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Progress Report 2018 Gw by the Numbers GW SUSTAINABILITY PROGRESS REPORT 2018 GW BY THE NUMBERS 11,000+ 10 134 undergraduate students schools buildings 15,000+ 781 8.6 million graduate students courses with sustainability content gross square feet of building space 5,547 3 faculty and staff1 campuses 1 Full-time equivalent. TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 WELCOME 7 Letters from GW Leadership 8 Commitments, Awards and Recognition 13 FROM THE CAMPUS TO THE WORLD: THINKING STRATEGICALLY 14 How We Work 14 Embedding Sustainability in our Academic Programs 16 Ecosystems Enhancement Strategy 17 Looking Ahead 18 Get Involved 18 GOALS AND PROGRESS 21 Goal 1: Strengthen Habitat and Optimize Natural Space 22 Goal 2: Promote Healthy Air and Climate 28 Goal 3: Foster Clean and Abundant Fresh Water 40 Goal 4: Support Sustainable Food Production Systems 45 Goal 5: Optimize Waste Decomposition and Treatment 51 Goal 6: Encourage a Connection to the Natural Environment 57 Goal 7: Develop Sustainable Investment Strategies 62 APPENDICES 65 Appendix A: Acknowledgements 65 Appendix B: Green Office Network Participants 66 Appendix C: Data Summary 68 Appendix D: Revised Targets and Indicators 70 LEARN MORE 72 Campus Map 73 3 | Sustainability Progress Report 2018 | go.gwu.edu/UrbanSustainabilityProgress EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY OF AN Run on student energy INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING Students provide ideas, passion and influence on sustainability issues across our campuses. They drove Put our heads together our initial sustainability initiatives and remain engaged George Washington University (GW) is one of a handful in many ways: for instance, through student groups on of organizations exploring how an institution can campus, academic work and living labs and our Eco- enhance ecosystem services. The university recognizes Equity Challenge. They also participate as Eco-Reps and the connection between people and nature and the sustainability interns. need to protect and, if possible, regenerate the services nature provides on campus, in the community, in the Starring our faculty surrounding watershed and globally. This is a rich GW faculty and the programs and institutes they opportunity to bring together the energy and dedication lead continue to be the sustainability stars on GW’s of our students, the ingenuity of faculty researchers and campus. Through our faculty’s provocative research the expertise of staff to use the platform a university and challenging courses, they provide insight and provides for sharing insights and increasing the impact knowledge to both students and local and global on and off campus. partners, in and out of the classroom. This report only touches on the accomplishments of GW faculty Practice what we teach researchers and instructors. Their work is deep and Our campuses provide living laboratories for exploring vast, and it is impacting areas ranging from urban approaches to sustainability challenges that many public sustainability to energy law and from engineering to and private institutions have in common. By setting public health to corporate responsibility. ambitious goals and targets, testing ways to meet them and reporting on our progress, we can help advance urban sustainability and resilience and position the university for financial savings. 4 | Sustainability Progress Report 2018 | go.gwu.edu/UrbanSustainabilityProgress EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TRACKING PROGRESS This GW Sustainability Progress Report uses the Ecosystems Enhancement Strategy’s goals and targets as the foundation for reporting progress (see Goals and Progress section). Below is a summary of several key data trends. BASELINE PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM GW BASELINE YEAR YEAR FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 Goal 1 - Permeable Landi FY11 +12% +12% +12% +12% Goal 2 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions FY08 +9% +2% -28% -22% Goal 3 - Water Consumption FY08 0% -4% -9% -11% Goal 4 - Real Food Expenditureii FY14 +8% +4% Goal 5 - Waste Diversioniii FY12 +3% +23% +36% +77% Goal 6 - Eco-Reps FY14 -25% +50% +135% Goal 7 - Sustainable Investment FY14 -1% +29% +36% i Permeable Land includes all green spaces such as grassy areas, unmaintained green space, maintained landscape areas, campus parks and green roofs; it does not include stormwater management systems such as land with cisterns, tanks and barrels. ii Real Food is defined by the Real Food Challenge as local, fair, ecologically sound and humane food; baseline expenditure is measured as a percentage, so changes from baseline year are percentage point changes. iiiWaste diversion is equal to tons of waste diverted from landfill or incineration through recycling, composting and reuse. