Sustainability Plan Progress

Progress towards our sustainability goals is happening in classrooms and offices, at events and dining locations, and through programs and student organizations. Some recent progress highlights include achieving STARS Gold, increasing sustainability programming with a variety of campus partners, and improving donation and reuse in order to reduce waste on campus. Read through the dropdown boxes below to learn more about all of the Sustainability Plan actions that University of Richmond has made progress on.

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  • Goal 1

    In Progress:

    • 1.1.3: Sustainability minor
    • 1.2.1: Living lab
    • 1.2.2: Sustainability-related immersive education
    • 1.3.3: faculty development
  • Goal 2

    Completed:

    • 2.4.1: Directory of events

    In Progress:

    • 2.1.2: Employee orientation
    • 2.2.1: Sustainability tour
    • 2.2.2: Sustainability signage
    • 2.2.3: Recognition of sustainability professionals
    • 2.3.1: Online training
    • 2.3.2: Participation in existing programs
    • 2.4.2: New sustainability programming with partners
  • Goal 3

    Completed:

    • 3.2.1: 100% electricity match with renewables
    • 3.10.5: Battery powered equipment research
    • 3.11.3: Stream restoration
    • 3.15.1: Rethink Waste rollout

     

    In Progress:

    • 3.1.1: Energy and water metering
    • 3.1.2: Green buildings
    • 3.3.1: Energy conservation management
    • 3.3.2: Energy monitoring
    • 3.5.1: Food recovery
    • 3.6.1: Green revolving fund
    • 3.8.2: Sustainable procurement policies
    • 3.10.2: Biodiversity and invasive species management
    • 3.10.4: Outdoor classrooms
    • 3.11.2: Westhampton Lake as on-campus irrigation
    • 3.12.1: On-site water reclamation
    • 3.13.3: EV charging stations
    • 3.14.1: Community partnerships
    • 3.16.3: Increase donations & reuse
  • Goal 4

    Completed:

    • 4.1: STARS Gold by 2021

    In Progress:

    • 4.1.2: STARS gap analysis
    • 4.3.2: CCE partnerships
    • 4.3.3: Well-Being partnerships
    • 4.4.1: Partnerships with Advancement