| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.19 |
| Liaison | V.S. (Raghu) Raghavan |
| Submission Date | Sept. 6, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Mount Holyoke College
PAE-4: Sustainability Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Nancy
Apple Director Environmental Health & Safety |
Does the institution have a sustainability plan that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of how multiple stakeholder groups were involved in developing the plan:
The Environmental Stewardship Steering The Environmental Stewardship Steering Committee (see membership in Credit 1) developed the college's Environmental Stewardship Strategic Plan with input from the larger Working Group membership. The ES Plan was developed as part of the larger strategic planning process in 2011.
A brief description of the plan’s measurable goals :
The Environmental Stewardship Strategic Plan identified 11 major needs across campus and established goals and objectives for each of those Needs. For example: Need 4 is "MHC needs to continue to build on its already impressive recycling rates and to reduce overall waste produced." One goal under that Need is "to reduce the amount of residual trash going to the landfill by 10%."
A brief description of how progress in meeting the plan’s goals is measured:
Associated with each goal are lists of attainable objectives that are monitored by the Steering Committee and the involved departments on campus.
The website URL where more information about the sustainability plan is available:
The year the plan was developed or last updated:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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