Goals are quantitative indicators that can track progress toward implementing the CAP over the next five years. Each goal is aligned with at least one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
In the coming month, a dashboard for the 2020 CAP will launch with additional baseline data for the Goals and the near-term and long-term targets. At launch, the following indicators specifically will be tracked:
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions, By Scope
Total On-Campus Combustion, by MMBtu
Total Landfill Tonnage
Composting and Recycling Tonnage
Total Project Impacts from Green Reinvestment Fund
Additional indicators will be added as data becomes available.
A. Reduce total campus combustion to no more than 125,000 mmbtu by the end of FY25
A. Develop a set of Green Purchasing Guidelines and ensure at least 80% of campus purchase spending complies with them
B. Ensure that a minimum of 20% of food purchase spending in campus dining meet Bon Appetit standards for local food procurement
C. Ensure that a minimum of 5% of food purchase spending in campus dining are directly sourced from the Hudson Valley region
D. Reduce annual campus waste tonnage by 15% relative to 2005 baseline
E. Increase campus waste diversion rate (combined recycling and composting) to a minimum of 30%
A. Develop Restorative Land Management Guidelines and ensure that at least 80% of outdoor spaces are compliant with these practices
A. Reduce campus travel emissions through behavioral and offsetting efforts by at least 50% relative to 2018 baseline
B. Reduce net campus fleet emissions by at least 20% relative to a 2018 baseline
C. Increase share of Vassar faculty, staff, and administrators choosing sustainable commuting methods (i.e. not single-occupancy combustion-based vehicle) to at least 50%