| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.45 |
| Liaison | Austin Sutherland |
| Submission Date | May 1, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Pennsylvania
ER-T2-5: Sustainable Enterprise
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Does the institution have a student-run enterprise, such as a cafe, through which students gain sustainable business skills?:
A brief description of the enterprise:
Penn Student Agencies is student-run campus organization that operates a number of campus services and enterprises, encouraging entrepreneurship and business management learning for students through working experience. PennCycle, a campus bike loan program founded in 2012, is a notable example of one such enterprise that incorporates sustainability into their business model by promoting an alternative, non-vehicular mode of transportation. Seed funding for PennCycle came from the University’s Green Fund, a loan fund for innovative sustainability project’s on campus. Additionally, other enterprises run through Penn Student Agencies that incorporate sustainability include a campus housing laundry service that uses Energy Star-certified washers and environmentally-friendly detergents, two cafes serving locally-sourced food, and a student-run store offering recycling bins.
The website URL where information about the sustainable enterprise is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
PennCycle:
http://app.penncycle.org/
Schaye Cafe:
http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/psa/schayecafe.php
Green Fund:
http://www.upenn.edu/sustainability/programs/green-fund
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