is your school investing in campus sustainability?
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What if you could help your school find a way to reduce its environmental footprint, and increase on-campus engagement and collaboration — all while generating revenue for school operations? Our latest slideshow shows you how...TRANSCRIPT
Is your school investing in campus sustainability?
ISSUES IN DEPTH
Does this seem familiar?
You’re an active member of your
school’s Net Impact chapter…
Does this seem familiar?
You’re an active member of your
school’s Net Impact chapter…
Maybe you’ve helped with
on-campus recycling efforts…
Does this seem familiar?
…You’ve helped your fellow students
change their behaviors…
Does this seem familiar?
…You’ve helped your fellow students
change their behaviors…
…and now you’d like to go even bigger…
What if…
Your school found a way to reduce its
environmental footprint and increase
on-campus engagement and collaboration
— all while generating revenue for school
operations?
Academic sustainability
This has been an extremely effective
method of enabling not only projects on
campus, but quite frankly, innovation.
“ “
— Heather Henriksen, Harvard University
THE GOAL
Green revolving funds THE METHOD
A funding mechanism
that invests money in
sustainability and
efficiency projects on
campus that generate
quantifiable savings.
CAPITAL
PROJECTS
ENERGY/ RESOURCE SAVINGS
COST SAVINGS
ROI
Green revolving fund THE METHOD
A funding mechanism
that invests money in
sustainability and
efficiency projects on
campus that generate
quantifiable savings.
Sustainable institutions
If there’s one takeaway here, it’s that
this is an exciting opportunity that
has very tangible and real financial
and environmental benefits.
“ “
— Mark Orlowski
Sustainable Endowments Institute
THE BENEFIT
Beyond project innovation THE BENEFIT
• Energy & resource efficiency
• Competitive financial returns
• Customizable programming
• Increased campus engagement
• Institutional innovation & learning
Harvard Green Loan Fund CASE STUDY
• 192 projects
• $15.1+ million loaned
• $4.8+ million saved
• 29.9% median ROI
Photo courtesy Flickr/romaryka
Many project types THE OPTIONS
• Lighting
• Heating & cooling
• Green construction & renovation
• Irrigation & water use
• Sustainability staff salaries
Keys to success THE PATH
• Administrative priority
• Dedicated, cross-functional team
• Commitment to cultural change
at all levels
• Communicated standards
How to get started THE PROCESS
RESEARCH
Watch the Issues in Depth call
Read the SEI report
VIEW
READ
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