Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 57.02
Liaison Monika Kamboures
Submission Date Aug. 17, 2023

STARS v2.2

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Monika Kamboures
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Planning, Sustainability & Transportation
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
Yes

The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:

The Sustainability Roundtable at Cal Poly Pomona is a group of faculty from across the university who share a commitment to advancing the principles of environmental, social and governance (ESG) through teaching, student engagement and personal leadership. With representation from each college on campus, the roundtable works to ensure transparency and connectivity among its members and provides a platform for sharing information, project collaboration, engaging external stakeholders, and coordination of student activities and outreach.


Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:

Roundtable Members are as follows:
-Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture
Dr. Eileen Cullen, Plant Science
Dr. Helen Trejo, Apparel Merchandising & Management
-College of Business Administration
Dr. Ed He, Technology & Operations Management
Dr. Honggang Wang, Technology & Operations Management
Dr. Carrie Shang, Finance, Real Estate & Law
Dr. Anthony Orlando, Finance, Real Estate & Law
Dr. Erkan Ozkaya, International Business & Marketing
Asbjorn Egir, Management & Human Resources
-College of Education & Integrated Studies
Dr. Teresa Lloro, Liberal Studies
-College of Engineering
Dr. Reza Lakeh, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Simeng Li, Civil Engineering
Dr. Ali Sharbat, Civil Engineering
-College of Environmental Design
Dr. Pablo La Roche, Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies
-College of Professional and Global Education
Dr. Charlene Ashton
-Collins College of Hospitality Management
Dr. E’Lisha V. Fogle
-College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences
Dr. James Blair, Geography & Anthropology
-College of Science
Dr. Andrea Bonisoli Alquati, Biology
Dr. Alex John, Chemistry
-Office of Sustainability
Monika Kamboures
-University Advancement
David Porges, Corporate Relations (facilitator)


Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent employee?:
Yes

A brief description of each sustainability office:

The Sustainability Office is within the Facilities Planning Dept. and consists of a coordinator and 2 student assistants.


Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
2

Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Yes

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Monika Kamboures Sustainability Coordinator

Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution?:
Yes

A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:

The office activities include programs such as energy competitions,community outreach, presentations, tabling events, and recycling material drives. Some accomplishments include waste diversion rate of over 65%, significant CO2 reductions, and action plan implantation.


Job title of the sustainability officer position:
Sustainability Coordinator

Job description for the sustainability officer position:
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Job description for the sustainability officer position:

The position provides centralized sustainability leadership to the campus. The officer manages the university efforts in the areas of the climate action plan and compliance with the Presidents Climate Commitment, and identifying and implementing innovative and sustainable programs.


Job title of the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
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Job title of the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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