Press - The Williams Record

An editorial in the Williams Record writes about the recent high grade (A-) that our school recieved on the sustainability report card. They say:

Williams’ “A” (actually an A-) is misleading. The grading system focused on two categories: endowment practices and on-campus sustainability efforts. Williams’ endowment practices, by the SEI criteria, are superb. They are transparent (a list of investment holdings is available at the investment office) and they are responsible (the Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility, including students, deliberates over investments). Williams was prepared for the endowment category of the test and aced it, proving that the College can be green when it comes to cash.

The story goes on to urge us to greater effort and not take too much credit for a report that was somewhat slanted in our favor. It ends:

Before we plug our sustainability grade, let’s unplug our personal refrigerators – those energy hogs – and screw in greener bulbs. Significantly reducing our carbon emissions will mean more than any “A” ever could.

Bravo, Record, you hit the nail on the head. For the news article on the Sustainability Report Card, see here