Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.15
Liaison Amber Saxton
Submission Date Jan. 8, 2021

STARS v2.2

George Mason University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Greg Farley
Director of Sustainability
University Sustainability
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Sustainability committee(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
No

The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
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Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
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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 mission of the sustainability office is to use the strengths of George Mason University - innovation, responsiveness, flexibility, and community strength - to provide leadership in environmental, social, and economic stewardship on our campuses and throughout the local and global communities of which we are a part.

The responsibilities of the Sustainability Office include:
--Provide a strategic direction for the evolution of sustainability on Mason's campuses.
--Provide policy recommendations to the administration that improve our operational efficiency and contribute to our long-term economic and environmental sustainability.
--Assist in the creation of processes and standards across campus that promote the sustainability of Mason.
--Collaborate with faculty, staff, and students to create a central hub for communicating sustainability initiatives.
--Participate in the coordination of campus-wide awareness and engagement campaigns, such as Earth Month and others.
--Work with the Provost's Office to encourage the integration of sustainability principles into curricula across the university.
--Interface with local, regional, and national organizations and working groups that can further the sustainability interests of George Mason University.
--Implementing a climate action plan that will lead Mason to climate neutrality.

Office website: https://green.gmu.edu/about/

Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
5

Sustainability officer(s) 

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

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Greg Farley, 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 of Sustainability coordinates sustainability at the institutional level.

See 2019 Progress Report: https://green.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Mason-Climate-Action-Plan-2019.pdf

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