Implementation Profile for Bainbridge Graduate Institute
Submitted on November 10, 2007; last updated on January 12, 2012
Institution Information
| Basic Carnegie Classification | Master's/S: Master's Colleges and Universities (smaller programs) |
| Control | Private not-for-profit |
| Location | Bainbridge Island, WA |
| Community Setting | Urban fringe of large city |
| USDOE Climate Zone | 3 |
| Current President or Chancellor's Name | Gifford Pinchot |
| Current President or Chancellor's Title | President |
| Main Web Site | http://www.bgi.edu/ |
| Sustainability Web Site | No information provided |
Implementation Structure
| Implementation Liaison's Name | Jim McRae |
| Implementation Liaison's Title | Director of Operations |
| Implementation Liaison's Department | Operations |
| Format of Structure | Committee |
| Number of Individuals in Structure | 6 |
| Stakeholder Groups Represented | Faculty, Students, Staff |
| Description | Environmental and social sustainability has been core to BGI since its inception. Administrators, staff and students are committed to "walking our talk" in integrating sustainability into curriculum, operations and practices. In 2006 BGI's management formalized a Climate Initiative and sponsored a student "Action Learning Project" to help assess, reduce, and offset BGI's carbon footprint, becoming a leader in higher education to commit to and achieve carbon neutrality. BGI's President signed the AASHE Climate Commitment, and established a multi-stakeholder Climate Steering Committee. |
Tangible Actions
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1. Establish a policy that all new campus construction will be built to at least the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Silver standard or equivalent. Yes: BGI has adopted this policy. It should be noted that we don't have an actual campus nor any current plans to for building construction however, if we should in the future, we are committed to meeting LEED Silver standard or better. The facility we lease for our main campus is LEED Gold. |
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2. Adopt an energy-efficient appliance purchasing policy requiring purchase of ENERGY STAR certified products in all areas for which such ratings exist. Yes: BGI has adopted this policy. Staff is aware of this policy and we are committed to purchasing ENERGY STAR certified products. |
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3. Establish a policy of offsetting all greenhouse gas emissions generated by air travel paid for by our institution. Yes: BGI has adopted this policy. Last year we actually offset all institution- related travel, including air and ground transportation, whether paid for by the school or not, for faculty, staff and students. |
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4. Encourage use of and provide access to public transportation for all faculty, staff, students and visitors at our institution. No: No information provided. |
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5. Within one year of signing this document, begin purchasing or producing at least 15% of our institution's electricity consumption from renewable sources. Yes: BGI has adopted a policy to purchase 100% of our electricity from renewable resources. We made this change effective March 2007. |
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6. Establish a policy or a committee that supports climate and sustainability shareholder proposals at companies where our institution's endowment is invested. Yes: We have adopted a policy to support climate and sustainability shareholder proposals with all of our investments. |
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7. Participate in the Waste Minimization component of the national RecycleMania competition, and adopt 3 or more associated measures to reduce waste. No: No information provided. |