| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.72 |
| Liaison | Philip Mansfield |
| Submission Date | Feb. 17, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Carleton University
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Philip
Mansfield Sustainability Manager Facilities Management and Planning |
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Does the institution produce the following outreach materials and/or publications that foster sustainability learning and knowledge? :
| Yes or No | |
| A central sustainability website that consolidates information about the institution’s sustainability efforts | Yes |
| A sustainability newsletter | Yes |
| Social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability | Yes |
| A vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability | --- |
| Building signage that highlights green building features | Yes |
| Food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems | Yes |
| Signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies employed | Yes |
| A sustainability walking map or tour | Yes |
| A guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation | Yes |
| Navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians | No |
| A guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience | Yes |
| Regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat | Yes |
| Other sustainability publications or outreach materials not covered above | Yes |
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A brief description of the central sustainability website:
The Central sustainability Website is within the Facilities Management Planning groups website. The page has a description of what sustainability Carleton University means and has a series of links to the different sustainable initiatives and aspects of Carleton University.
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The website URL for the central sustainability website:
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A brief description of the sustainability newsletter:
The sustainability newsletter consists of a green tip of the month and how to complete the task which the tip recommends.
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The website URL for the sustainability newsletter:
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A brief description of the social media platforms that focus specifically on campus sustainability:
The Carleton Sustainability Office has a Twitter account called CU sustainability (@CUsustain). The twitter page provides interesting sustainability facts and dates for events about sustainability.
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The website URL of the primary social media platform that focuses on sustainability:
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A brief description of the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
The Carleton Sustainable Research Centre website allows easy access through the web for people to learn about the research that the Carleton sustainability community is doing. The website displays a combination of professor and student research.
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The website URL for the vehicle to publish and disseminate student research on sustainability:
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A brief description of building signage that highlights green building features :
There are various signs through out different buildings of the Univeristy. In Robertson Hall and the Athletics building their is a large sign in each building explaining the Sustainability Strategic Plan and the buildings green features.
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The website URL for building signage that highlights green building features :
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A brief description of food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
Dining services at Carleton provides signage and brochures that highlights dining services buying local practices.
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The website URL for food service area signage and/or brochures that include information about sustainable food systems:
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A brief description of signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies:
N/A
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The website URL for signage on the grounds about sustainable groundskeeping and/or landscaping strategies:
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A brief description of the sustainability walking map or tour:
There will be a map created through google maps and posted on the sustainability carleton website. As well during student move in a map will be posted in each residence highlighting the areas of the university which have been impacted by sustainability initiatives. Both maps will highlight these areas and provide a description.
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The website URL of the sustainability walking map or tour:
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A brief description of the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
The Carleton TDM website provides a variety of different means for commuters to commute to work including walking, cycling, public transit, carpool and ride share programs.
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The website URL for the guide for commuters about how to use alternative methods of transportation:
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A brief description of the navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
There are campus maps located throughout the university which indicate bike and walking paths.
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The website URL for navigation and educational tools for bicyclists and pedestrians:
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A brief description of the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
The Housing services website provides a blog on how to live more sustainably in residence as well there is a residence group called project green that brings residence students who are interested in green living together.
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The website URL for the guide for green living and incorporating sustainability into the residential experience:
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A brief description of regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat:
In the student newspaper The Charlatan sustainability initiatives are often covered in articles such as the recent creation of the campus sustainability research house.
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The website URL for regular coverage of sustainability in the main student newspaper, either through a regular column or a reporter assigned to the sustainability beat:
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A brief description of another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above (1st material):
There is a monthly green tip of the month sent out by the sustainability office providing information about how to make the workplace for sustainable.
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The website URL for this material (1st material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (2nd material):
Yes
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A brief description of this material (2nd material):
Carleton releases a newsletter daily called Today @ Carleton that the sustainability office can use to send out information about sustainability initiatives to the Carleton staff.
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The website URL for this material (2nd material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (3rd material):
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A brief description of this material (3rd material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (4th material):
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A brief description of this material (4th material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (5th material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (6th material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (7th material):
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Does the institution produce another sustainability publication or outreach material not covered above? (8th material):
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