捆绑SM社区

University Shows Steady Progress In Sustainability Evaluation

捆绑SM社区 has shown steady progress in its sustainability performance, according to a widely recognized 鈥渞eport card鈥� covering hundreds of colleges in the U.S. and Canada.

In the College Sustainability Report Card 2009, published Wednesday by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, 捆绑SM社区 earned a grade of B for its overall performance 鈥� up from B- last year and C+ the year before. The average grade for the 300 schools surveyed this year was C+.

鈥淲e are very pleased that our substantial progress toward making 捆绑SM社区 a sustainable institution is gaining recognition鈥�, said Jim Nicell, Associate Vice-Principal (University Services). 鈥淭his is a result of the long-standing efforts of students and staff throughout the entire 捆绑SM社区 community and a credit to our Rethink 捆绑SM社区 campaign. With our recent deployment of new staff and resources devoted to sustainability, I expect that our progress in the coming years will continue to accelerate.鈥�

The report card covers 300 schools with the largest endowments, ranging from about $150 million to $35 billion. The combined total is nearly $400 billion.

The report card grades each school in nine categories: administration, climate change and energy, food and recycling, green building, student involvement, transportation, endowment transparency, investment priorities and shareholder engagement.

鈥淭he College Sustainability Report Card is the only independent evaluation of sustainability in campus operations and endowment investments and it has the highest response rate of any college sustainability ranking or rating,鈥� said Mark Orlowski, Executive Director of the Sustainable Endowments Institute, in a press release.

The Sustainable Endowments Institute, based in Cambridge, Mass., is a nonprofit organization engaged in research and education to advance sustainability in campus operations and endowment practices.

Results of the survey are available at the website .