Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.92
Liaison Sara McIntyre
Submission Date June 20, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Sewanee - The University of the South
PAE-2: Strategic Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.00 / 6.00 Amy Turner
Director of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability
Office of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability
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Year the strategic plan or equivalent was completed or adopted:
2,008

Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the environmental dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the environmental dimensions of sustainability:

Sewanee’s Plan for Environmental Education and Sustainable Living was adopted in 2008 as an addendum to the University’s Strategic Plan. It includes the goals that the participation of students should be central to all our environmental and sustainability endeavors, and that the Domain should be managed as an educational asset. It also calls for both leadership in sustainability and environmental studies nationally as well as the creation of a Sustainability Master Plan to guide sustainability decision making.


Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the social dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the social dimensions of sustainability:

The Sustainability Master Plan, passed in 2012, includes whole sections outlining the importance of sustainability in Diversity (including staff support and programming) and Human Resources (including sustainable compensation, employee wellness and employee orientation).


Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the economic dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the economic dimensions of sustainability:

The Sustainability Master Plan, passed in 2012, includes a whole section about investment management, most specifically addressing the need for socially responsible investing of our endowment.


The website URL where information about the strategic plan is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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