Suffolk Sustainability Committee

In January 2007, Facilities Planning & Management convened a Sustainability Committee, which meets periodically and serves as an advisory group regarding research, education, and outreach in the area of sustainability.  The following fall, the Recycling Committee and Sustainability Committee merged to address campus environmental matters comprehensively.  The Sustainability Committee works to:

• Develop sustainability principles
• Explore opportunities to enhance best management practices for facilities operations; design/construction; and procurement
• Provide leadership in determining feasibility of ideas
• Encourage inclusion of sustainability topics in learning opportunities
• Lend guidance on how to raise awareness among University community members

The group includes representation from a cross-section of the Suffolk community.

Click here to view the Committee Members.

Comments or questions about campus sustainability may be sent to: recycle@suffolk.edu.

 

Green Teams

In the spring of 2007, the Public Administration Department within the Sawyer Business School became the first Suffolk department to form a Green Team.  It was soon followed by the Law School.  With support from the Special Projects Coordinator for Campus Sustainability, each team communicates on a regular basis and develops ways to demonstrate environmental leadership for the entire University. 

Some of the areas the teams are addressing include:

• Waste minimization
• Recycling
• Reuse
• Energy and water conservation
• Transportation
• Purchasing practices
• Raising awareness about environmentally responsible behavior

If your department would like to form a Green Team, contact recycle@suffolk.edu.