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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.