UCSF Academic SenateUCSF Academic Senate

Sustainability Task ForceSustainability Task Force• Members included representation from across campus (see below)Members included representation from across campus (see below)

• Met monthly from February – September 2008Met monthly from February – September 2008

• Drafted the following recommendationsDrafted the following recommendations

• With input from the Faculty Councils, will present a revised version to the With input from the Faculty Councils, will present a revised version to the Academic Senate Coordinating Committee in December. Once endorsed Academic Senate Coordinating Committee in December. Once endorsed by the Coordinating Committee, the recommendations will be sent to the by the Coordinating Committee, the recommendations will be sent to the Chancellor and the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability.Chancellor and the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability.

Elena Fuentes-Afflick, Co-Chair Elena Fuentes-Afflick, Co-Chair Tom Newman, Co-ChairTom Newman, Co-ChairChristian ApfelChristian ApfelPeter BacchettiPeter BacchettiPaul BrakemanPaul BrakemanSheila BrearSheila BrearChristine ChengChristine ChengGurpreet ChopraGurpreet ChopraMadhavi DanduMadhavi Dandu

Laura EssermanLaura EssermanGwen EssexGwen EssexChristina FousheeChristina FousheeStanton GlantzStanton GlantzPaul GreenPaul GreenSteve HulleySteve HulleyMerlin LarsonMerlin LarsonTim McCalmontTim McCalmontKaren McCuneKaren McCune

Bruce (BJ) MillerBruce (BJ) MillerNorm OppenheimerNorm OppenheimerSusan RyanSusan RyanRossana Segovia-BainRossana Segovia-BainArianne TeheraniArianne TeheraniEllen WeberEllen WeberTorsten WittmannTorsten WittmannTracey WoodruffTracey Woodruff

What do we mean by sustainability?What do we mean by sustainability?

Promote a “global” view of efficiency and resource use Promote a “global” view of efficiency and resource use and doing something about it, both at the individual and and doing something about it, both at the individual and institutional levelinstitutional level

What can be done?What can be done?

1.1. Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Office and website to propose, support, track and Office and website to propose, support, track and publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.

2. Encourage campus leadership to 2. Encourage campus leadership to shift the culture at shift the culture at UCSF toward sustainabilityUCSF toward sustainability

3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all 3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all their individual activitiestheir individual activities

4. Encourage and support innovations to improve 4. Encourage and support innovations to improve sustainability in all buildings and facilitiessustainability in all buildings and facilities

5. Support the inclusion of sustainability into the 5. Support the inclusion of sustainability into the curriculum at UCSF.curriculum at UCSF.

1.1. Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Office and website to propose, support, track and Office and website to propose, support, track and publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.

• UCSF demonstrates its priorities with funding decisions.UCSF demonstrates its priorities with funding decisions.

• Sustainability efforts are too important to be undertaken by faculty and Sustainability efforts are too important to be undertaken by faculty and staff who volunteer their time.staff who volunteer their time.

• Cost savings over time will cover and exceed the initial investment.Cost savings over time will cover and exceed the initial investment.

• Publicizing UCSF’s efforts will improve image within the community.Publicizing UCSF’s efforts will improve image within the community.

• Create a catalyst fund at UCSF to pay for efficiency improvements, Create a catalyst fund at UCSF to pay for efficiency improvements, modeled on the Harvard Green Campus Loan Fund.modeled on the Harvard Green Campus Loan Fund.

• Publicize current UCSF sustainability efforts and achievements.Publicize current UCSF sustainability efforts and achievements.

• Include a mechanism for reporting problems, suggesting ideas and Include a mechanism for reporting problems, suggesting ideas and volunteering to participate in UCSF sustainability projects.volunteering to participate in UCSF sustainability projects.

• Create sustainability training modules for the UCSF community.Create sustainability training modules for the UCSF community.

• Increase support for videoconferencing, web-assisted conference calls Increase support for videoconferencing, web-assisted conference calls and other technologies to facilitate communication across campus and other technologies to facilitate communication across campus locations and with colleagues at other institutions.locations and with colleagues at other institutions.

