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 STARS Pilot Results Released
Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2009
Throughout 2008, nearly 70 institutions (SCU included) pilot tested the Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) -- a voluntary, self-reporting framework for gauging relative progress toward sustainability for colleges and universities. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education has released a detailed summary of results and feedback received (pdf).
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Climate Neutrality Action Plan
Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2009
The SCU campus community is invited to review the draft version of SCU's Climate Neutrality Action Plan, created by the Office of Sustainability and the University Sustainability Council.
Climate neutrality will involve aggressively reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and offsetting what is left, with the long term goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions. This plan sets target dates and interim milestones for achieving this by 2015. The plan also goes beyond eliminating net greenhouse gas emissions, laying out a vision for how we can incorporate sustainability into both our academics and community engagement.
While this is separate from Father Engh's strategic plan initiative, this action plan fits in very well with the overall vision of sustainability laid out in Father Engh's inaugural speech.
Santa Clara's action plan is due to the ACUPCC on Sept 15, 2009. To make the process as inclusive as possible, please help us by reading and commenting on this document. Please share your thoughts and ideas at this link:
http://www.scu.edu/sustainability/climateneutrality.cfm
The University Sustainability Council will collect and review all comments and make every effort to incorporate your ideas into this document.
Sincerely,
Leslie Gray and Joe Sugg
Sustainability Council Co-chairs
*Climate neutrality is defined as zero net greenhouse gas emissions.
For more information about the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment please visit: http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/
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Spring Issue of Explore: Sustainability at Santa Clara University
Wednesday, May. 20, 2009
University President Issues Challenge on Sustainability
This issue of explore on sustainability is quite timely, coming just a few weeks after the inauguration of Michael Engh, S.J. as Santa Clara’s President.
In his inaugural address, Fr. Engh challenged the University with these words:
Santa Clara University is uniquely positioned to make a significant contribution to achieving a more just and sustainable future. And I propose that we seriously consider becoming a major center for the discussion of environmental justice and for examining the ethical dimensions of how we treat the physical world. I believe that we can lead in the development and promotion of practices, and businesses, and technologies that will insure a viable and just future for all.
Please read this issue with our President’s challenge in mind.
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