| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.36 |
| Liaison | Shane Stennes |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
PAE-2: Strategic Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
6.00 / 6.00 |
Bridget
Rathsack Student Sustainability Assistant Facilities Management Sustainability Department |
Year the strategic plan or equivalent was completed or adopted:
Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the environmental dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the environmental dimensions of sustainability:
The University strategic plan, Transforming the U, Exceptional Innovative Initiative advances the University’s strong environmental leadership in research. The Institute on the Environment (IonE) was formed in 2006 as a result of the university’s strategic positioning process. It fosters leadership development, partnerships and multidisciplinary research to discover new solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental and sustainability problems.
Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the social dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the social dimensions of sustainability:
The Initiative on Renewable Energy and the Environment integrates many aspects into their research including social and spiritual perspectives. The IREE "is focused on maintaining a healthy, productive environment that will continue to support life in the face of an increasing world population, energy shortages, shrinking freshwater supplies, destruction of natural habitats, and declining genetic diversity. IREE integrates all we
know—from scientific, economic, social, and spiritual
perspectives—to understand and resolve these issues."
Does the institution's strategic plan or equivalent guiding document include the economic dimensions of sustainability at a high level?:
A brief description of how the strategic plan or amendment addresses the economic dimensions of sustainability:
The Initiative on Renewable Energy and the Environment works to understand and resolve environmental issues taking into account economic aspects as well.
The strategic plan also highlights the increased use of E85 and B20 by Fleet Services, drawing attention to the economic benefits for Minnesota's agricultural community.
The strategic plan calls out the University's participation
in the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX). This
voluntary, legally binding multi-sector market for
reducing and trading greenhouse gas emissions places
the University in a growing group of organizations
committed to the development of a rules-based North
American greenhouse gas emission-reduction program.
The website URL where information about the strategic plan is available:
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