Every day, more businesses are implementing practices to reduce their environmental impact, but some are doing a better job than others.  One tactic that many successful attempts have in common is an organized approach to sustainability.  By developing a plan, organizations can focus their efforts on practices that will have the most significant impact and that best meet greater organizational goals.  The first step to developing a successful environmental program is to examine your organization's mission statement and decide what environmental goals will best further your organization's mission.  Some organizations also develop corporate responsibility statements as well.  Once broad goals of sustainability have been developed, it can be helpful to conduct an environmental audit or assessment to evaluate current practices.  After setting broad goals and conducting an assessment, set more specific and tangible goals that can be evaluated and benchmarked.  Select the following URL for more information on developing a sustainability plan, or contact Alex Naar at (919)715-3782 or via naara@ecu.edu.

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Featuring Our Faculty: Larry E. Tise

Wilbur and Orville Wright Distinguished Professor of History, Larry Tise's interests lie in the area of advising and assisting academic and community organizations on matters relating to the Wright brothers and the origins of manned flight. He has researched all aspects of Wright Brothers history and the impact of the Wright brothers on North Carolina as a tourist destination. He is also an expert on the history of the Lost Colony phenomena—especially efforts to convert the history of the Raleigh colonies into a tourist attraction.

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