| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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| Overall Score | 46.15 |
| Liaison | Jessica Bilecki |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2021 |
University of the Pacific
PA-2: Sustainability Planning
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.00 / 4.00 |
Jessica
Bilecki Sustainability Director Sustainability |
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Part 1. Measurable sustainability objectives
Academics
No
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to academics and the plan(s) in which they are published:
N.A.
Engagement
No
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to engagement and the plan(s) in which they are published:
N.A.
Operations
No
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to operations and the plan(s) in which they are published:
N.A.
Administration
No
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to administration and the plan(s) in which they are published:
N.A.
Part 2. Sustainability in institution’s highest guiding document
No
The institution’s highest guiding document (upload):
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Website URL where the institution’s highest guiding document is publicly available:
Which of the following best describes the inclusion of sustainability in the highest guiding document?:
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Optional Fields
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Website URL where the institution's sustainability plan is publicly available:
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Does the institution have a formal statement in support of sustainability endorsed by its governing body?:
Yes
The formal statement in support of sustainability:
Commitment
Responsible leadership requires individuals and organizations to carefully evaluate short- and long-term social, economic, and environmental impacts of decisions before acting. The University of the Pacific is committed to creating a campus culture that advances this approach for a sustainable future among all members of the Pacific community. The University will demonstrate this commitment through the use of sustainable practices in the conduct of all operations, as well as sustainability-focused educational programs, research, and outreach with our local communities.
To meet this commitment and ensure a high quality of life for ourselves and future generations, the University will implement the following proactive strategies to develop within the Pacific community an ethos of sustainable practice and an understanding of the complex inter-relationships between environmental, economic and social justice concerns.
Teaching, Learning, and Outreach
- Facilitating the development of innovative, multidisciplinary curricular and co-curricular programs to ensure that all Pacific graduates understand the interconnected nature of the social, economic, and environmental components of sustainability and sustainable decision-making.
- Encouraging students and faculty to advance our understanding of sustainability through scholarly activity and artistic expression by providing encouragement, financial support, and recognition.
- Engaging the Pacific community and its external constituencies through educational programs including scholarly and artistic activities that address sustainability practices and concerns at the local, regional, state, national, and global levels.
Stewardship and University Operations
- Supporting a culture that embraces sustainability by providing the Pacific community with guidance, information, educational programs, and best-practice modeling.
- Reducing consumption by using resources efficiently, employing cost-effective technologies and innovative approaches.
- Limiting potential air, water, and land pollution through effective waste management programs, reuse of materials when feasible, and reduction in the amount of waste produced.
- Ensuring that the University is meeting its commitment to sustainability through annual assessment of its programs and practices using established goals and metrics.
Policy Statement
In support of Pacific's commitment to sustainability, all divisions of the University will use these practices and principles during strategic planning and development of programs, capital projects, and policies as well as ongoing day-to-day operations.
Responsible leadership requires individuals and organizations to carefully evaluate short- and long-term social, economic, and environmental impacts of decisions before acting. The University of the Pacific is committed to creating a campus culture that advances this approach for a sustainable future among all members of the Pacific community. The University will demonstrate this commitment through the use of sustainable practices in the conduct of all operations, as well as sustainability-focused educational programs, research, and outreach with our local communities.
To meet this commitment and ensure a high quality of life for ourselves and future generations, the University will implement the following proactive strategies to develop within the Pacific community an ethos of sustainable practice and an understanding of the complex inter-relationships between environmental, economic and social justice concerns.
Teaching, Learning, and Outreach
- Facilitating the development of innovative, multidisciplinary curricular and co-curricular programs to ensure that all Pacific graduates understand the interconnected nature of the social, economic, and environmental components of sustainability and sustainable decision-making.
- Encouraging students and faculty to advance our understanding of sustainability through scholarly activity and artistic expression by providing encouragement, financial support, and recognition.
- Engaging the Pacific community and its external constituencies through educational programs including scholarly and artistic activities that address sustainability practices and concerns at the local, regional, state, national, and global levels.
Stewardship and University Operations
- Supporting a culture that embraces sustainability by providing the Pacific community with guidance, information, educational programs, and best-practice modeling.
- Reducing consumption by using resources efficiently, employing cost-effective technologies and innovative approaches.
- Limiting potential air, water, and land pollution through effective waste management programs, reuse of materials when feasible, and reduction in the amount of waste produced.
- Ensuring that the University is meeting its commitment to sustainability through annual assessment of its programs and practices using established goals and metrics.
Policy Statement
In support of Pacific's commitment to sustainability, all divisions of the University will use these practices and principles during strategic planning and development of programs, capital projects, and policies as well as ongoing day-to-day operations.
The institution’s definition of sustainability:
Sustainability is having healthy social, environmental, and economic systems. Systems that can still support our needs and quality of life while being economically viable and within limits of the natural systems of which we depend.
Moving toward sustainability requires considering the social and environmental as well as the economic impacts of all our choices at the individual as well as organizational level and in the long as well as short term.
Moving toward sustainability requires considering the social and environmental as well as the economic impacts of all our choices at the individual as well as organizational level and in the long as well as short term.
Is the institution an endorser or signatory of the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| The Earth Charter | No |
| The Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) | No |
| ISCN-GULF Sustainable Campus Charter | No |
| Pan-Canadian Protocol for Sustainability | No |
| SDG Accord | No |
| Second Nature’s Carbon Commitment (formerly known as the ACUPCC), Resilience Commitment, and/or integrated Climate Commitment | No |
| The Talloires Declaration (TD) | No |
| UN Global Compact | No |
| Other multi-dimensional sustainability commitments (please specify below) | No |
A brief description of the institution’s formal sustainability commitments, including the specific initiatives selected above:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability planning efforts is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
URLs are available to all Pacificans.
Values: https://www.pulse.pacific.edu/x126965.html
Administrative Planning: https://www.pulse.pacific.edu/about-pacific/administration-offices/office-of-the-provost/strategic-plans/academic-plan/academic-planning-timeline.html
Sustainability Commitment: https://students.pulse.pacific.edu/x31793.html
Values: https://www.pulse.pacific.edu/x126965.html
Administrative Planning: https://www.pulse.pacific.edu/about-pacific/administration-offices/office-of-the-provost/strategic-plans/academic-plan/academic-planning-timeline.html
Sustainability Commitment: https://students.pulse.pacific.edu/x31793.html
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