Institutional Partnerships
WHY THIS MATTERS: To achieve our shared climate action goals, we need our local government and public institutions, like schools, all working together. Leadership within the Princeton Municipality and the Princeton Public Schools are committed to sustainability and have engaged us to help manage their sustainability initiatives, which are in line with the Princeton Climate Action Plan.
HOW SP TAKES ACTION: We work closely with both entities to research sustainability efforts, apply for grants supporting their goals, and ensure their efforts are certified through Sustainable Jersey and Sustainable Jersey for Schools.
Municipality
Recent priority projects with the Municipality of Princeton have included:
- Leading Princeton’s Energy Efficiency campaign for residents and businesses
- Pursuing a community solar option for Princeton’s low- to moderate-income residents
- Processing grants from the NJDEP for two new electric shuttles
- Participating in Princeton’s Stormwater Utility Focus Group
- Processing a federal grant and assist with the implementation of food scrap collection sites around Princeton
- Maintaining the Municipality of Princeton’s silver certification through Sustainable Jersey
Schools
Recent priority projects with the Princeton Public Schools have included:
- Extensive electricity analysis and management for the district-wide Power Down for Pizza campaign
- Bi-annual energy and water analyses for the District
- Processing grants from the NJBPU and NJDEP for two future electric school buses
- Assisting each school in attaining certification through Sustainable Jersey for Schools – every school currently maintains a bronze certification with SJS
- Processing school grants offered by Sustainable Jersey for Schools for each school.
- Helping the schools publicize their sustainability initiatives.
