| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.77 |
| Liaison | Breeana Sylvas |
| Submission Date | April 15, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Merced
PAE-4: Sustainability Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
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:
Staff, faculty, staff and community were involved in developing UC Merced’s plan. At the outset, UC Merced created mission and vision statements to capture the campus’ aspirations. This resulted in a plan that focuses on twelve specific stakeholder areas in which to focus our efforts: Energy, Green Building, Water, Food, Waste and Recycling, Procurement, Transportation, Human Resources, Outreach, Conservation Lands, Planning, and the University community.
It is worth noting that UC Merced’s approach to its meeting the goals of its sustainability plan has come to resemble a
small start-up company, rather than a traditional university standing committee. Specifically, the stakeholders are identified as having line or staff functions. Line stakeholders are responsible for single, defined areas, such as
energy, food or waste. The staff stakeholders are responsible for functions supporting all of the line stakeholders.
A brief description of the plan’s measurable goals :
The plan's goals are divided by topic area: 1. Energy: Zero net energy and climate
neutrality by 2020
2. Green Building: Minimum LEED Gold for
new buildings
3. Water: Create a model 21st century
sustainable water-management plan
4. Food: Educate dining customers to
enhance sustainability of food resources
and minimize waste
5. Waste and Recycling: Zero waste by 2020
6. Procurement: Drive the market for best
practices in sustainable procurement
7. Transportation: Reduce carbon footprint
of UC Merced Transportation, Parking and
Fleet Services
8. Human Resources: Make sustainability
part of everyone’s job
9. Conservation Lands: Integrate education,
research, conservation and recreation to
promote sustainability
10. Outreach: Raise visibility and
understanding of sustainability within and
beyond UC Merced’s campus community
11. University Community: Adhere
to sustainability principles in the
development of the University Community
12. Planning: Ensure sustainability is
integrated into all stages of campus
development
A brief description of how progress in meeting the plan’s goals is measured:
The plan is measured against quarterly milestones in twelve specific areas. For accountability purposes, a committee member serves as stakeholder for a particular topic area. Each area has an overarching sustainability goal followed by two to three highest-priority objectives required to achieve the goal. To track programs, each stakeholder commits to meeting a set of quarterly milestones necessary to achieve the sustainability objectives
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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