EMBI Director to assist Green Bay Area Public Schools in climate neutrality

John Arendt, Director of the Environmental Management and Business Institute (EMBI), was approved on January 22 by the Board of Education to serve on the Green Bay Area Public School District’s Clean Energy Advisory Committee. The members of the committee are charged with:

• Development of a long-term plan of energy sustainability and clean energy, possibly including standards for clean energy use, energy and water efficiency, recycling and clean energy projects
• Review of the district Wellness Policy to consider inclusion of the effects of climate on staff and student health
• Establishment of goals to guide district operations energy needs with a carbon-neutral energy goal
• Possible investment in future clean energy and energy efficiency projects.