The Council on Sustainability and Social Responsibility is charged with advancing the study and practice of sustainability at Haverford, marked by commitments to environmental stewardship and social responsibility within the context of the College’s Quaker values and educational mission.  The Council:

• receives and deliberates on issues of community concern about socially or environmentally responsible institutional practice;
• plans, prioritizes, and coordinates sustainability-related initiatives across the College including:
  • academic or co-curricular projects
  • engagement with on- and off-campus communities
  • operations, including: campus stewardship, energy and resource management, food systems, business practices, community health and wellbeing
• recommends to relevant departments and governing bodies policies and practices that enhance the College’s commitment to sustainability and social responsibility;
• serves as the College’s committee on investor responsibility;
• assesses progress and periodically reports to the community.

The Council is composed of (1) faculty, staff, and students from areas with significant roles in planning and implementing sustainability across the College, and (2) faculty, student, and staff representatives.  An Executive Committee is responsible for agenda setting, convening working groups to address specific issues, and reaching final decisions.  The Council will meet 1-3 times per year; the Executive Committee may convene more frequently.  The Council reports to the president of the College.

• 2016-17 Annual Report
• 2015-16 Annual Report