Sustainability Plan Goal Examples
Stewardship of the built environment
- Progressive planning and smart growth
- Green architecture and ecologically sensitive design
- Efficient and reliable transportation systems
Stewardship of the natural environment
- Environmentally and biodiversity friendly infrastructure and waste management
- Maintenance and enhancement of biodiversity of plants and animals
- Promotion of organic-regional agriculture
- Energy conservation and enhancement of renewable energy
- Advanced water conservation and efficiency
- Elimination to the extent possible of human exposure to toxic and biologically active substances
Build a campus culture of sustainability
- Communicate and market sustainable practices
- Offer incentives and provide recognition of sustainability practices
- Sponsor sustainability competitions
- Integrate sustainable living information into student programs
- Policies of sustainability
Integrate Sustainability into the curriculum and research
- Integrate sustainability into the curriculum
- Establish sustainability focused courses and academic programs
- Promote sustainability research
- Foster interdisciplinary research addressing community, regional, national and global sustainability issues
Engage with the community to advance sustainability
- Partner with other higher education institutions in advancing sustainability learning, research and practices
- Partner with Memphis community and region in sustainability initiatives