{"id":829,"date":"2014-01-07T11:16:16","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T16:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=829"},"modified":"2025-06-27T10:55:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:55:42","slug":"council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/our-team\/council\/","title":{"rendered":"President&#8217;s Sustainability Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>President&#8217;s Sustainability Council<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id829_a66c35-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id829_a66c35-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id829_a66c35-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column829_c72a89-c8 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image829_9eb543-23:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-bottom:16px;}.kb-image829_9eb543-23 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image829_9eb543-23 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/our-team\/council\/vision\/\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2014\/01\/5544324952_332249304e_z.jpg\" alt=\"Black Bear Statue\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-395699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2014\/01\/5544324952_332249304e_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2014\/01\/5544324952_332249304e_z-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2014\/01\/5544324952_332249304e_z-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2014\/01\/5544324952_332249304e_z-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2014\/01\/5544324952_332249304e_z-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2014\/01\/5544324952_332249304e_z-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2014\/01\/5544324952_332249304e_z-423x282.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,640px\" 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class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">It is the intent that the President&#8217;s Sustainability Council can serve to define and shape a path forward that substantively guides and supports our own campus efforts yet establishes a national leadership profile for the University of Maine.<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column829_1563c5-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column829_1563c5-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column829_1563c5-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column829_1563c5-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column829_1563c5-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column829_1563c5-2c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column829_1563c5-2c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 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src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2014\/01\/Fall-in-Orono-by-Reizer-Photography.jpg\" alt=\"Fall in Orono by Reizer Photography\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-395972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2014\/01\/Fall-in-Orono-by-Reizer-Photography.jpg 640w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2014\/01\/Fall-in-Orono-by-Reizer-Photography-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2014\/01\/Fall-in-Orono-by-Reizer-Photography-105x59.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2014\/01\/Fall-in-Orono-by-Reizer-Photography-210x118.jpg 210w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2014\/01\/Fall-in-Orono-by-Reizer-Photography-600x338.jpg 600w, 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