Comprehensive List of Objectives

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1.0 Carbon and Resilience Meet the Climate Leadership Chancellor HIGH HIGH 3.1 Fleet Establish written replacement Fleet MED LOW
Commitments Commitments. Replacement Plans plans for at least 80% of campus Managers
fleets by FY24 to improve univer- w/F&S

2.1 Energy Planning By FY24, develop a comprehen- F&S HIGH HIGH sity-owned vehicle fuel efficiency.
Document sive energy planning document
that includes a detailed strategy
for meeting the FY50 net-zero 3.2 Increase Pavement Increase the Pavement Con- F&S MED HIGH
greenhouse gas (GHG) emis- Condition Index dition Index (PCI) for university-
sions goal. owned roads so the average
PCI score is at least 65 by FY25
2.2 Increase Energy Reduce Energy Use Intensity (EUI) F&S MED HIGH and at least 70 by FY30.
Efficiency of university facilities from the
FY08 baseline by: 45% by FY30, 3.3 Electric Vehicle Establish an Electric Vehicle Task Parking LOW LOW
50% by FY40, and 60% by FY50. Task Force Force to identify key goals for
supporting the use of electric ve-
2.2.1 Improve Space Improve efficiency of space use Provost LOW LOW hicles on and off campus by FY22.
Utilization by minimizing the square foot-
age per person and updating the 3.4 Reduce Driving Reduce driving on campus and F&S HIGH MED
Space Policy in the Campus Ad- on Campus report the percentage of staff
ministrative Manual (CAM) by FY23. trips made using single-occu-
pancy vehicles from 60% to 50%
2.2.2 Reduce Building- Reduce the total annual en- Units w/ F&S MED HIGH by FY25 and 45% by FY30.
level Energy ergy consumption of each col-
lege-level unit by at least 20% Develop a Commuter Program
3.4.1 Develop a Commuter Parking MED MED
from an FY15 baseline by FY35. Program (Bus, Bike, and Hike) for faculty w/F&S
and staff. Register 100 people by
2.3 Clean Energy Use clean energy sources for 15% F&S HIGH HIGH FY24 and 500 people by FY30.
Sources of total campus energy demand
by FY30. Continue to implement the 2014 F&S MED HIGH
3.4.2 Implement Campus
Bike Plan Campus Bike Plan.
2.3.1 140,000 MWh/year Use at least 140,000 MWh/year F&S MED HIGH
Clean Power of clean power by FY25. Establish telecommuting policies
3.4.3 Telecommuting F&S w/IHR MED LOW
Policies for the campus by FY24.

2.3.2 Clean Thermal Use at least 150,000 MMBTU/year F&S HIGH HIGH Reduce net air travel emissions
3.5 Offset Air Travel iSEE LOW LOW
Energy of clean thermal energy by FY30. Emissions from FY14 baseline by: 50% by
FY24 and 100% by FY30.

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4.1 Reduce Water 5.2.1 Install Appropriate Install appropriate waste collec- F&S HIGH HIGH
Reduce potable water consump- F&S MED MED
Consumption Infrastructure tion infrastructure throughout the
tion to 721,500 kgal/year by FY24,
University District, with new indoor
which is a reduction of 45% from
bins placed in at least 150 build-
the FY08 baseline.
ings by FY24.

4.2 Implement Resilient Implement the Resilient Land- F&S MED HIGH
5.3 Establish a Culture Establish a culture of reuse,
Landscape Strategy scape Strategy recommenda- F&S MED MED
of Reuse with two major campuswide
w/Provost
tions by FY24. zero-waste events using dura-
ble goods and composting in
4.2.1 Increase Number Increase the number of trees on F&S MED HIGH FY22, four in FY23, six in FY24,
of Trees campus by 1,500 by FY24 and by and eight in FY25 .
3,000 by FY30.

4.2.2 Increase Pollinator-
Friendly Areas ground pollinator-friendly land-
Increase the number of on-the-
scaping areas on campus by
50% from the FY19 baseline by
April 2024.
F&S MED
5.3.1 Zero Waste Messaging Develop a comprehensive Zero F&S MED MED
MED
Campaign Waste messaging campaign
by FY21 and achieve a cumu-
lative total of 10,000 “Use the
Bin” pledges by FY24.

5.4 Reduce Food Promote food scraps reduction F&S MED MED
4.2.3 Double Green Double the number of on-cam- F&S MED HIGH Scraps on campus through a behavior
Infrastructure pus green infrastructure installa-
change campaign, and tracking
Installations tions from 24 to 48 by FY24.
and recovery of surplus food for
donation, with at least five new
4.3 Cover Crops on Use cover crops in at least 20% ACES HIGH HIGH
areas tracking and reporting their
South Farms of South Farms acreage by FY24.
food waste by FY22.

4.4 Monitor Soil Monitor soil health by collecting ACES HIGH LOW
5.5 Plan for Organic Develop a detailed comprehen- F&S HIGH HIGH
Health soil analyses for all South Farms Waste sive plan including implemen-
land parcels by FY24.
tation and operational costs/
benefits to sustainably dispose
5.1 Sustainable Create sustainable procurement Purchasing HIGH LOW
of all food scraps and other or-
Procurement reporting guidelines and increase ganics by FY24, and fully imple-
Reports compliance to 100% of business ment the plan by FY33.
managers through training and
outreach by FY24.
5.6 Use Local Increase the use of local food to Housing MED MED
Food 35% by FY30.
5.2 Reduce Landfilled Reduce the total campus waste F&S HIGH HIGH
Waste going to landfills from 5,049 tons
5.6.1 Food Literacy Implement Food Literacy Project Housing HIGH MED
in FY19 to 4,544 tons or less in
Project by FY24 by tracking carbon, nitro-
FY24, which is a decrease of at
gen, and water footprints for food
least 10%.
items in campus dining halls.

