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Welcome to the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability

The Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS) promotes environmental management and sustainable development on campus.  Membership is drawn from faculty, staff, students and alumni and all meetings are open to everyone.

Announcements

Apply for a CACS Green Fund Grant - Due March 15th
CACS is currently accepting applications for Spring 2012 cycle of the Green Fund Grant program. These grants enables members of the UC Berkeley campus community to undertake projects that will create a greener, more environmentally sustainable campus. One-time grants of up to $2,000 will be awarded to students, faculty, and staff to facilitate green projects. Applications must be received by 5:00pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012. Grant award recipients will be announced at the Sustainability Summit on April 19, 2012. Download the 2012 Green Fund Grant application information.

2012 CACS Sustainability Award Nominations - Due March 15th
To formally recognize contributions of those helping the campus to meet its sustainability goals, CACS annually provides awards to faculty, staff, and students that have done outstanding work. The campus community is indebted to the hard work of students, staff, and faculty making Berkeley a more sustainable place to work, live, and play. Nominations can be made for groups or individuals. Nominations are due by 5:00pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012. For more information and a copy of the award application, click here.

Advancing Water Sustainability at UC Berkeley
At 2011 Sustainability Summit the Chancellor announced the first water reduction goal for the campus - 10% below 2008 levels by 2020. Over the next five years the campus will undertake projects and conservation campaigns to get us to this target. CACS, along with other campus stakeholders, worked tirelessly over the last two years to help the campus make this important commitment.

More information from the summit -including copies of the posters and presentations, and video of the Chancellor's Remarks and Dr. Gleick's keynote address- are posted here.

Final Campus Water Report and Presentation From CACS

Learn more about The Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability's Final Campus Water Usage and Conservation Report and Water Report Presentation.. For more information email sustainability@berkeley.edu

Submit Items for our Meetings or Digests

Have issues you want CACS to address at their meetings? Have events you want to publicize on our digest? New information has been added throughout the site instructing readers on how to do so. In short, any agenda proposals should be submitted to Katherine Walsh or Kaela Colwell by the Friday before a given meeting. Agenda items are subject to approval by the Executive Committee but may include: updates on campus sustainability initiatives, Berkeley and UC sustainability policy changes, or other items of interest to the Committee.
If you would like to submit an item for the digest, please email Sarah Bae, CACS Administrative intern.

 

Past Announcements

 

UN-sustainability at Cal?

Sprinklers on in the rain, lights left on all night...Please let us know by contacting sustainability@berkeley.edu or the Communications Manager for Facilities Services.