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INSIGHT 1: MANY CAMPUSES STILL NEED A COLLECTIVE
AND SHARED DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABILITY, A VISION
FOR SUSTAINABILITY, AND A ROADMAP WITH CLEAR
GOALS AND METRICS

Coalesce’s Campus Sustainability Pyramid.

Community-generated definition and vision for sustainability are founda-
tional elements of a strong initiative. The institutional adoption of this definition
and vision bring clarity, direction, shared language, and consensus. With these
key ingredients a campus is ready to outline a roadmap to achieve its vision.
This roadmap or “action plan” articulates campus-wide commitments, goals,
strategies, and metrics. This equips a school to execute effectively with purpose.

INSIGHT 2: SUSTAINABILITY IS BEING ESTABLISHED AS AN
INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITY BECAUSE IT IS AN ECONOMIC
AND STRATEGIC IMPERATIVE FOR ORGANIZATIONAL
GROWTH, COMPETITIVENESS, AND LONG-TERM
STAKEHOLDER VALUE CREATION

Millbrook School’s Solar System.

As historical institutions, many campuses were built in the past defined by
a different set of challenges. In order for campus systems to reflect 21st