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 2008 Baseline 2017 Status 2025 Target 2040 Target 128,200 MTCDE2 22% Reduction 40% Reduction 100% Reduction Carbon Neutral LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGY GENERATION 2011 Baseline 2040 Target 2017 Status 0% Generation 10% Generation 20% Generation WATER CONSUMPTION 2008 Baseline 2017 Status 2018 Target 286,000 Kilogallons 11% Reduction 25% Reduction ZERO WASTE 2012 Baseline 2020 Target 2017 Status 24% Diversion Rate 40% Diversion Rate 43% Diversion Rate 2 MTCDE = Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent 5 | Sustainability Progress Report 2018 | go.gwu.edu/UrbanSustainabilityProgress EXECUTIVE SUMMARY LOOKING AHEAD campus will continue to provide a living lab for students and faculty alike, and we will expand sustainable As an anchor institution in Washington, D.C., GW has purchasing and enhance the biodiversity of GW’s a steadfast commitment to sustainability. The results urban landscapes. The university will also develop an presented here reflect nearly a decade of GW’s progress, adaptation plan to prepare for the weather, infrastructure including the adoption of new standard practices such as and health impacts of a changing climate. And in light green buildings, Zero Waste and sustainable food. Most of significant changes to GW’s dining programs, we will noteworthy have been the establishment of the student- evaluate and implement new approaches to sustainable led GroW Garden and Sustainable Investment Fund, the food that will increase awareness and transparency groundbreaking Capital Partners Solar Project (CPSP) around the choices available. and the Sustainability Minor for undergraduates in all the GW schools. The university will continue to update its GW’s biggest impacts arguably result from the work strategy, goals and targets to drive further improvements. of its students and alumni on and off campus. GW will continue to invest in its students and their efforts as Looking ahead, the university will dive deeper into change agents for sustainability, and we will enhance how it uses fresh water, identify additional reduction alumni engagement on sustainability at the local and opportunities and modify related targets, if needed. The global level. 6 | Sustainability Progress Report 2018 | go.gwu.edu/UrbanSustainabilityProgress WELCOME Welcome to the George Washington University’s (GW) SUSTAINABILITY AT GW: first sustainability progress report. A DECADE OF PROGRESS For nearly a decade, GW has been building a 2007 Campus Plan commits to green building comprehensive sustainability strategy to address its GW Presidential Task Force on footprint, which includes a commitment to carbon 2008 Sustainability neutrality and resilience in the face of climate change. This report provides an overview of GW’s strategy and 2008 First living roof installed key accomplishments, as well as a detailed review 2009 GW Office of Sustainability established of progress toward the goals and targets defined in our Ecosystems Enhancement Strategy. Bolstered by 2009 GroW Community Garden established student involvement and leadership, the university has undertaken numerous initiatives that together put GW 2009 Planet Forward launched on track to meet its goals around habitat and natural 2010 First LEED-certified building space, climate and air quality, fresh water availability, sustainable food, Zero Waste, engagement with natural Hosted first GreenGov Symposium with 2010 ecosystems and sustainable investments. White House The report discusses the progress the university has 2012 Minor in Sustainability established made to incorporate sustainability into its operations, 2013 Zero Waste Team established management decisions and community impact, and it also outlines the connection sustainability has to the 2014 Capital Partners Solar Project launched academic mission of the university. 2014 Duke Energy Innovation Fund established GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SUSTAINABILITY 2015 First student Eco-Equity Challenge Vision: The university envisions a future with healthy and GW joined the higher education thriving resource systems for all. 2015 commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement Mission: In an effort to enhance its campus, the nation’s capital and the world at large, GW is building a greener GW joined the We Are Still In coalition campus, providing research and intellectual discourse 2017 to reaffirm its commitment to the Paris on policies and technologies for sustainable systems Climate Agreement and equipping students with the skills and knowledge to contribute to a sustainable future. First student start-up funded from 2018 D.C. Climathon at GW 2018 GW Sustainable Investment Fund created 7 | Sustainability Progress Report 2018 | go.gwu.edu/UrbanSustainabilityProgress WELCOME LETTER FROM GW PRESIDENT THOMAS LEBLANC November 2018 To the George Washington University Community: Since joining GW, I have been impressed by our community’s dedication to sustainability. It is shown
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