sustainability community & financial & environmental monday, march 19, 2012
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Sustainability Community & Financial & Environmental
Monday, March 19, 2012
Sustainability
Why? To meet the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs
The Challenge? IntegrationLet’s look at some examples--
CommmunitySocial justice,
connection
EnvironmentalNature,
resources
FinancialStrength, flexibility
A framework for making decisions that incorporates:
Sustainability
WCB, X-Lab Competition: Urban Harvest
Community
Environmental Financial
Community and Financial (CF)
CF
Sustainability
Interfaith Business Builders, co-operative businesses:
coffee, housekeeping services
Community
Environmental Financial
CF
Community and Financial (CF)
Sustainability
NEXUS Community Garden, neighbors sharing food and
knowledge
Community
Environmental Financial
Community and Environmental (CE)
CECF
Sustainability
Eigel Center, students at Cincinnati Dept. of
Environmental Quality (Econ 320); Findlay Market Fellows
Community
Environmental Financial
CECF
Community and Environmental (CE)
Sustainability
PPP/History Class: Green Urbanism, experiential
learning, students at farms and green enterprises
Community
Environmental Financial
CECF
Community and Environmental (CE)
Sustainability
Hoff Dining Food Waste, cardboard
compactor pays for food waste hauling, $1,000 per month
savings in landfill fees Community
Environmental Financial
Financial and Environmental (FE)
CECF
FE
Sustainability
Solar & Electric Cars, utility vehicles (3 cents/mile)
Community
Environmental Financial
CECF
FE
Financial and Environmental (FE)
Sustainability
High Performance Buildings – CLC, Fenwick and Smith - plus new energy system: 20% better efficiency
Community
Environmental Financial
CECF
FE
Financial and Environmental (FE)
Sustainability
CBI CoreChange, three days, 1,000 citizens visioning
Cincinnati sustainable
Community
Environmental Financial
Sustainability (X)
CECF
FE
X
Sustainability
Brueggeman Center for Dialogue, Fellows
choosing sustainability topics
Community
Environmental Financial
CECF
FE
X
Sustainability (X)
Sustainability
CTE/FLC: The Future of Cincinnati
History 436: Urban Ecologies & Economies
Community
Environmental Financial
CECF
FE
X
Sustainability (X)
• Academics and Student Life– Teaching– Research– Co-curricular Activities– Service Learning– Campus Events
• Community– Community Engagement– Communications
• Energy & Infrastructure– Energy Use– Building and Planning– Water Conservation– Stormwater Management– Solid Waste Management– Grounds Maintenance
• Transportation• Purchasing
Campus Sustainability Plan Components
Top Priorities – HOMEWORK• Campus Sustainability Plan 2.0 is due in January 2013How do we • take individual components and integrate our thinking,• not work only in departmental and administrative silos, and• fit the puzzle pieces together to incorporate the three
conditions of sustainability into our projects, our campus? OR, in other words• How do we set goals that strive for the “X” during 2013-20?
President’s Goals– Financial health– Recruitment & retention– Master enrollment plan– Strategic vision– Academic leadership
team– Organizational strength– Dana Mont development
University Strategic Plan– Brand Identity:
A Better Education for a Better World
University Goals that Sustainability Serves