UNC-CH Sustainability Coalition 

The UNC-CH Sustainability Coalition was developed in April 1999 as a result of Governor Hunt's Environmental Sustainability Initiative.  Governor Hunt's Executive Order 156 directs state agencies to develop and incorporate into their daily operations, policies and practices that preserve natural resources, conserve energy, eliminate waste and emissions, and lessen overall environmental impact.  The Coalition is made up of students, staff, administrators and faculty representing many departments and services of the University, and is dedicated to ensuring the University assumes a leadership role with regard to sustainability.  The mission of the Sustainability Coalition is "to promote a strong, positive environmental ethic and to cultivate proactive sustainable practices with regard to all university activities".

In order to effectively address sustainability on the UNC-CH campus, the coalition is made up of eight task groups (see chart below).  Each task group is charged with evaluating where the University stands in its particular area of sustainability, establishing directions for improving its green rating in that area, and, to the extent possible, seeing that the recommended changes are implemented.