The Sustainable Endowments Institute has just released its 2009 College Sustainability Report Card. This year, UNC was again designated a “Campus Sustainability Leader,” as its overall grade improved from a B- in 2008 to a B+. Only 15 schools in Canada and the US received an A-, the highest grade given to any of the 300 schools included. UNC earned the same grade as such peer universities as Yale, Arizona State University, Cornell, MIT, UC–Davis, UC–San Diego, University of Florida, Duke, and Cornell.
Within the report card, UNC earned an A for its Administration, Food & Recycling, Green Building, Transportation, and Investment Priorities. UNC received a B for Climate Change & Energy, and Student Involvement. UNC received a D for Endowment Transparency.
To view UNC’s complete 2009 College Sustainability Report Card, visit http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2009/schools/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill.
For information on other organizations that have recognized UNC's leadership in advancing sustainability, visit http://uncsustainability.blogspot.com/2008/09/unc-recognized-as-national-leader-in.html.
About the College Sustainability Report Card:
“Now in its third year, the College Sustainability Report Card covers the colleges and universities with the 300 largest endowments in the United States and Canada, representing more than $380 billion in endowment assets, or more than 90 percent of all university endowments.”
For more information on the Sustainable Endowments Institute, visit http://www.endowmentinstitute.org
