Wondering how your school compares with others around environmental sustainability?
Boyer Sudduth Environmental Consultants created a short Sustainability Benchmarking Survey specifically for PAISBOA member schools and launched it this May. Mary Ann Boyer shared the survey results at the May 19th PAISBOA Sustainability Virtual Meeting.
Participating schools included:
Abington Friends, Agnes Irwin, Baldwin, Delaware Valley Friends School, Devon Prep, Friends’ Central, Germantown Friends, Gladwyne Montessori, Haverford College, Montgomery School, Moravian Academy, Shipley, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Stuart Country Day, Westfield Friends, & Westtown.
The survey aims to document the sustainability practices and progress in the greater Philadelphia-area independent schools. Schools will see where they fall in comparison to peer institutions. The survey may be used to help schools plan their next steps in progressing school sustainability based on which practices have been most effective for other schools.
“I was interested to see how my school would compare to peer schools around issues of sustainability, noted Emily Woodward, Lower School Library/Media Specialist and Sustainability Committee Chair of Baldwin, “So we were excited to participate in this survey.”
Based on survey results, Boyer Sudduth Environmental Consultants offers customized top tips and next steps for what individual schools can do to help lessen their environmental footprint.
The Sustainability Survey will be launched again in the fall. For more information about the survey, contact Mary Ann Boyer of Boyer Sudduth Environmental Consultants at maryann@boyersudduth.com.
For questions about the PAISBOA Sustainability Group, please contact Ron Hill at rhill@paisboa.org.
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The PAISBOA Sustainability Group is a network of environmental sustainability champions from member schools. The group gathers three times a year at a member school for a tour of "green" campus features and discussion of a sustainability topic over dinner. Representatives range from faculty advisors to student environmental clubs, to members of a school "green team," STEM coordinators, facilities managers, and heads of school or directors of finance. Newcomers are always welcome.
