How Campus Green Revolving Funds Are Saving Energy and Beating the Market
About the Webinar
Facing steep budget cuts and unstable energy costs, many colleges are grappling with how to finance urgently needed energy efficiency upgrades on campus when operating and capital funds are scarce. One innovative approach, using return-oriented green revolving funds (GRFs), is a rapidly growing trend. This webinar explores the key findings of Greening the Bottom Line, the first ever survey of green revolving funds at 52 universities, and highlights the work of Harvard University’s $12 million fund, one of the oldest and largest green revolving funds in the country.
Mark Orlowski is founder and executive director of the Sustainable Endowments Institute. Mark leads the Institute's research and outreach efforts on college sustainability initiatives including creation of the annual College Sustainability Report Card and publication of the first Greening the Bottom Linereport. A graduate of Williams College, Mark served on the college's Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility and chaired its Campus Environmental Advisory Committee. He earned a master's degree at Harvard University, in nonprofit management.
Heather Henriksen is the Director of the Office for Sustainability at Harvard University. Heather is also a partner of Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2). Prior to this, Heather held roles as Director of Corporate Marketing & Business Development at Time Warner, and Assistant Director of Development at Stanford University Law School. She serves on Secretary Napolitano’s Sustainability and Efficiency Task Force, Department of Homeland Security, and on the Board of Trustees of Phillips Brooks House Association.