College Sustainability Report Card
Source: Sustainable Endowments Institute

The Sustainable Endowments Institute today released its College Sustainability Report Card, which grades 100 leading colleges by looking at campus greening practices and endowment policies.

The Cambridge-based research institute announced today that the report’s grade of “A-”, the highest cumulative sustainability grade, was received by Harvard University, Stanford University, Dartmouth College, and Williams College. In addition, 26 schools received an average grade of “A-” or better upon assessing only campus operations.

The College Sustainability Report Card takes into account 26 indicators, from green building initiatives to endowment investment policies, and uses an A to F letter grading system to evaluate performance. The study indicates that some leading schools are taking proactive steps on both campus and endowment sustainability initiatives. Other schools are shown to have a less consistent commitment.

+ Summary (PDF; 316 KB)
+ Full Report (PDF; 2 MB)
+ Individual School Profiles (PDFs)

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