The university has created a formal climate action plan and set a goal to reduce its 2006 level of greenhouse gas emissions 20% by 2020.[119] The university's sustainability efforts were awarded a "A−" by the Sustainable Endowments Institute for 2011.[119] Grand Valley's overall sustainability grade is the highest amongst the nine Michigan universities that were surveyed and the 28th best in the nation.[120][121] In other rankings GVSU was placed as high as 16th in the world and 10th in the United States for its sustainability efforts and environment-friendly university management by Universitas Indonesia GreenMetric World University Ranking for 2011.[122]