By Scott Sherman, Recruitment Manager, Facilities Services & IT
Instant Poll:Do you know if your college or alma mater is committed to reducing its carbon footprint by signing the Presidents’ Climate Commitment Letter? Take our poll now.
The American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), a high-visibility effort to address global warming through achieving carbon neutrality at college campuses, cites that higher education is a $317 billion dollar industry employing millions of people and spending billions of dollars on fuel, energy and infrastructure. In fact, buildings account for 40 percent of energy use and 70 percent of electricity use in the U.S. This represents a huge impact on our country’s current and future carbon footprint.
If the college you know and love is signed on to the letter, then what does that mean and what are they doing? According to the ACUPCC, they are "pledging to eliminate their campuses’ net greenhouse gas emissions in a reasonable period of time as determined by each institution." They are taking tangible steps and building a culture and curriculum to make a better tomorrow.
Here are a few recent examples of Sodexo embracing this effort and leading the charge to help our clients achieve client neutrality:
- Sodexo Partners with Second Nature
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges –
- Sodexo Helps Hobart and William Smith Colleges Go Climate Neutral
- Quality of Life for Quality of Education YouTube Video
- Paul Smith’s College – Feeding a Culture of Sustainability on Campus
- University of Hawaii at Manoa – Purchasing food locally
- Sodexo Webinar for the ACUPCC members – Farm to Campus: The Successes and Challenges of Sourcing Local and Sustainable Food
Scott is an Executive Recruiter and Recruitment Manager with Sodexo supporting Facilities Management and Energy Management Solutions as well as IS&T. Scott Invites you to connect with him on Linkedin, Twitter, and Facebook and encourages to you contact him if you are interested in careers at Sodexo.
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