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Jacy Brunkow, Jake Sultan, Molly Troup, Kate Ziemba December 5, 2012

Overview Justification/motivation Background UC Santa Barbara Chancellor’s Sustainability Committee Organization and structure Achievements Case Study: Meeting – Nov 16, 2012 Observations: Strengths Weaknesses & Opportunities Recommendations

Justification Group on campus that works on sustainability issues Diverse group of stakeholders that meet infrequently and have large objectives. Opportunity to analyze the leadership methods for the decision making process in a group with limited meetings Opportunity to examine objectives that inspired the creation of this committee, progress toward the objectives, and possible shortcomings

UCSB: Significant Presence in Santa Barbara County $214 million endowment Largest employer in SB (6,200 people) 21,685 students ~7,500+ residents 1,055 acres (427 ha)

UCSB Campus Sustainability Structure

Chancellor’s Campus Sustainability Committee Co-Chairs Subcommittees Change Agents Academic Senate Sustainability Work Group Associated Students -Recycling -Food Bank -Zero Waste Student Initiatives -TGIF -REI -Coastal Fund 40 Student Organizations focusing on Environment/ Sustainability Chancellor

Chancellor’s Campus Sustainability Committee background Established on Oct. 22, 2008 by Chancellor Henry Yang Advise the Chancellor and campus administrators on matters of campus sustainability Make recommendations on sustainability initiatives Prioritize and monitor the execution and progress of the campus sustainability plan toward goals Make Recommendations on allocations of available funding resources Provide guidance in the creations and fostering of alliances Conduct an ongoing and thorough consultative process to solicit campus input in developing a vision to enhance international leadership Use the Campus Sustainability Plan as a blueprint for UCSB’s sustainability efforts

CSC Mission Statement In striving to enhance UCSB practices and to make a truly “sustainable campus,” we use the current budget constraints as an opportunity to look for ways to redefine roles played within our organization and reassess how we manage and assign work. On an annual basis, we will identify a number of areas for improvement, as they not only provide opportunities to reduce our environmental impact, but also opportunities to save the campus capital over time.

Chancellor’s Campus Sustainability Committee - members Appointed Members (15) – Designated by Chancellor: 3 year terms – Energy Efficiency, Engineering, Bren School, Carsey- Wolf Center, Academic Senate, Librarian, Undergraduate Reps, Graduate Rep Advisors (4): Appointed, rarely change – 2 Nobel Laureate – Member of the public – Requested faculty member Consultants (3) Staff

Achievements Academics: 1 ST group of Chancellor’s Sustainability interns Built Environment: Implemented practices to include one CSC member on each building committee 22% of energy from renewable sources 50% of food purchased organic and/or local 71% diversion rate of waste 12,000+ people bike to campus 90% of UCSB campus irrigated with reclaimed water

Meeting Dynamics Structure Introductions Agenda Presentations Action Items Adjourned

Strengths Meets several pre-conditions & conditions of Collective Impact Unified values Backbone support: Champion- Chancellor Yang Strong committee leader High profile members and advisors Adequate financial support Urgency for change Diversity of members provides technical expertise Green civics: consensus building

Weaknesses & Opportunities Time constraints Lack of meetings Busy schedules Transportation committee example Missing some conditions for Collective Impact Lack of communication outside of the meetings Lack of shared metrics Various examples

Impact Recommendations Prioritize innovative ways of reaching the ‘non-subscribing’ audience in order to close performance gap Increase involvement through campus events Prioritizes a highly visible re-instatement of the Sustainability Champions recognition award Reconsider sustainability solutions that may have been seen as “too risky” in the past Identify a liaison for Bren GP and increase outreach to students during proposal season

Process Recommendations Prioritize filling vacant committee posts and subcommittee chairs Identify action items for intermeeting progress Greater involvement of advisory/consultant committee members Leverage achievements, campus scale and shared vision to collaborate with local government to facilitate community impact Secure multi-year funding commitments for increased sustainability impact

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