Embracing Stakeholders as a Strategy for Institutional Change Management Claudia Frere Director Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability

Who are your stakeholders?

Climate of Change

UW Sustainability • • • • Executive Order Number 13 Sponsored and advised by the Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) Guided by the Climate Action Plan Supported by the Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability office (ESS)

UW Sustainability • • • • • • • • • • Waste diversion (57%) Local food sourcing, compostable serviceware Smart Grid Transportation – green fleet, commuter services programs, delivery reduction Green Certifications (office, labs, dorms) LEED buildings Intercollegiate Athletics Green Team Paper reduction Green purchasing policies Sustainability in the curriculum

Who are your stakeholders?

Institutional Stakeholders

A University-wide Plan • • • • Expertise + interest = transparency “Plan-to-plan” approach alleviated concerns Campus-wide vetting and adoption Deadlines helped the process

Stakeholder Map

UW Climate Action Plan

Team Structure May 11, 2009

Environmental Stewardship Committee

Stakeholder Map

Executive Sponsors Oversight Team

Oversight Team provides direction to Working Teams, coordinates information and communications, meets every other week

Advisers

Will meet with Working Teams as needed

Administration Academic

Working Teams meet every other week

Support

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Environmental Stewardship Committee • • • Represented by – 6 administrative departments – – 7 academic units 4 students – ex-officio members from UW Bothell & Tacoma campuses Identifies opportunities for collaboration among academic and administrative units, offering the campus as a learning lab Reports to the President, Provost, and Senior Vice President for Finance & Facilities

How have you successfully engaged with stakeholders?

Campus Stakeholders

UW Sustainability

http://green.washington.edu

Sustainability Dashboard

http://green.washington.edu/dashboard

Student Projects

• • • • • • • • Campus Sustainability Map Green Office & Green Lab Certification Peer-to-Peer Eco-Rep Program Sustainability Tracking Assessment & Rating System (STARS) Climate Action Plan outreach & analysis Sustainability Snapshots Earth Day Sustainability Video

Campus Sustainability Fund • • • Over $900,000 granted to fund student-led projects to date Now operating in its 4 th year with $333,000 Operates through: • 1 graduate student assistant, CSF Coordinator • • 1 undergraduate, CSF Outreach Coordinator 7 student committee members GPSS, ASUW, & ESC

Green Seed Fund

• • • Inaugural year and $270,000 granted Funds UW faculty, students, and staff to research opportunities that advance sustainable research while contributing to campus sustainability goals Operates through: • • Student, staff and faculty committee Administered by Planning & Budgeting Office

Recognition

How will you continually engage with stakeholders?

Sustainability: It’s in our nature

Contact

Claudia Frere Director Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability University of Washington [email protected]

(206) 221-0391 green.washington.edu

Sustainability: It’s in our nature.