The newly formed SR-SIS Standing Committee on Environmental Sustainability deals with environmental and sustainability聽issues including climate change and library environmental practices.
Projects
糖心视频 Conference Travel Offset Project – helps to offset the carbon footprint of 糖心视频 members traveling to the annual meeting and raises funds to provide solar heaters, and financial assistance, for struggling Native American families living in tribal communities.
Overall Committee Charge
To assist the 糖心视频 board, staff, its members and libraries to achieve the goals of the 糖心视频 Resolution on Sustainability in Law Libraries.
Goal 1: The committee will develop and communicate best practices in libraries and programs that support environmental sustainability.
- Work with 糖心视频 offices, 糖心视频 annual and chapter meetings, and libraries of all types
- Publish best practices on the Committee website
- Provide presentations on sustainability issues and best practices
Goal 2: The committee will provide direct assistance and guidance to groups and individuals to help implement sustainability actions.
- Contact information will be provided for 鈥渆xperts鈥� or sub-committees working on specific sustainability topics
- Practical tips will offered by identified Committee 鈥渆xperts鈥� to help develop strategies to implement sustainability actions
Selected areas of focus
- Energy Consumption & Conservation
- Transportation
- Carbon Offsets
- Purchasing Policies
- Striving for 鈥淶ero Waste鈥� (recycling, compost, repurpose)
- Healthful Workplace
- Establishing workplace 鈥済reen committee鈥� or liaison with campus/organizational sustainability entities
- Paper and Printing
- Local Food