College Sustainability Report Card, 2008

College Search & Selection
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<p>An updated ranking of college's green policies was released today with generally good news. More than two-thirds showed improvement over last year's assessment.
<a href="http://www.endowmentinstitute.org/sustainability/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.endowmentinstitute.org/sustainability/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Among the standout leaders:</p>

<p>"Only Carleton, Dartmouth and Williams were recognized as Endowment Sustainability Leaders, with an A- or better across the three endowment categories."</p>

<p>"Only Harvard, Dartmouth, University of Washington, Middlebury, Carleton, and University of Vermont performed well enough in all categories to merit the highest overall grade of “A-,” earning them the distinction of College Sustainability Leaders."</p>

<p>... and the laggards:</p>

<p>The Juilliard School, Howard University, Regent University, and Samford University yielded overall “F” grades, followed by 21 schools carrying a grade of “D-.”</p>

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<p>Julian Dautremont-Smith, from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) wrote a review of the 2008 College Sustainability Report Card:
<a href="http://www.aashe.net/staffblog/campus-operations/college-sustainablity-report-card-released%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aashe.net/staffblog/campus-operations/college-sustainablity-report-card-released&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Now that you've read the College Sustainability Report Card for yourself, join the discussion about it on the AASHE Campus Sustainability Perspectives Blog (<a href="http://perspectives.aashe.org)%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://perspectives.aashe.org)&lt;/a>. </p>

<p>Did the report accurately reflect your school's environmental performance? How will you use the report's findings on your campus? Is there anything that should be added to the report next year?</p>