University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
EN-10: Inter-Campus Collaboration

-- Developed the Workplace Sustainability Assessment for UNC Chapel Hill and shared outreach materials and practices with the NC State University Sustainability Office.
-- Published the 2013 Campus Sustainability Report to share campus sustainability metrics and strategies and shared on the Green Schools listserv.
-- At the "Smart and Sustainable Campuses" 2013 conference, Cindy Shea of UNC's Sustainability Office and Sally Hoyt of UNC's Energy Services department presented "Integrated Water Management at a Rapidly Growing, Drought-prone Campus."
--Participates in the Southeastern Sustainability Network.

~~The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
~~The AASHE STARS Steering Committee
~~The Southeastern Sustainability Network
~~The UNC system-wide Sustainability Alliance
~~The UNC system-wide Energy Summit
~~The NC Sustainable Energy Association
~~The U.S. Green Building Council and N.C. Chapter
~~Net Impact
~~The Green Schools listserv
~~The NC GreenGov listserv

~~ A formal system-wide Sustainability Committee was established to address systematic integration of sustainability principles, master planning, design and construction, operations and maintenance, climate change mitigation and renewable energy, transportation, recycling and waste management, and environmentally preferable purchasing. The UNC Director of Sustainability served as co-chair. The sustainability policy developed by the committee was adopted by the Board of Governors. Per a June 2013 policy amendment, each UNC campus shall designate a "Chief Sustainability Officer" to integrate sustainability "policy goals into the institution's processes, administration, teaching, research, and engagement."
~~ UNC participates in the Appalachian Energy Summit, hosted by Appalachian State University and the Rocky Mountain Institute. The goal of the summit is to develop actionable energy plans to benefit students, the environment, and the local economy. Representatives from all 17 campuses in the UNC system subsequently embraced the North Carolina energy leadership challenge with the goal of reducing energy use and collectively avoiding $1 billion in energy costs by 2020. At the 2013 summit, a new initiative was launched to accelerate the adoption of energy and sustainability
into the curriculum offered at each institution. Several system schools now pay faculty to catalyze the integration of sustainability into the curriculum. Professional development workshops and course development grants offered at multiple institutions encourage and assist faculty to modify their courses.
Staff at UNC Chapel Hill serve on the conference program committee and several Summit task forces.
~~The Environmental Finance Center in UNC's School of Government is working with Duke University to develop a local carbon offset program. The initiative would provide low-interest loans to Duke employees to upgrade the energy efficiency of their homes.
~~The Net Impact Club at UNC hosts the Sustainable Venture Capital Investment Competition for MBA students from across the country.