Katie Lapp: Amplifying Impact Through Collaboration
1. Amplifying
Impact
Through
Collabora6on
Ka6e
Lapp,
Execu6ve
Vice
President
2014
ISCN
Conference
June
2,
2014
2. “Universi)es
have
a
special
role
and
a
special
responsibility
in
confron)ng
the
challenges
of
climate
change
and
environmental
sustainability.”
-‐ President
Drew
G.
Faust
(October
2008)
4. Reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions
30%
by
2016,
including
growth
and
renovaBon,
from
a
2006
baseline.
5.
6. Building
on
Our
Progress
1. Launch
Climate
Change
SoluBons
Fund
2. ConBnue
aggressive
GHG/energy
reducBon
3. Signatory
to
UN
Principles
for
Responsible
Investment
Ban
Ki-‐Moon,
UN
Secretary
General
8. Cul6va6ng
Partnerships
for
Global
Impact
• Leverage
individual
strengths
of
each
sector
• Break
down
silos
across
sectors
• Smarter,
more
effecBve
soluBons
9. MA
Green
High
Performance
Compu6ng
Center
90,000
square
foot,
10
MW
state-‐of-‐the-‐art
research
compuBng
center
10. Boston
Green
Ribbon
Commission
Developing
shared
strategies
for
addressing
climate
change
including
reducing
greenhouse
gas
emissions
11. Climate
Preparedness
• Hosted
regional
summit
to
share
strategies
• Consistent
modeling
and
approach
with
faculty
input
• EffecBve
risk
management
&
planning
12. Lessons
Learned
• Senior
leaders
drive
shared
vision
and
accountability
• Leverage
individual
strengths
• Focus
on
common
goals
13. • Strengthen,
deepen
relaBonship
with
host
communiBes
• Opportunity
to
inform
policy
• Move
forward
farther,
faster
with
shared
soluBons
Partnerships
Deliver
Posi6ve
Change
