College of the Ozarks

College Sustainability Report Card 2009

The college has no known policy relating to campus-wide sustainability initiatives.

The college has not made public any steps taken to address energy efficiency or conservation possibilities, and has not made headway toward the use of renewable energy.

The college's dining services department sources some food from an on-campus garden and supports a local dairy. The school has a 35 percent diversion rate for its recycling program and is currently researching ways to convert waste cooking oil into biodiesel for use on campus. To-go containers are not provided in dining halls.

The college has no known green buildings or a green building policy.

The college has no known active programs to involve students in campus sustainability activities.

The college has not made public any programs or practices that encourage or facilitate the use of alternative forms of transportation.

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

The college aims to optimize investment return and is exploring, but not currently invested in, renewable energy funds or similar investment vehicles.

The college asks that its investment managers handle the details of proxy voting.