Embracing Stakeholders as a Strategy for
Institutional Change Management
Claudia Frere
Director
Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability
Who are your stakeholders?
Climate of Change
UW Sustainability
• Executive Order Number 13
• Sponsored and advised by the Environmental
Stewardship Committee (ESC)
• Guided by the Climate Action Plan
• Supported by the Environmental Stewardship
& Sustainability office (ESS)
UW Sustainability
• Waste diversion (57%)
• Local food sourcing, compostable serviceware
• Smart Grid
• Transportation – green fleet, commuter
services programs, delivery reduction
• Green Certifications (office, labs, dorms)
• LEED buildings
• Intercollegiate Athletics Green Team
• Paper reduction
• Green purchasing policies
• Sustainability in the curriculum
Who are your stakeholders?
Institutional Stakeholders
A University-wide Plan
• Expertise + interest =
transparency
• “Plan-to-plan” approach
alleviated concerns
• Campus-wide vetting
and adoption
• Deadlines helped the
process
Stakeholder Map
Stakeholder Map
UW Climate Action Plan
Team Structure
May 11, 2009
Executive
Sponsors
Environmental
Stewardship
Committee
Advisers
Will meet with Working
Teams as needed
Oversight
Team
Oversight Team
provides direction to
Working Teams,
coordinates information
and communications,
meets every other week
Academic
Administration
Support
Working Teams
meet
every other
week
1
Environmental
Stewardship Committee
• Represented by
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6 administrative departments
7 academic units
4 students
ex-officio members from UW Bothell & Tacoma
campuses
• Identifies opportunities for collaboration among
academic and administrative units, offering the
campus as a learning lab
• Reports to the President, Provost, and Senior Vice
President for Finance & Facilities
How have you successfully engaged with
stakeholders?
Campus Stakeholders
UW Sustainability
http://green.washington.edu
Sustainability Dashboard
http://green.washington.edu/dashboard
Student Projects
•
Campus Sustainability Map
•
Green Office & Green Lab Certification
•
Peer-to-Peer Eco-Rep Program
•
Sustainability Tracking Assessment
& Rating System (STARS)
•
Climate Action Plan outreach & analysis
•
Sustainability Snapshots
•
Earth Day
•
Sustainability Video
Campus Sustainability
Fund
• Over $900,000 granted to fund student-led projects to date
• Now operating in its 4th year with $333,000
• Operates through:
• 1 graduate student assistant, CSF Coordinator
• 1 undergraduate, CSF Outreach Coordinator
• 7 student committee members GPSS, ASUW, & ESC
Green Seed Fund
• Inaugural year and $270,000 granted
• Funds UW faculty, students, and staff to research
opportunities that advance sustainable research while
contributing to campus sustainability goals
• Operates through:
• Student, staff and faculty committee
• Administered by Planning & Budgeting Office
Recognition
How will you continually engage with
stakeholders?
Sustainability: It’s in our nature
Contact
Claudia Frere
Director
Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability
University of Washington
frerec@uw.edu
(206) 221-0391
green.washington.edu
Sustainability: It’s in our nature.