| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.03 |
| Liaison | Sara McIntyre |
| Submission Date | Aug. 10, 2022 |
Sewanee - The University of the South
PRE-2: Points of Distinction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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N/A |
Amy
Turner Director of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Office of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability |
Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Management of the University's land is guided by a comprehensive management plan completed in 2019, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and the Forest Stewards Guild. All activities are certified sustainable through the Forest Stewardship Council, the gold standard in ecological forestry. Students take part in both the planning and implementation of all aspects of management including: harvest planning and inventory, prescribed fire, and exotic species management. Students participate in our management implemented to improve wildlife habitats, protect fragile species and ecosystems, and set an example of exemplary forest management in the region.
Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Grounds
Coordination & Planning
Website URL where more information about the accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Name of a second highlighted sustainability program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
Our dining hall, is self operated and not a "to-go" operation. COVID was particularly challenging seating and feeding with single-use containers. Dining implemented the their own sustainable reusable program with the Green Boxes. Sewanee Dining began using reusable to-go containers at the end of August 2020 when students couldn’t all be seated in McClurg. The boxes are “checked out” and returned, and in the first six-week period kept almost 34,000 single-use containers out of the landfill.
Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Food & Dining
Waste
Website URL where more information about the second program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the second program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
Name of a third highlighted program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Website URL where more information about the third program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the third program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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