Indiana University

College Sustainability Report Card 2007

Indiana University created the Council on Environmental Stewardship in 1998 as part of a campus-wide initiative. The group, which was composed of students, faculty, and staff, worked on issues such as waste reduction and applying LEED standards in campus construction, but the University decided to cease financial and administrative support for the Council as of June 30, 2006.

Some of the University's students have looked into the feasibility of wind energy in Indiana, but no formal progress has been made towards renewable energy purchases or on-campus installations.

The Council on Environmental Stewardship was working on reducing waste in the dining halls, implementing a Green Nalgene project for refill use in the dining halls, and trying to garner support for a pilot composting program in collaboration with the city of Bloomington.

The Council on Environmental Stewardship was pushing the campus planners to adopt LEED design standards for future construction. Although the University has not made a public commitment to green building, the science center that is currently under construction is registered as a LEED project.

The University makes neither its proxy voting record nor its list of endowment holdings public. This information is only available to trustees and senior administrators.

The University prioritizes investing to maximize profit and is also exploring renewable energy investment funds or similar investment vehicles.

The University provides its investment managers with guidelines to determine proxy votes.