5.7 Green Cleaning Establish a green cleaning pro- F&S MED MED
Program gram that meets LEED v.4 require-
ments by FY24.

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6.1 Broaden Sustainability Broaden the availability of sus- iSEE MED MED 7.1 Green Certifications Enhance the overall culture of iSEE LOW LOW
Education tainability education across the sustainability on campus, and
entire curriculum, beginning with increase the number of certifi-
first-year student orientation and cations issued through the Certi-
continuing through commence- fied Greener Campus Program by
ment, with at least one of four 20% each year from FY20 to FY24.
proposed methods implemented
by FY24. 7.2 Sustainable Events The Illini Union and Illini Union llini Union MED LOW
Program Board commit to 80% of their
6.2 Sustainability Course Establish a comprehensive on- iSEE MED LOW events qualifying as sustainable
Catalog line repository for courses and by FY24.
academic programs with sus-
tainability content.
7.3 Green Sports Increase visibility of campus DIA LOW LOW
Launch an undergraduate Envi- iSEE LOW MED Alliance sustainability efforts by join-
6.3 Environmental
Leadership Program ronmental Leadership Program ing the Green Sports Alliance
(ELP) that includes two week-long through the Division of Intercol-
residential intensives, pre-profes- legiate Athletics (DIA) by sum-
sional workshops, visiting speak- mer 2021.
ers, and field trips to Springfield
and Washington, D.C. 7.4 Local Collaborations Incorporate sustainability-related iSEE MED MED
problem solving in the GivePulse
6.4 Sustainability Develop a sustainability intern- iSEE MED LOW system for public engagement,
Internship Program ship program through partnering and track local collaborations for
with businesses, nonprofits, local sustainable solutions. Increase lo-
government, and cultural institu- cal collaborations by 10% per year
tions in Central Illinois. The total from FY22 to FY24.
number of internships awarded
will be reported each year. 7.5 Support Youth Support programs to develop Extension MED LOW
Sustainability love of nature and sustainability
Partner with The Career Cen- among children, with an annual
6.5 Sustainability at Career Center LOW LOW
Career Fairs ter and potentially other career w/iSEE Youth Sustainability Summit led
offices in FY22 to help students by local teenagers with guidance
explore and discover career op- and mentoring from campus and
portunities that are connected to community sustainability leaders.
professional interests and goals
related to sustainability. Incorpo- 7.6 iCAP Portal Update the iCAP Portal on a iSEE LOW LOW

rate a sustainability component Updates monthly basis to report progress

at a minimum of two events be- toward iCAP objectives.
ginning in FY22.

6.6 Graduate Certificate Offer a new graduate certificate iSEE MED LOW
in Sustainability in sustainability by FY24.

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8.1 Urban Biodiversity Develop a coordinated urban bio- Extension HIGH MED 8.6 Vision Zero Support Vision Zero as a coun- F&S LOW MED
Master Plan diversity master plan by FY24 to w/F&S ty-wide goal for safe and sus-
make the Champaign, Urbana, tainable transportation.
Savoy, and campus metro area
8.7 Local Offsets Establish a local offsets program iSEE HIGH HIGH
a model for biodiversity. Program
by FY24.

9.1 Divest from Fully divest from fossil fuel Chancellor HIGH MED
Fossil Fuels companies by FY25.
Coordinate rainwater man- F&S HIGH HIGH
8.2 Coordinated Rainwater
agement plans for the entire w/Extension 9.2 Sustainable Commit to a Sustainable Invest- Chancellor HIGH LOW
Management
urbanized areas of Champaign, Investing Policy ing Policy by FY24.
Urbana, Savoy, and the univer-
sity. Starting in FY21, share the to- Incorporate the iCAP in the Chancellor LOW LOW
9.3 Include iCAP in
tal number of green infrastructure Strategic Plan next campus Strategic Plan.
locations on the iCAP Portal on an
annual basis. 9.4 Become STARS Achieve STARS Platinum rating iSEE HIGH HIGH
Platinum from the Association for the Ad-
vancement of Sustainability in
8.3 Environmental Develop a collaborative plan iSEE HIGH HIGH Higher Education (AASHE) by
Justice Plan for environmental justice that FY30.
will assess metro area resil-
ience and actively address re-
lated issues. The plan will be
written and publicized by FY24.

8.4 Local Sustainability Take leadership in addressing iSEE HIGH MED

Issues the most pressing sustainability
challenges in our local commu-
nities through collaboration with
local governments and related
community groups, by forming
an advisory panel for coordinat-
ing efforts across jurisdictional
boundaries. By FY24, select at
least three major local sustain-
ability issues to address and
identify lead agency and key
stakeholders.

8.5 Inventory By FY23, collaborate with col- iSEE MED LOW

Green Jobs leges and community groups to
inventory existing certification
opportunities for green jobs and
identify gaps.

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