What can be done?What can be done?

1.1. Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Office and website to propose, support, track and Office and website to propose, support, track and publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.

2. Encourage campus leadership to 2. Encourage campus leadership to shift the culture at shift the culture at UCSF toward sustainabilityUCSF toward sustainability

3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all 3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all their individual activitiestheir individual activities

4. Encourage and support innovations to improve 4. Encourage and support innovations to improve sustainability in all buildings and facilitiessustainability in all buildings and facilities

5. Support the inclusion of sustainability into the 5. Support the inclusion of sustainability into the curriculum at UCSF.curriculum at UCSF.

2. Encourage campus leadership to 2. Encourage campus leadership to shift the culture at shift the culture at UCSF toward sustainabilityUCSF toward sustainability, including mandating , including mandating participation in a brief online educational module participation in a brief online educational module covering specific resources and behaviors to improve covering specific resources and behaviors to improve sustainability at UCSF.sustainability at UCSF.

• University leadership should send regular messages about sustainability University leadership should send regular messages about sustainability goals and accomplishments to the campus community.goals and accomplishments to the campus community.

• Educate the campus community about specific behaviors to improve Educate the campus community about specific behaviors to improve sustainability and resources available to help individual efforts.sustainability and resources available to help individual efforts.

• Recruit high-profile faculty to serve as public voices for sustainability Recruit high-profile faculty to serve as public voices for sustainability efforts at UCSF.efforts at UCSF.

• Precedent for this kind of cultural change includes shifts in thinking about Precedent for this kind of cultural change includes shifts in thinking about sexual harassment, smoking and breaches of confidentiality. Initial targets sexual harassment, smoking and breaches of confidentiality. Initial targets could be overconsumption of resources and failure to recycle.could be overconsumption of resources and failure to recycle.

What can be done?What can be done?

1.1. Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Office and website to propose, support, track and Office and website to propose, support, track and publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.

2. Encourage campus leadership to 2. Encourage campus leadership to shift the culture at shift the culture at UCSF toward sustainabilityUCSF toward sustainability

3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all 3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all their individual activitiestheir individual activities

4. Encourage and support innovations to improve 4. Encourage and support innovations to improve sustainability in all buildings and facilitiessustainability in all buildings and facilities

5. Support the inclusion of sustainability into the 5. Support the inclusion of sustainability into the curriculum at UCSF.curriculum at UCSF.

3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all 3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all their individual activities including an Academic their individual activities including an Academic Senate policy Senate policy encouraging faculty to reduce business encouraging faculty to reduce business travel.travel.

• Work-related travel is the most significant contributor to most faculty Work-related travel is the most significant contributor to most faculty members’ carbon footprintmembers’ carbon footprint..

• An Academic Senate policy could help support faculty as they negotiate An Academic Senate policy could help support faculty as they negotiate with others (i.e. NIH) to reduce their business travel. with others (i.e. NIH) to reduce their business travel.

• Gather and disseminate information to help faculty reduce business travel Gather and disseminate information to help faculty reduce business travel when appropriatewhen appropriate and offset its environmental impact when travel is and offset its environmental impact when travel is required.required.

What can be done?What can be done?

1.1. Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Office and website to propose, support, track and Office and website to propose, support, track and publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.

2. Encourage campus leadership to 2. Encourage campus leadership to shift the culture at shift the culture at UCSF toward sustainabilityUCSF toward sustainability

3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all 3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all their individual activitiestheir individual activities

4. Encourage and support innovations to improve 4. Encourage and support innovations to improve sustainability in all buildings and facilitiessustainability in all buildings and facilities

5. Support the inclusion of sustainability into the 5. Support the inclusion of sustainability into the curriculum at UCSF.curriculum at UCSF.

4. Encourage and support innovations to improve 4. Encourage and support innovations to improve sustainability in all buildings and facilities occupied by sustainability in all buildings and facilities occupied by UCSF personnel, including UCSF Medical Center, UCSF personnel, including UCSF Medical Center, SFGH and leased space.SFGH and leased space.

