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Sustainability Intiative
 
Campus Sustainability Inventory (On Campus Access Only)
 
Thank you for your interest in the AQ Campus Sustainability Inventory.
 
The sustainability inventory documents current AQ processes, practices, and curricula in the area of social capital, environmental/natural capital, and financial capital. Aquinas sustainable business students and the Center for Sustainability are gathering information for this component through class assignments and student employment. Our inventory has been adapted from The Concordia University (Montreal, Quebec) model. Check out Concordia’s complete inventory at: http://sustainable.concordia.ca/ourinitiatives/assessment/index.php.
 
Natural Capital:
  • Campus Buildings
  • Consumer Goods - Campus paper use, food served
  • Waste
  • Energy Use & Management - Sources, quantity, energy efficiency measures
  • Carbon Footprint
  • Indoor Air Quality
  • Land Use - Greenspace, developed spaces, community greenspace
  • Water - Consumption, management & efficiency, storm and wastewater
Social Capital:
  • Informal & Formal Learning
  • Mental & Physical Health - Athletics, interior environments, nutrition, safety, services
  • Campus Diversity
  • External Community Involvement
Financial Capital:
  • Student Tuition Trends
  • Financial Aide
  • Employee Compensation
  • College Revenue & Expenses
 
Details of the Aquinas College Sustainability Inventory are available to on campus users only.
 
If you are accessing the Sustainability Initiative Web site from the Aquinas computer network or ResNet, please click here.
 
 
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