Carolyn Aguilar and Dulce María RamosUniversidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México

October 7, 2013

Twelve years of campus sustainability at Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México

AASHE Annual Conference 2013: Resiliency and Adaptation

• Private Jesuit University

• University foundation: 1943

• Current campus inauguration: 1988

• Located in Santa Fe, one of the major business districts, southwest of Mexico City

• Population: • 10,992 students

(undergraduate and graduate)

• 1,867 academic staff

• 789 administrative and service employees

• Total area: 193,352 m2

33Undergraduate Degrees

34 Graduate Degrees

More than 350 Certificate Courses

Academic Programs

What is Ibero Campus Verde?

Body of policies, activities, goals and performance criteria aimed at reducing the negative impact in the environment caused by the university’s daily operation.

Reduce ecological footprint

Example for society

Environmental education strategy

Objectives

Buildings

Water

Energy

Hazardous waste

Purchasing

Recycling Transportation

Landscaping and grounds

Culture

Action in eight areas

How does it work?

Technical committee

Environmental Program

Advisory team

Students

First steps…

Preliminary Performance Assessment (2008)

Action Plan 2009-2012

Implementation

Evaluation of Results

Second Action Plan 2012-2020

The role of environmental communication

Build a new relationship between society and nature

• Responsable consumption of natural resources

• Proper waste management

• Adoption of sustainable lifestyles

What is

Where are we now?

Challenges faced

Resistance to change

Lack of a systemic approach to decision-making

Lack of appreciation of the benefits of the Enviromental Management System

Lack of official government ecolabelling

Lifestyles and consumption patterns

25% reduction in the consumption of drinking water

8.7% reduction in the consumption el electrical power

15.2% reduction in solid waste generation

17.4% of all recyclable waste being recovered

Main Achievements

Other Achievements Accumulation of valuable know how

Strenghtening the technical board

Bringing together academics, students and administrative staff

Becoming an Environmental Education tool

Development of an evironmental culture

Where do we go from here?

Thank you!

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