Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.39
Liaison Sam Lubow
Submission Date June 29, 2012
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STARS v1.2

Stanford University
PAE-2: Strategic Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.00 / 6.00 Jiffy Vermylen
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainability & Energy Management / Office of Sustainability
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Year the strategic plan or equivalent was completed or adopted:
2,006

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:

Environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability are intertwined throughout the description of the Initiative on the Environment and Sustainability. As a multidisciplinary strategic plan, the effort is solutions-focused and therefore does not isolate each dimension of sustainability separately. Please see the following websites to learn more about Stanford's vision for a sustainable future, key research themes, and strategic collaborations:

http://giving.stanford.edu/get/layout/tsc/EnvFaculty
http://giving.stanford.edu/get/layout/tsc/EnvThemes
http://giving.stanford.edu/get/layout/tsc/EnvIdeas


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:

Environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability are intertwined throughout the description of the Initiative on the Environment and Sustainability. As a multidisciplinary strategic plan, the effort is solutions-focused and therefore does not isolate each dimension of sustainability separately. Please see the following websites to learn more about Stanford's vision for a sustainable future, key research themes, and strategic collaborations:

http://giving.stanford.edu/get/layout/tsc/EnvFaculty
http://giving.stanford.edu/get/layout/tsc/EnvThemes
http://giving.stanford.edu/get/layout/tsc/EnvIdeas


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:

Environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability are intertwined throughout the description of the Initiative on the Environment and Sustainability. As a multidisciplinary strategic plan, the effort is solutions-focused and therefore does not isolate each dimension of sustainability separately. Please see the following websites to learn more about Stanford's vision for a sustainable future, key research themes, and strategic collaborations:

http://giving.stanford.edu/get/layout/tsc/EnvFaculty
http://giving.stanford.edu/get/layout/tsc/EnvThemes
http://giving.stanford.edu/get/layout/tsc/EnvIdeas


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

Stanford launched the Stanford Challenge in 2006 as a major strategic initiative for the university. A university-wide campaign and academic commitment to address the world’s most challenging problems through interdisciplinary study, research, and collaboration, the Stanford Challenge has shaped research and teaching at Stanford. The Initiative on Environment and Sustainability is one of four emphasis areas of the Stanford Challenge and incorporates all dimensions of sustainability (http://giving.stanford.edu/get/layout/tsc/Environment).


Stanford launched the Stanford Challenge in 2006 as a major strategic initiative for the university. A university-wide campaign and academic commitment to address the world’s most challenging problems through interdisciplinary study, research, and collaboration, the Stanford Challenge has shaped research and teaching at Stanford. The Initiative on Environment and Sustainability is one of four emphasis areas of the Stanford Challenge and incorporates all dimensions of sustainability (http://giving.stanford.edu/get/layout/tsc/Environment).

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