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Enviro Beat Sheet. What is sustainability?. According to GreenReportCard.org , sustainability means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their owns needs. Sustainable Endowments Institute.

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Enviro Beat Sheet

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  1. Enviro Beat Sheet

  2. What is sustainability? • According to GreenReportCard.org, sustainability means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their owns needs.

  3. Sustainable Endowments Institute A nonprofit organization engaged in research and education to advance sustainability in campus operations and endowment practices. The GreenReportCard.org website and the College Sustainability Report Card are both initiatives of the institute.

  4. Sustainable Endowments Institute • The institute has developed relationships and joint projects with many organizations. • Partners • Energy Action, Washington, D.C. • Foundation for Civic Leadership, Cambridge, Massachusetts • Of Balance Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, New York, New York • United Nations Foundation, Washington, D.C.

  5. Sustainable Endowment Institute • Rockefeller Brothers Fund • Roy A. Hunt Foundation • Rudolf Steiner Foundation • Surdna Foundation • V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation • Wallace Global Fund • The institute also has the support from individual donors and other organizations. • Supporters: • Barr Foundation • David Rockefeller Fund • Henry P. Kendall Foundation • Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation • John Merck Fund • Kresge Foundation • Nathan Cummings Foundation • Merck Family Fund

  6. What is the Report Card? The College Sustainability Report Card is designed to identify colleges and universities that are leaders in sustainability. The aim is to provide accessible information for schools to learn from each other’s experiences and establish more effective sustainability practices.

  7. Evaluating and Grading Schools • The College Sustainability Report Card 2011 evaluates and grades environmental sustainability efforts at 322 schools in the United States and Canada. • Four surveys were designed to gather information about sustainability in: • Campus Operations • Dining Services • Endowment Investment Practices • Student Activities • Surveys are sent to administrators and students at every institution . • A school’s overall grade is calculated from the grades received in nine equally weighed categories • The Overall College Sustainability Leaders award is given to schools who earn an overall grade of A or higher

  8. Campus Sustainability • Campus Sustainability Day 2011 Webcast. • Durham College, CA, Living Green - Campus Sustainability

  9. Story Ideas • The Sustainable Endowments Institute has announced that it is suspending publication of the College Sustainability Report Card in order to channel its efforts into helping decision-makers utilize green revolving funds. • Press Release from Mark Orlowski, Executive Director of the Sustainable Endowments Institute • University of Florida is one of the highest ranked in Florida by the Green Report Card and has an award-winning recreation facility that was the first Low Impact Development design on campus. • Sustainability at the University of Florida • NIRSA Outstanding Sports Facilities Award Executive Summary • In the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card, Florida State University had the worst overall grade out of all Florida universities. • The 2011 Report Card evaluated five other universities in Florida and they are compared HERE.

  10. University of FloridaSustainability The expansion of the Southwest Recreation Center at the University of Florida is the first complete Low Impact Development design on the campus. (Completed in August 2010) • UF was a grade higher than the previous year in the 2011 Green Report Card. Also ranked highest in Florida with the grade of B+, along with the University of South Florida and Rollins College. • One of nine universities that were awarded the 2012 NIRSA Outstanding Sports Facilities Award. • According to Green Report Card survey data, the University of Florida has: • Pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and 83 percent below by 2050. • Organic dining services and dishware made of recycled or biodegradable content. • Decreased water consumption on campus by 24 percent since 2005 despite an increase in student population

  11. Report Card • How to donate to the Report Card • http://www.greenreportcard.org/get-involved/donate • Internship and research fellowship opportunities • http://www.greenreportcard.org/get-involved/internships • Ideas for students on how to improve sustainability at their school • http://www.greenreportcard.org/get-involved/students

  12. Report Card Sources • www.greenreportcard.org • Southwest Recreation Center • http://recsports.ufl.edu/about • Sustainable Endowments Institute • Phone: 617-528-0010 • Email: media@endowmentinstitute.org • Board of advisors • http://www.greenreportcard.org/about/sustainable-endowments-institute

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