Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.54
Liaison Tavey Capps
Submission Date Oct. 18, 2013
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Duke University
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Tavey Capps
Environmental Sustainability Director
Office of the Executive Vice President
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Does the institution have a sustainability committee?:
Yes

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

The Duke University Campus Sustainability Committee (CSC), a standing committee appointed by the President, is responsible for making recommendations to guide campus sustainability policies, championing these sustainability initiatives and communicating them to each member's respective constituencies to foster a more sustainable campus community.

The CSC was created in 2007 by President Brodhead as part of the institutional structure to guide development and implementation of the Duke Climate Action Plan (CAP). After review by senior staff and the Board of Trustees, Duke officially submitted its CAP on October 15, 2009 to the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. The target date for carbon neutrality is 2024.

For 2012-2013, the CSC will continue to expand the current Climate Action Plan (CAP) to a broader Sustainability Strategic Plan (SSP), which will include targets and policies regarding other elements of sustainability such as water, recycling/waste reduction, food, supply-chain management and land use. The CSC will continue to monitor and report progress on emissions reductions and other CAP milestones, as well as take steps to engage the Duke community in these efforts.


Members of the committee, including affiliations:

2012-2013 CSC Membership

Faculty (13)
William Chameides, Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment (Co-Chair)
Charlotte Clark, Nicholas School of the Environment
Mark Goodacre, Religion, Arts & Sciences
Jack Soll, Fuqua School of Business
Joshua Socolar, Physics
Barbara Turner, School of Nursing
Dean Urban, Nicholas School of the Environment
Theresa Newman, School of Law
Lori Bennear, Nicholas School of the Environment
Martin Doyle, Nicholas School of the Environment
William Pizer, Sanford School of Public Policy
John Albertson, Pratt School of Engineering

Administrators (19)
Tallman Trask, Executive Vice President (Co-chair)
Tavey Capps, Environmental Sustainability Director
John Noonan, Associate Vice President of Facilities
Robert Guerry, Director, Medical Center Engineering and Operations
Jane Pleasants, Assistant Vice President of Procurement
Chuck Catotti, Director, Event Management
Sam Veraldi, Director Finance, Campus Services
Joe Gonzalez, Acting Director of Residential Life and Housing Services
Paul Grantham, Assistant Vice President of Communications Services
Tim Profeta, Director of Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Anne Light, Special Assistant to the EVP
Tatjana Vujic, Director, Duke Carbon Offsets Initiative
Casey Roe, Environmental Sustainability Outreach Coordinator
Jim Siedow, Vice Provost for Research
Mark Hough, Campus Landscape Architect
Rick Johnson, Assistant Vice President of Dining and Residence Life
Albert Scott, Senior Director Housekeeping, Recycling, Sanitation and Grounds
Dan Vermeer, Director Corporate Sustainability Initiative
Mike Cragg, Assistant Athletic Director

Students (8)
Jessye Waxman, President, Environmental Alliance
Jina Kim, Environmental Alliance
John Misenheimer, Duke University Greening Initiative
Luqin Liu, Duke University Greening Initiative
Jennifer Elderbroom, GPSC representative
Scott Winton, GPSC representative
Ben Bleiberg, DSG representative
Callie Roberts, DSG representative


The website URL where information about the sustainability committee is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability office?:
Yes

A brief description of the sustainability office:

Duke University seeks to attain and maintain a place of leadership in all that we do. This includes leadership in environmental stewardship and sustainability on our campus, in our medical institutions, and in the larger community of which we are a part.

We are committed to examining the actual and potential environmental impacts associated with our activities and services in order to continually improve environmental performance.

Sustainable Duke, under the Office of the Executive Vice President, is charged with strategic planning to reduce Duke's overall environmental footprint, educating the campus community regarding institutional and individual impacts and developing programs to positively influence campus sustainability behaviors.


The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
5.50

The website URL where information about the sustainability office is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability coordinator?:
Yes

Sustainability coordinator's name:
Tavey M. Capps

Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Environmental Sustainability Director

A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:

Plan, direct and implement programs and activities that examine actual and potential environmental impacts associated with campus activities and services to ensure that Duke University maintains a place of leadership in environmental stewardship and sustainability.


The website URL where information about the sustainability coordinator is available:
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