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45.		(a)		The Committee on Sustainability shall consist of four members of the faculty, appointed by the President for three-year terms; four members of the College staff; and four students. The Committee's chair shall be elected from among its members.
(b)				The Committee on Sustainability shall be concerned with the best long-term use of finite natural resources and with the College's impact on the local, regional, and global environment. It shall identify, implement, and evaluate approaches for increasing Smith's commitment to sustainability in all areas of the campus, including (but not limited to) construction, transportation, materials and energy use, waste management, purchasing, investment, and the campus curriculum. It shall seek to maintain a holistic perspective in this work, holding paramount the goal of systemic change and institutional transformation to aid the College in achieving the greatest efficiencies in natural resource use and pollution prevention. Next