• Create a UCSF green certification program for clinics, inpatient units, research Create a UCSF green certification program for clinics, inpatient units, research laboratories and offices using the US Green Building Council LEED program as a laboratories and offices using the US Green Building Council LEED program as a model.model.

• Collaborate with others on campus to identify the most sustainable practices, Collaborate with others on campus to identify the most sustainable practices, products and vendors and negotiate volume discounts.products and vendors and negotiate volume discounts.

• Examine the services UCSF provides to improve sustainability and efficiency Examine the services UCSF provides to improve sustainability and efficiency including: including:

• Resurrecting the Office of Clinical Resources Management or equivalent, to Resurrecting the Office of Clinical Resources Management or equivalent, to support the faculty in re-engineering projects for greater efficiency and support the faculty in re-engineering projects for greater efficiency and sustainability.sustainability.

• Make the environmental costs of services readily accessible to clinicians.Make the environmental costs of services readily accessible to clinicians.

• Popularize a tool to estimate the environmental impact of common Popularize a tool to estimate the environmental impact of common discretionary behaviors and activitiesdiscretionary behaviors and activities

• Efforts to improve sustainability in research laboratories should focus on more Efforts to improve sustainability in research laboratories should focus on more efficient use of laboratory supplies, chemicals and energy.efficient use of laboratory supplies, chemicals and energy.

What can be done?What can be done?

1.1. Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Office and website to propose, support, track and Office and website to propose, support, track and publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.

2. Encourage campus leadership to 2. Encourage campus leadership to shift the culture at shift the culture at UCSF toward sustainabilityUCSF toward sustainability

3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all 3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all their individual activitiestheir individual activities

4. Encourage and support innovations to improve 4. Encourage and support innovations to improve sustainability in all buildings and facilitiessustainability in all buildings and facilities

5. Support the inclusion of sustainability into the 5. Support the inclusion of sustainability into the curriculum at UCSF.curriculum at UCSF.

5. Support the inclusion of sustainability into the 5. Support the inclusion of sustainability into the curriculum at UCSF.curriculum at UCSF.

• Identify key sustainability topics for UCSF students.Identify key sustainability topics for UCSF students.

• Identify key components of the existing curriculum in which sustainability Identify key components of the existing curriculum in which sustainability may be taught, such as Interprofessional Education and Pathways to may be taught, such as Interprofessional Education and Pathways to Discovery.Discovery.

• Create opportunities and infrastructure for students to participate in Create opportunities and infrastructure for students to participate in campus sustainability projects and teaching. Projects could be suggested campus sustainability projects and teaching. Projects could be suggested by the Sustainability Office and students could work with faculty to by the Sustainability Office and students could work with faculty to develop solutions and improvements.develop solutions and improvements.

What can be done?What can be done?

1.1. Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Office and website to propose, support, track and Office and website to propose, support, track and publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.

2. Encourage campus leadership to 2. Encourage campus leadership to shift the culture at shift the culture at UCSF toward sustainabilityUCSF toward sustainability

What can be done?What can be done?

1.1. Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Office and website to propose, support, track and Office and website to propose, support, track and publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.

2. Encourage campus leadership to 2. Encourage campus leadership to shift the culture at shift the culture at UCSF toward sustainabilityUCSF toward sustainability

3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all 3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all their individual activitiestheir individual activities

What can be done?What can be done?

1.1. Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Create a sufficiently funded central Sustainability Office and website to propose, support, track and Office and website to propose, support, track and publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.publicize sustainability efforts at UCSF.

2. Encourage campus leadership to 2. Encourage campus leadership to shift the culture at shift the culture at UCSF toward sustainabilityUCSF toward sustainability

3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all 3. Support faculty efforts to improve sustainability in all their individual activitiestheir individual activities

4. Encourage and support innovations to improve 4. Encourage and support innovations to improve sustainability in all buildings and facilitiessustainability in all buildings and facilities