| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.26 |
| Liaison | Sean MacInnes |
| Submission Date | Feb. 14, 2022 |
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
IN-40: Sustainability Projects Fund
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 0.50 |
Sean
MacInnes Sustainability Specialist Office of Sustainability |
Name of the institution’s sustainability projects fund:
Which of the following best describes the primary source of funding for the sustainability projects fund?:
Year the institution’s sustainability projects fund was established:
A brief description of the institution’s sustainability projects fund:
In 2015, UNCG students elected to allocate a portion of their student activity fees toward environmental stewardship and established the Green Fund. Governed by a committee of students with assistance from faculty and staff experts, the fund operates as a campus-based grant program that offers education, research, and professional development opportunities for students and employees by investing in campus infrastructure and programming to help meet the goals of the UNCG Climate Action Plan. Through the Green Fund, students have invested over $345,000 in 60 projects which have saved UNCG over $36,000 a year in utility costs.
A brief description of the multi-stakeholder decision-making process used to determine which projects receive funding through the sustainability projects fund:
The Green Fund is governed by Committee, which will is led by the employee and student co-chairs with guidance provided by the Sustainability Council and Office of Sustainability along with UNCG employees from the administration and faculty from the Sustainability Council and relevant programs that incorporate sustainability in their curriculums. The students plus the faculty and staff shall constitute the full committee. The Committee has authority over all Green Fund allocations. A simple majority of the Committee’s student membership is required for quorum and only the student membership has voting authority when it comes to awarding funding for proposals.
Website URL where information about the sustainability projects fund is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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