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Sustainability Performance in Higher Educa8on: Aligning Collec8ve Impact
with Ecoregional Drivers
ISCN 2014 Cambridge, MA
Shana S. Weber, Ph.D. Director, Office of Sustainability
Princeton University
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Are we asking the right quesJons?
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Campus X purchases 50% “sustainable” food with goal of 75%
• “sustainable” defined as local or organic or cerJfied humane, free range, etc
• DefiniJon is the same no maTer the locaJon • Campus X is in a water scarce region
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What quesJons should we ask?
• Should those regional condiJons influence the definiJon of “sustainable” food? And therefore campus goals?
• What is the actual desired impact of the goal?
• What research do we need to conduct to define meaningful targets?
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Next Genera8on Sustainability: CollecJve Impact
Ecoregional PaTerns
From this… to this:
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Are metrics about…
CompeJJve advantage? CollecJve impact?
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CollecJve impact: • 262 STARS reporJng insJtuJons (2005 – 2013)
GHG emissions down 5.4%
Water usage down 6.3%
“Sustainable” food purchases = 24%
Per person waste up 7.4%
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• When organized by ecoregions, collecJve insJtuJonal performance data reveal interesJng and significant paTerns.
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Consider:
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Consider:
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• Almost all campus water usage is the same
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Even more interesJng…
• STARS reporJng insJtuJons in water scarce regions increased their use by 10%
• STARS reporJng insJtuJons in water rich regions decreased their use by 7%
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Ecoregions
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By ecoregion…
• NE demonstrated significantly lower water usage per person today than the average, with average reducJon rates over Jme
• The Desert demonstrated increasing water usage per person over Jme, with current usage on par with the average
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What is the next generaJon thinking required?
• Re-‐connect campus performance with ecoregional needs
• Re-‐think metrics to align with desired ecoregional impact
• Work with other insJtuJons in the ecoregion toward collecJve impact
• Coordinate consistent metrics protocols among insJtuJons to assess collecJve impact
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What is the next generaJon thinking required?
• Encourage 3rd party raters to value the alignment between campus performance and ecoregional condiJons
• IdenJfy specific ecoregional drivers (water scarcity, soil vitality, water quality, biodiversity, etc)
• Replace campus baselines that are prevalent today with ecoregional targets
• Tell collecJve impact stories as well as individual campus innovaJons
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Thank You
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ObservaJons:
• Performance oien based on improvement to campus baselines (inward focus)
• Not on improved performance in response to eco-‐regional needs (outward focus)
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NE Ecoregion:
• Waste ProducJon: – Significantly elevated per FTE compared to average today
– BUT, reduced waste 4% over study period • GHG Emissions: – Significantly reduced emissions than average today
– 13% reducJon over study period