Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.34
Liaison Feletia Lee
Submission Date April 26, 2016
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University of North Carolina, Wilmington
EN-14: Participation in Public Policy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00
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Does the institution advocate for national, state/provincial, or local public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability?:
Yes

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability, including the issues, legislation, and ordinances for or against which the institution has advocated:

As a public university in a multi-campus state system of higher education, UNCW’s policy agenda is determined by the UNC Board of Governors. Previous UNC policy agendas and budget requests have included numerous policies, programs, and projects to promote campus sustainability and sustainability more generally. UNCW has advocated on behalf of those initiatives along with the other UNC constituent institutions.


A brief description of other political positions the institution has taken during the previous three years:

An example would be advocacy for authority to enter into energy performance contracting, which was a university-wide and successful effort. Once authority was obtained, UNCW entered into a very successful performance energy contract and is now entering into a second and larger contract


A brief description of political donations the institution made during the previous three years (if applicable):
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The website URL where information about the institution’s advocacy efforts is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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