Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 38.84
Liaison Suzanne Wood
Submission Date Nov. 29, 2012
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STARS v1.1

UMass Chan Medical School
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Melissa Lucas
Sustainability & Energy Manager
Facilities
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Does the institution have a sustainability committee?:
Yes

The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :
Sustainable operations at the University Campus have been the Medical School’s objective for many years. The Medical School Sustainability Committee started in 2004 to coordinate various sustainability efforts across campus departments and for information sharing and dialog with the goal of reducing the school’s carbon footprint.

Members of the committee, including affiliations:
Information Services Facilities Dept of Medicine EH&S Auxiliary Services Dept of Plastic Surgery Finance UMass Memorial Healthcare Departments Communications Dining Services Planning Pediatrics

The website URL where information about the sustainability committee is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability office?:
Yes

A brief description of the sustainability office:
Sustainability is located within Facilities Management under the direction of the Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities.

The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
1

The website URL where information about the sustainability office is available:
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Does the institution have a sustainability coordinator?:
Yes

Sustainability coordinator's name:
Melissa Lucas

Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Sustainability & Energy Manager

A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:
The Sustainability Manager is responsible for the Climate Action Plan, Recycling, Education and Awareness, reporting, energy efficiency project management and facilitiation of the Sustainability Committee, Green Team and Energy Committee.

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