Presentation to PEOC: Sustainability Coordinator Position April 26, 2005

PEOC’s Accomplishments 100% PWC Paper Policy Dining: –Fair trade coffee –Sustainable seafood –Local, organic food EcoRep Program Voluntary green building practices GEM Cars No-flush urinals Goals attempted, considered, or in progress Reduce campus energy and water use. Purchase solar and/or wind energy Improve recycling Reduce end-of-year moveout waste Establish an organic farm Mass Transit: Reduce the environmental impact of faculty/staff commutes.

Factors Hindering Progress 1.STAFF TIME AND MANPOWER 2.Noncompliance with stated mandates 3.Lack of Faculty, Student & Community Awareness 4.Funding for initiatives

How a sustainability coordinator can help us: 1.STAFF TIME AND MANPOWER 2.Noncompliance with stated mandates 3.Lack of Faculty, Student & Community Awareness 4.Funding for initiatives Take on responsibilities that have been added to our duties Work with departments to solve problems Perform outreach and education campaigns Pursue external funding opportunities These positions can pay for themselves.

Sample Job Description Full-time position in the Facilities Department Goal: Increase the sustainability of practices such as recycling, energy and water use, transportation, food services, construction, building design and purchasing Create a unified strategy –Propose and prioritize environmental projects –Assess cost effectiveness, technical feasibility and likelihood of acceptance –Seek external ‘seed’ funding when necessary –Work with the university departments to implement such projects No authority over any existing departments, but a resource for all departments –Coordinate efforts across departments, campus-wide –Propose initiatives, do research on proposals by other departments Publicize Princeton’s environmental initiatives to alumni, other universities, and the general public Perform outreach and education on campus, either academic or special programs

Positions at other Schools Harvard -- Green Campus Initiative Director Yale – Recycling Coordinator, 2 Sustainable Food Directors Brown -- Environmental Coordinator/Resource Efficiency Manager Rutgers -- Campus Sustainability Coordinator Middlebury -- Environmental Coordinator University of Colorado at Boulder -- Director of the Environmental Center Seattle University -- Environmental Coordinator & Environmental Safety Mngr Tulane -- Environmental Coordinator University of Wisconsin at Madison -- Environmental Management Coordinator Michigan State University -- Director of Campus Sustainability University of Oregon -- Environmental Resource Manager University of British Columbia Dartmouth and Portland State – currently hiring

Examples of Funding Sources Dartmouth –Pilot program funded for 3 years from a grant from the provost's office University of British Columbia –Funded entirely on the savings produced by our programs Yale (Sustainable Food Director) –Initially three years of funding with an interest in institutionalizing the position Harvard (Green Campus Initiative) –Significant seed money (from grants and the University), but the HCGI has generated annual savings that far exceed the cost of the programs

Path Forward Continued --heightened-- appeals to the Administration and CPUC for seed money Greening Princeton’s requests would be greatly enhanced by support from PEOC member departments. Exploration of possible grant sources Work with Development Office to seek alumni support

Thank you!