| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.18 |
| Liaison | Marianne Martin |
| Submission Date | Dec. 3, 2024 |
University of Colorado Boulder
EN-9: Inter-Campus Collaboration
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.40 / 3.00 |
Marianne
Martin Associate Director Environmental Center |
9.1 Inter-campus collaboration for sustainability
Description of the institution’s participation in sustainability-focused networks for educational institutions:
CU Boulder is active in the following networks:
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
Green Sports Alliance
International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL)
Second Nature - Climate Leadership Network and the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3)
Recycle Colorado, Member
Campus and University Recycling Coalition (CURC)
Post-Landfill Action Network
United Nations Sports for Climate Action
Pac-12 Team Green
National Renewable Energy Lab Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory and Net Zero Campus Forum
Colorado Assoc. of School District Energy Managers (CASDEM)
Has the institution formally shared its sustainability experiences and lessons learned with other institutions during the previous three years?:
Narrative outlining how the institution formally shares its sustainability experiences and lessons learned with other institutions:
CU Boulder shares its sustainability experiences in conferences, workshops, webinars regularly. Examples include:
APPA Institute - occurs 2x / yr. with rotating core & elective classes: Sustainability in Operations & Maintenance; Integrated Pest Management; Recycling & Solid Waste Management Rocky Mountain APPA - Efficient Science - A Win for Ops, Planning and Research (2023); East Campus Solar PV Array: How past lessons learned shaped this current project (2024)
USGBC Colorado - Women in Green Panel
International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL): Presentation on Green Chemistry & Million Advocates for Sustainable Science; Pre-conference workshop on Creating and Growing Green Labs Programs
University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) : Million Advocates for Sustainable Science- joint presentation; Climate Justice Efforts at CU Boulder
UC3 Steering Committee: CU Boulder representative regularly shares updates at steering committee monthly meetings of experiences and lessons learned
AASHE : Engaging and Empowering Students with Climate Justice Programming panel; Sports Sustainability Working Group; AASHE Mentorship & Peer Collaboration Program; AASHE Webinar - Lab Sustainability on behalf of I2SL and CU Green Labs
Pac-12 Sustainability Conference : Pivotal Collaboration Between Sustainability & Athletics to Achieve Every Day Zero Waste
Association for Commuter Transportation: Annual Conference presentation on bikeshare systems; Boulder Transportation Innovation Tour (2024)
Association of College Unions International (ACUI) 2024 Sustainability Panel
UN Sports for Climate Action Annual Meeting
Assoc. For Biomolecular Resource Facilities - April 2024
University of Michigan Sustainable Food Procurement Conference
Campus and University Recycling Coalition (CURC) Webinar Series: Examples of Campuses Integrating Waste Reduction and Diversion into Academics
International District Energy Assoc. (IDEA) Campus Energy Conference – UCB Energy Master Plan presentation with AECOM – Feb. 2022
Pac 12 Facilities Symposium: UCB Energy Master Plan presentation – Stanford, Nov. 2022; UCB Campus Heating Decarbonization Concept Plan – Berkeley, Oct. 2023
Roosevelt Strategic Council’s Facilities & Campus Energy Summit – panel on Meeting Energy & Sustainability Goals - 2023
NREL Net Zero Campus Forum hosted at CU Boulder– Green Labs, Climate Action Plan presentations – Feb. 2024
Does the institution have a sustainability-focused articulation/transfer agreement that provides students who are studying sustainability at one institution with a formal pathway to another institution?:
Description of institution’s sustainability-focused articulation/transfer agreements:
Unknown at time of report
Has at least one individual with formal sustainability responsibilities at the institution served as a mentor or been mentored by a colleague with sustainability responsibilities at another institution during the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s sustainability mentoring activities:
1) The CU Boulder Green Labs Program Manager is presently mentoring the newly hired and first Green Labs Program Coordinator at the University of Colorado Anschutz. Members of the CU Anschutz campus engaged CU Boulder Green Labs to provide input on starting a Green Labs Program at CU Anschutz and also asked for CU Boulder’s help with onboarding the new hired coordinator for the program. Through online and in-person working meetings, advice is being provided to the new coordinator on how to get a new program started at CU Anschutz, sharing of resources created by CU Boulder including posters and other informational material that could be copied or modified to meet the needs of the CU Anschutz Green Labs Program, suggestions on the type of efforts or activities that could be pursued in the first year of the program to show maximal program impact, and discussion on the bigger picture efforts underway on a national and international level to better integrate sustainability into scientific research. It is expected that mentorship will turn into a long-term collaborative effort between CU Boulder and CU Anschutz Green Labs Programs since there are significant benefits to working together to advance sustainability within research for the University of Colorado system. 2) Campus Energy manager supports fellow CASDEM members with the State Required reporting of energy consumption into the benchmarking program within Energy Star Portfolio Manager.
Has at least one individual affiliated with the institution has served in a leadership role for an inter-campus sustainability network, conference, or community of practice during the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s leadership roles in inter-campus collaboration:
CU Boulder representatives serve in leadership roles for the following organizations:
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) - Chris Ewing, Board Member
International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) - Kathryn Ramirez Aguilar, Board member; Chair/founder of I2SL University Alliance Group
Second Nature University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) - Jasmin Barco, Karen Bailey, Climate Fellows ; Heidi Vangenderen, Steering Committee member
Association for Commuter Transportation - Clark Rider, 2024 International Conference Committee Co-Chair; ACT Higher Ed Council member
Post-Landfill Action Network - Arianna Moscone, Board member
United Nations Sports for Climate Action leadership team and working groups
Pac-12 Team Green Member - Jason DePaepe, Alex Hoots, Dave Newport, Angie Gilbert
Boulder County Resource Conservation Advisory Board - Angie Gilbert, Board Member; Board Chair
University of Colorado System Procurement Service Center, Sustainable Procurement Steering Committee - Chris Herr, Ed von Bleichert
University of Colorado System Sustainability Committee - Brian Lindoerfer, Campus representative
Has at least one individual affiliated with the institution served as a peer reviewer for another institution’s sustainability report or data during the previous three years?:
Description of the institution’s peer review activities:
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