| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.41 |
| Liaison | Sean MacInnes |
| Submission Date | Dec. 15, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
PAE-19: Community Sustainability Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Trey
McDonald Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability Office |
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Does the institution participate in community sustainability partnerships that meet the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution’s sustainability partnerships with the local community:
The Office of Sustainability partnered with Sustainable Greensboro, a local non-profit group, to promote and manage Earth Day 2011. Sustainable Greensboro is dedicated to providing proactive leadership, innovation, and creativity to meet challenges related to greening local businesses, restoring urban ecology, and providing community education.
This partnership helped strengthen both groups. Sustainable Greensboro was undergoing a major restructuring of its leadership at the time and this gave members an event to galvanize around. In turn it provided a pool of volunteers and community leaders to assist the nascent Office of Sustainability at UNCG in holding the largest Earth Day celebration in the history of the campus.
In 2008, UNCG partnered with the City of Greensboro and the six other colleges and universities in the city to address the future development of the city. This process was guided by EPA SmartGrowth team. One of the five strategies identified during the process was to address sustainability and respond to climate change. Specifically, the partnership recommended that there be a climate change commitment that relies on cooperation between the colleges and universities and the city (http://campusenterprises.uncg.edu/community/)
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