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12/04/13 Sustainability Council Agenda

SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 * 3:00 – 4:30 PM * HIG 210

AGENDA: Discussion of proposed projects and efforts
1. Introductions- name & affiliation (sign in sheet; estim time: 10 min.)
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Sustainability Project Proposals and Comments

The following projects were proposed at the last Sustainability Council Meeting:

  • Hiring a SOFT manager to provide continuity and profitability – Powerpoint
  • Improvements to the Sustainability Council Courtyard – Powerpoint
  • Energy monitoring and energy monitoring to achieve net zero energy
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11/06/13 Sustainability Council Meeting Minutes

MEETING MINUTES

RE:                 UHM Sustainability Council Meeting

DATE:           6 November 2013

LOCATION: HIG 210

TIME:            3:00 – 4:30 pm

PRESENT:   See attached 11/6/13 sign in sheet.

AGENDA:  Announcements and Presentation of proposed Sustainability Council focus items for November 2013 thru … Read the rest

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11/06/13 Sustainability Council Meeting Agenda

SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL MEETING * Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Place and time: HIG 210, 3:00 – 4:30 PM

AGENDA: Presentation on proposed focus items for the next 6 months — November 2013 thru April 2014

  • Introductions (sign in sheet)
  • Announcements
    • Update
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Oct. 23rd – Ways to Manoa: An Alternate Experience

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10/02/13 Sustainability Council Meeting Minutes

MEETING MINUTES
 RE:                  UHM Sustainability Council Meeting
DATE:            2 October 2013
LOCATION:  HIG 210
TIME:             3:30 – 5:00 pm
PRESENT:      undocumented (we will have sign in sheets in future meetings)

AGENDA:

  1. Review structure and mission of Sustainability Council.
  2. Discuss possible
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11th Annual Sustainability Day, October 23 2013

11th Annual Campus Sustainability Day

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10/02/13 Sustainability Council Meeting Agenda

Place and time: HIG 210, 3:30 – 5:30 PM

AGENDA:  Discuss sustainable passions and assign topics to focus on over the next 6 months — November 2013 thru April 2014
  • 3:30 – Review SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL STRUCTURE within context of MISSION
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Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) at Paradise Palms

From: http://www.kaleo.org/opinion/another-step-toward-sustainability/article_2dc81070-18fa-11e3-854e-001a4bcf6878.html

If you had lunch or coffee in Paradise Palms last week, you may have noticed a large banner that states “Bring Your Own Bag.” Every door at Paradise Palms also has a new sticker proudly claiming that the … Read the rest

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09/04/13 Sustainability Council Meeting Agenda

Place and time: HIG 210, 3:30 – 5:30 PM

  • 3:30-3:45 Welcome Back
  • 3:45-4:00 Sustainable Transportation
  • Recap on Accomplishments:
  • 4:00-4:15 Ban on Styrofoam
  • 4:15-4:30 System Sustainability Policy
  • 4:30-4:45 Recycling
  • 4:45-5:00 EPA Food Recovery Challenge
  • 5:00-5:30 Other Topics
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5/01/13 Sustainability Council Meeting Agenda

Place and time: HIG 210, 3:30 – 5:30 PM

  • 3:30-3:45 Introductions
  • 3:45-4:00 Proposed Sustainability Institute (Susan)
  • 4:00-4:15 Campus Clean Up Projects (Brent)
  • 4:15-4:30 Campus Recycling (Roxanne)
  • 4:30-4:45 Earth Month Updates (Lindsey, Stephen, Doorae)
  • 4:45-5:00 UH System Sustainability Summit briefing (Kevin,
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4/03/13 Meeting Notes

UHM Sustainability Council
April 3, 2013
Meeting Minutes

Attendees: Kevin Griffin (Planning), Eileen Peppard, Gabriel Saehfer-Smith (SOFT), Leila Shi, Doorae Shin (Surfrider), Somer Reid (Planning), Sharon Ching Williams (Planning), Susan Hippensteele (Chancellor’s Office), Donna Ojiri (Sodexho), Austin Barnes (ORE/KYA Studio), Read the rest

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Draft Sustainable Food Service Products 040213

POLICY FORMAT
Prepared by: OVCAFO – Draft
Revision #3
Date: April 2, 2013

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MĀNOA

POLICY TITLE:              SUSTAINABLE FOOD-SERVICE PRODUCTS

I. POLICY STATEMENT:

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) seeks to advance environmental stewardship and sustainability … Read the rest

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4/03/13 Sustainability Council Meeting Agenda

Place and time: HIG 210, 3:30 – 5:30pm

• 3:30-3:45: Introductions
• 3:45-4:00: EPS Foam Policy Draft
• 4:00-4:10: Sustainability Courtyard Sink
• 4:10-4:20: DNLR Presentation
• 4:20-4:40: EPA Reward Internships for Sustainable Employment (RISE) program
• 4:40-4:50: 1st Annual … Read the rest

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3/06/13 Meeting Notes

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3/06/13 Sustainability Council Meeting Agenda

Place and time: HIG 210, 3:30 – 5:30pm

  • 3:30-3:40: Introductions (All)
  • 3:40-4:00: The Curb’s Proprietor (Sumner Ohye)
  • 4:00-4:20: Update on Styrofoam Policy (Susan Hippensteele)
  • 4:20-4:50: Earth Month
  • 4:50-5:05: UH System Sustainability Summit (Philip Johnson, John Cusick, Susan Hippensteele)
  • 5:05-5:15: SOFT
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2/06/13 Sustainability Council Agenda

UHM Sustainability Council
HIG 210
2/6/2013
3:30 – 5:30 pm

3:30 Chancellor’s Sustainability Policy Kevin Griffin
3:35 Engineering Projects Tony Kuh
3:45 Sodexo Marc Nakamoto
4:15 Styrofoam Update Robert Perkinson
4:30 SOFT Update Jeana C
4:50 National Climate Change Petition
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1/16/13 Meeting Notes

2013.01.16_Meeting notes

Leilei: Styrofoam ban, 3 bills drafted. Other places that have banned Styrofoam, over 70 cities and counties, so all universities in those areas have bans.  Country of Haiti banned it.

Robert: University should be leader in sustainability, not … Read the rest

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1/16/13 Sustainability Council Agenda

UHM Sustainability Council
HIG 210
1/16/2013
3:30 – 5:30 pm

  Styrofoam Robert P
UHM Strategic Plan
Sustainability Initiative Update
Landscape Master Plan
Steve M
UH System Sustainability Philip J
Sustainable UHM Stephen S
Mortarboard Brent K
  Other Items
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