Overall Rating Reporter
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Liaison Stephanie Corbett
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Case Western Reserve University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Stephanie Corbett
Director
Energy & Sustainability
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Sustainability committee(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
Yes

The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
The Advisory Committee to the Office for Sustainability reviews the goals and work plans of the sustainability office to align with overall University strategy. There is also a Climate Action Plan committee, A Climate Action Network committee, a bike committee, a tree committee and a recycling committee

Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
Ina Martin, lab manager
Grant Goodrich, Great Lakes Energy Institute
Cyrus Taylor, Physics faculty
Stephanie Corbett, office energy, sustainability & farm
Matthew Hodgetts, Political Science Faculty
Brian Gran, Sociology Faculty
Julian Rogers, External Community Relations
Paola Van Der Linden Costello

Sustainability office(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent employee?:
Yes

A brief description of each sustainability office:
The Sustainability Office, created in 2011, partners with the academically focused Sustainability Alliance, other university academic centers, faculty & staff green teams, and student groups to work towards creating a culture of sustainability at CWRU. This includes leading and increasing awareness of sustainability initiatives and opportunities, managing campus recycling and working closely with facilities services and campus planning to implement the University's Climate Action Plan and ACUPCC commitments.

Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
3

Sustainability officer(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Yes

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Stephanie Corbett - Director of Sustainability & Energy, Erin Kollar - Assistant Director of Sustainability

Institution-wide coordination 

Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution?:
Yes

A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
The Office for Sustainability includes a director, assistant director, and an energy manager and several consultants, with student interns and a graduate fellow. The office holds regular education events, programs and contests; coordinates faculty and staff green teams; advises student groups; collaborates with external community sustainability initiatives; and coordinates recycling and energy efficiency activities.

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Job description (1st position)

Job title of the sustainability officer position:
Director of Energy Sustainability & University Farm

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Job description (2nd position) 

Job title of the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Assistant Director of Sustainability

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Job description (3rd position) 

Job title of the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
Energy Manager

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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:
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