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march/april 2020 • volume 36 number 2
IMPROVING & CELEBRATING
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Excerpts from AASHE's 2019
Sustainable Campus Index
By Monika Urbanski
e 2019 Sustainable Campus Index (SCI), produced annually by
the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Educa-
tion (AASHE), recognizes top-performing colleges and universities
overall by institution type and in 17 sustainability impact areas. is
feature excerpts 10 of the 17 SCI impact areas that are of particular
relevance to facilities professionals.
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Sustainable Procurement and the
Circular Economy
By Debra Rowe, Ph.D., and Reniera O'Donnell
As organizations mature from the current "take-make-waste" linear
economy into a circular economy, there is increasing discussion on
the role of procurement and the supply chain. Some companies have
developed closed-loop supply chains to ensure stable, cost-competitive
supplies of their products.
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Tracking and Sharing Project
Impacts with GRITS
By Aaron Karp
e GRITS project-management tool is used by over 800 organi-
zations to facilitate the work of facilities, energy, and sustainability
professionals. is article looks at how business-case analysis helps
professionals evaluate opportunities and drive investment in sustain-
ability projects.
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