Sustainability   Practices that are ecologically   sound, economically viable,   and socially just.

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Responsible environmental stewardship is the key to addressing climate neutrality.  We must think differently about how we use natural resources and must challenge ourselves to put those thoughts into practice.

 President, Lee Lambert recognized the importance of climate neutrality and signed the commitment with the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) on September 24, 2007. 

President Lambert is deeply concerned about the unprecedented scale and speed of global warming and its potential for large-scale, adverse health, social, economic and ecological effects.

Like other ACUPCC signatories, SCC seeks to model ways to eliminate global warming emissions. To help guide our efforts, SCC filed our Climate Action Plan, its CAP, which is critical to helping promote a climate neutral environment, advancing sustainable practices, and helping our students achieve future career goals. Moreover, consistent with its Strategic Plan and the ACUPCC climate neutral initiatives, SCC commits to engage faculty to create unique and innovative curricula that prepare students to think, learn, and act globally.

 Climate Commitment

We, Shoreline Community College, affirm our commitment to protect and enhance the environment through our learning, research, service, and administrative operations.  We seek to foster a community that sustains ecological systems and educates for environmental awareness, local action, and global thinking.  We seek to incorporate environmental principles and environmentally responsible practices as fundamental and integrated components of all SCC operations and programs.  Our fundamental principles are to:

• Incorporate environmental concerns as a significant priority in College decision making.

• Seek alternative practices and procedures to minimize negative impacts on the environment.

• Conserve natural resources and restore environmental quality.

• Protect the biodiversity of our region and serve as a living laboratory and habitat for local species.

• Consider the social, economic, and environmental impacts of Shoreline Community College’s operational policies and foster a participatory process in developing these policies.

Our decisions and actions will be guided by the College’s Mission Statement, reflective of the College’s resources, and informed by the Board of Trustee’s Policies and the College’s Strategic Plan.  As a learning institution, we recognize that planning for sustainability will be an evolving practice.

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