Committee on Sustainability

Charge

The Committee on Sustainability advises the President and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, through the Architect for the University, on all matters related to the overall quality, diligence, and progress of the University’s commitment to sustainability in the broad sense of environmental, economic, and social impacts, and their relationship to the future of the University.  In carrying out this charge, the Committee shall be engaged in the following:

• Recommend policies, procedures, and priorities that will promote the highest-standards of sustainable practice across the University including but not limited to business operations, energy production and utilization, and design and management of facilities.
• Provide guidance in the development of communication plans with the goal of increasing sustainable behavior among faculty, staff, and students.
• Recommend and encourage the development of new opportunities to educate the University community on sustainable thinking and practice.
• Review and comment on the University’s progress toward measurable sustainability objectives.
• Review and comment on the University’s responses to major national surveys and/or voluntary compliance with regard to an institutional plan toward the reduction in CO₂ emissions and related environmental impacts.

Committee Structure

The Committee consists of:

• Architect for the University, Chair
• Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs or designee
• Associate Vice President for Business Operations or designee
• Chief Executive Officer of the University of Virginia Foundation or designee
• Chief Facilities Officer
• Director of Environmental Health and Safety
• Director of Energy and Utilities
• Employee Councils Representative
• Faculty Senate Representative
• Representatives of :
  • Vice President and CEO of the Medical Center
  • Executive Vice President and Provost
  • Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer
• Four at-large faculty members, including at least one member who will represent the research community
• Two at-large student members (one undergraduate student, one graduate student)
• Sustainability Planner in the Office of the Architect for the University is an ex-officio member and serves as Secretary

Vice Presidential Liaison: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer