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Michigan State University: Being Bolder by Design. Greening the Supply Chain April 21, 2014 Jennifer Battle, Director Office of Campus Sustainability. It began with a little ‘Boldness’.
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Michigan State University: Being Bolder by Design Greening the Supply Chain April 21, 2014 Jennifer Battle, Director Office of Campus Sustainability
It began with a little ‘Boldness’ • In 2005, MSU engaged in a strategic and transformative journey to become the model land-grant university for the 21st century. • “World-grant” World-grant ideal
By 2020, MSU will be the national model of a high performing public research university, providing high-impact, high-value results, experiences, and services in every area of our mission.
Bolder by Design Imperatives • Enhance the student experience by expanding opportunities for where, when, and how students learn and increasing the value of an MSU degree. • Enrich community, economic, and family life through research, outreach, engagement, entrepreneurship, innovation, diversity, and inclusiveness.
Bolder by Design Imperatives • Expand international reach through academic, research and economic development initiatives, and strategic alliances. • Increase research opportunities by expanding funding to support high-impact scholarship and research.
Bolder by Design Imperatives • Strengthen stewardship by nurturing the university’s financial assets, campus environment, infrastructure, and people. • Advance our culture of high performance by elevating the quality and effectiveness of every product and process.
sus·tain·a·bil·i·ty at MSU Stewardship of our environmental, financial and communityresources so that MSU can fulfill its mission for future generations
Energy Transition Plan Transition to renewable energy
Priority for Strategies Avoid wasteful energy and carbon- intensive activities Improve efficiency Replace high carbon energy sources with lower carbon energy sources Offset emissions that cannot be avoided, reduced or replaced.
Road to Zero Waste • Reduce waste to landfill by 70% by 2017 • Avoid • Reuse/Repurpose • Recycle • Opportunities • Organic waste (food) • Construction waste
High Performance Building a culture of service and exceptional performance
Elevate. Accelerate. Integrate. • Becoming better, faster, bolder. • Responding more quickly to change • Raising accountability and demonstrating outcomes GE Treasure Hunt Team, October 2013
The Spartan Experience • Goal: create and foster a unified philosophy of service at MSU • Studied top service organizations
The Spartan Experience • Over 800 staff trained as of Fall 2013 • Metrics for service created by departments