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GREEN ISN’T FREE but it doesn’t have to put
you in the RED
Introduction
Rita LaRue Gollotti, MS
Senior Associate Vice President Drexel Business Services
Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Drexel Business Services
University BookstoresCampus Dining
Dragon Card & Dragon DollarsDrexel Conference Center
Event ServicesParking Services
Printing and Mailing ServicesRetail Management
Student Unions University Housing
Vending
University City Main CampusCenter City Hahnemann Campus
Queen Lane Medical Campus
Grading Colleges on Sustainability Efforts
Sustainability Endowment Institute’sCollege Sustainability Report Card
AdministrationClimate Change & EnergyEndowment TransparencyFood & RecyclingGreen BuildingInvestment PrioritiesShareholder Engagement Student InvolvementTransportation
College Sustainability Report Card
Overall Grade Distribution “A” Grades by Category
What is a “Green” University? Local and organic food Green building policies Alternative-fuel vehicles Car-sharing and car-pooling Bicycle sharing programs Full-time sustainability staff Composting programs Recycling programs Environmental courses and majors Energy conservation policies Commitment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
Benchmarking(April 2009)
Millennials: The Transformers
A Campus Commitment to Green
Keep It Simple
Make It Personal
Have Fun
A Campus Commitment to Green
Keep It Simple Green Tips Farmer’s Market Drexel Green Window Stickers & Tee Shirts The Green Pledge & Green Grants
Make It Personal Just 1 Thing Bring It Home Trayless Tuesdays Paper or Plastic? Fountain or Bottle?
Have Fun Celebrate! Earth Month and Earth Week (April)
and Blue/Gold/Green Sustainability Awareness Week (October) BikeShare The Drexel BlackOut
Keep it Simple
Green TipsWhat is a Carbon Footprint?
Improve Recycling
Energy Saver Best Practices
Minimize Waste
Sustainable Purchasing
Keep it Simple
Drexel Farmer’s Market To build and support a market for locally
grown products.
Produce, cheeses, baked goods, flowers, and more!
Keep it Simple
Drexel Green Window Stickers and Tee Shirts
Designed for sale at the University Bookstores
Keep it Simple
Go Green! Environmental Sustainability Pledge
Foster personal responsibility for improving the environment.
Encourage environmentally responsible choices each and every day.
Keep it Simple
Drexel Green Grants
Encourage the development of environmental awareness practices and creative thinking with regard to sustainability issues.
Awards to students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Funded by campus partners.
Make it Personal
Just 1 Thing An on-going series that
encourages individuals to reduce resources used and develop sustainable practices into habits.
Make it Personal
Just 1 ThingSummer 2009
Stay Cool!
Make it Personal
Just 1 ThingFall 2009
Save on Laundry
GREEN ISN’T FREE but it doesn’t have to put
you in the RED
Q & A
Make it Personal
Bring It HomeTestimonials and tips from individuals on how
they incorporate sustainable practices and improvements into their daily lives: “I try to add a new earth friendly item to my home each year several years ago it was a high efficiency furnace and hot water heater, last year it was a rain barrel to water my garden, this year I’m considering adding a compost bin.” Melissa Englund, Enrollment Planning & Retention Services
Make it Personal
Make it Personal
Trays
Trayless
Trays Trayless
Trays Trayless
Trays Trayless
April 6
April 7 April 13
April 14
April 20 April 21 April 27
April 28
Average Food Waste Per Person (Pounds)
0.84 0.37 0.60 0.27 0.54 0.31 0.54 0.37
Water Saved (Gallons)
868 760 816 792
% Change from Benchmark on April 6, 2009
56% 29% 68% 36% 63% 36% 56%
Make it Personal
Paper or Plastic? 100 billion plastic shopping bags are used each
year The national recycling rate for plastic bags is just 8% 92 billion plastic bags end up in landfills each year
Make it Personal
Bottle or Fountain? Reusable Bottles and Mugs Water Fountain Replacement Vendor Partnerships
Have Fun!Earth Week/Earth Month Earth Week Logo Competition Earth Day Eco-Rhythm Concert Light Bulb Exchange Plastic Bag Recycling Composting Alternative Methods of Transportation “Think Outside the Bottle” Challenge
Have Fun!Blue/Gold/Green Week Fall Sustainability Celebration to introduce and keep the green
spirit on campus active and tangible.
2009 Green Grants Winners Award Ceremony Great Works Symposium “What is Sustainability?” Drexel Bike Share Drexel Green Roofs Display Drexel Farmer's Market Batteries Recycling Local and organic dishes in the Handschumacher Dining Center University City Green Clean Up
Have Fun!Drexel Bike Share
20 bikes 400 members 90% usage during weekends 50% usage during weekdays
Have Fun!Drexel BlackOut
Resident Hall and Greek Properties student competition to reduce electric consumption and increase energy conservation awareness.
12% average electricity consumption reduction in May 2009.
A Greener Campus Community
GREEN ISN’T FREE but it doesn’t have to put
you in the RED
Q & A
Thank you!
Rita LaRue Gollotti, MS
E: [email protected]: 215-895-1534
Senior Associate Vice President Drexel Business Services
Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
