The Sustainability Council is charged with meeting the goals of the Commitment to Climate Neutrality, which are:

• Completing an emissions inventory
• Within two years, setting a target date and interim milestones for becoming climate neutral.
• Taking immediate steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by choosing from a list of short-term actions.
• Integrating sustainability into the curriculum and making it part of the educational experience.
• Making the action plan, inventory and progress reports publicly available.

(President’s Climate Commitment, 2009.  Available: http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/about.php). 
In addition, the Franklin Pierce Sustainability Council works on other issues related to Sustainability:

• Organize educational events that promote sustainability.
• Identify and implement actions that reduce overall environmental impact of University operations.

Members of the 2008-2009 Sustainability Council are:

Doug Lear, Director of Facilities (Co-Chair)
Catherine Owen Koning, Professor of Environmental Science (Co-Chair)
Kim Knox, Manager, Sodexho Food Services
Barbara Peloquin, Manager, Environmental Services
Robert St. Jean, Director of Purchasing
Paul Clifford, Senior Environmental Science major
Michelle Comeau, Instructor, Integrated Science
Jennifer Provencher, President, ECO Club
Kenneth Clarke, Instructor, Business Administration
Gary Heald, Assistant Professor, Computer Information Technology
Susan Rolke, Biology Lab Supervisor