Editing University of Washington (section)

===Sustainability===
[[Environmental sustainability]] has long been a major focus of the university's Board of Regents and Presidents. In February 2006, UW joined a partnership with [[Seattle City Light]] as part of their Green Up Program, ensuring that all of Seattle campus' electricity is supplied by and purchased from renewable sources.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seattle.gov/news/detail.asp?ID=5867&Dept=40 |title=Mayor Announces UW Green Energy Purchase |date=February 2006 |publisher=City of Seattle |access-date=February 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070116004704/http://www.seattle.gov/news/detail.asp?ID=5867&Dept=40 |archive-date=January 16, 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, then UW President Emmert furthered the university's efforts with a host of other universities across the U.S., and signed the [[American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/signatories.php |title=Who's Who |work=American College & University |publisher=Presidentsclimatecommitment.org |access-date=September 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726041616/http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/signatories.php |archive-date=July 26, 2009 }}</ref> UW created a Climate Action Team,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washington.edu/news/archive/id/46996 |title=UW seeks to deepen its commitment to sustainability |last=Roseth |first=Robert |date=February 5, 2009 |access-date=September 16, 2010 |archive-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515233156/https://www.washington.edu/news/2009/02/05/uw-seeks-to-deepen-its-commitment-to-sustainability/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as an Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee (ESAC) which keeps track of UW's greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washington.edu/about/environmentalstewardship/UW_GHG_inventory_2005.pdf |title=About the Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee (ESAC) |date=August 10, 2004 |publisher=Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee |access-date=September 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305002357/http://www.washington.edu/about/environmentalstewardship/UW_GHG_inventory_2005.pdf |archive-date=March 5, 2009 }}</ref> Policies were enacted with environmental stewardship in mind, and institutional support was provided to assist with campus sustainability.<ref name="University of Washington-3">{{cite web |url=http://www.washington.edu/about/environmentalstewardship/ |title=Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=May 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517051607/http://www.washington.edu/about/environmentalstewardship/ |archive-date=May 17, 2008 }}</ref>

Overall, the University of Washington was one of several universities to receive the highest grade, "A−", on the Sustainable Endowments Institute's College Sustainability Report Card in 2011.<ref name="Sustainable Endowments Institute">{{cite web |url=http://www.endowmentinstitute.org/ |title=College Sustainability Report Card 2008 |publisher=Sustainable Endowments Institute |access-date=May 21, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717115307/http://www.endowmentinstitute.org/ |archive-date=July 17, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>