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GOVERNANCE AND PEOPLE

from UVM Comprehensive Sustainability Plan

by UVM Office of Sustainability

from UVM Comprehensive Sustainability Plan, page 16

Article from: UVM Comprehensive Sustainability Plan

OPERATIONS

Governance

GOAL: Implement the CSP and revise the Plan on a five-year basis.

• Create a Leadership Committee to advise and report on implementation progress.5<?>

Investments

GOAL: Increase percentage of positive sustainability investments and shareholder advocacy.

• Invest $30M from cash investments in socially responsible funds.

Workforce Development

GOAL: Create partnerships with other training and educational institutions to support the development and training of the green workforce in Vermont.

• Prioritize programs that build and expand pathways to careers that work to respond to climate change in the agricultural sector, with a focus on students from underrepresented communities.

• Support the development of programs that train and educate home energy efficiency contractors and electricians.

Purchasing

GOAL: Improve purchasing practices to increase sustainable purchases across the University.

• Define sustainability purchasing practices and policies on website and update annually.

This article is from:

UVM Comprehensive Sustainability Plan

by UVM Office of Sustainability