San Diego Miramar College
PA-2: Sustainability Planning
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
Brett
Bell Vice President Administrative Services |
Does the institution have a published plan or plans that include measurable sustainability objectives that address sustainability in curriculum and/or research?:
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to academics and the plan(s) in which they are published:
Expand leadership, advocacy, and stewardship efforts on campus, across the curricula, in the classroom, and in the community
Develop and incorporate sustainability content across the curricula
Does the institution have a published plan or plans that include measurable sustainability objectives that address student, employee, or community engagement for sustainability?:
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to engagement and the plan(s) in which they are published:
Create a center for sustainability and community
engagement to encourage environmental education and
climate justice
Does the institution have a published plan or plans that include measurable sustainability objectives that address sustainability in operations?:
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to operations and the plan(s) in which they are published:
Incorporate consideration of the environment, community welfare, and future impacts in all infrastructure, operations, and maintenance plans
Long-term Objectives (by 2040)
- Carbon neutral campus
- Reduce the Energy Use Intensity (EUI) for all college
buildings to 26-30 EUI*
- Building Decarbonization by phasing out existing gas
burning equipment
• Short-term Objectives (by 2025)
- Conduct Energy Audit of all existing buildings and develop
energy conservation strategic plans to be implemented by
2025 and 2030
- 100% clean electricity by 2030 increasing on-site
renewable energy generation capacity or by
supplementing with off-site renewable energy to offset
campus energy use by 2025
- Sub-metering 100% of buildings
Does the institution have a published plan or plans that include measurable sustainability objectives that address diversity, equity, and inclusion; sustainable investment/finance; or wellbeing?:
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to administration and the plan(s) in which they are published:
Become a paperless campus for all administrative processes
Integrate health and wellness measures into the new buildings as well as retrofitting and building upgrades plans
Does the institution have a published strategic plan or equivalent guiding document that includes sustainability at a high level? :
The institution’s highest guiding document (upload):
Website URL where the institution’s highest guiding document is publicly available:
Which of the following best describes the inclusion of sustainability in the highest guiding document?:
The institution's sustainability plan (upload):
Website URL where the institution's sustainability plan is publicly available:
Does the institution have a formal statement in support of sustainability endorsed by its governing body?:
The formal statement in support of sustainability:
The institution’s definition of sustainability:
Is the institution an endorser or signatory of the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| The Earth Charter | --- |
| The Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) | --- |
| ISCN-GULF Sustainable Campus Charter | --- |
| Pan-Canadian Protocol for Sustainability | --- |
| SDG Accord | --- |
| Second Nature’s Carbon Commitment (formerly known as the ACUPCC), Resilience Commitment, and/or integrated Climate Commitment | --- |
| The Talloires Declaration (TD) | --- |
| UN Global Compact | --- |
| Other multi-dimensional sustainability commitments (please specify below) | --- |
A brief description of the institution’s formal sustainability commitments, including the specific initiatives selected above:
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability planning efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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