PRME at Rowan University, contact our campus PRME Coordinator Dr. Dilip Mirchandani (phone: 856-256-4025; prme@rowan.edu).