2022-2023 Action Plan

The pervading quality necessary for all who undertake the work of environmental sustainability at Fordham is hope. It is with a sense of urgency, but also with a sense of bold optimism that we set out a strategic action plan for the academic year. 

1. Launch a Laudato Si’ Communications Campaign.
2. Hire a Sustainability Director
3. Convene an AY22-23 Laudato Si’ Advisory Committee
4. Join Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating SystemTM (STARS®)
5. Host first international sustainability conference in Summer 2023.
6. Pilot 10 environmental sustainability community engaged learning courses.
7. Pilot 2 immersion experiences for external students.
8. In partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society, build a student ambassador program centered around sustainability and advocacy.
9. Host first annual town hall meeting for the campus community to offer campus consumer guidelines.
10. Create and promote 4 campus-wide accelerator events.
11. Create sustainability labeling on cafeteria and campus food offerings in partnership with Aramark.
12. Launch two sustainability-driven community partner projects.
13. Build a track for historically underrepresented students to the nascent STEM Honors program that offers sustainability research, fieldwork, and mentorship opportunities.
14. Launch a “living biodiversity laboratory” on campus.
15. Align institutional priorities and policy agenda, and identify 2 areas of inquiry for Fordham to undertake research on behalf of the City of New York.
16. Undertake a set of assessments or audits of Fordham practices:
1. Transportation efficiency
2. Waste and waste management
3. Strategic sourcing
4. Single-use plastics
5. Food systems and processes
6. Technologies Facilities
7. HVAC