| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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| Overall Score | 66.79 |
| Liaison | Ian Johnson |
| Submission Date | May 26, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Colorado College
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Ian
Johnson Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
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Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign directed at students within the previous three years that has yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Yes
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Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign directed at employees within the previous three years that has yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Yes
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The name of the campaign (1st campaign):
Recyclemania
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A brief description of the campaign (1st campaign):
Recyclemania is a nation-wide competition to promote waste reduction on college and university campuses. Colorado College participates in Recyclemania to foster behaviors that both minimize waste and increase the campus's waste diversion rate.
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A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (1st campaign):
The college's waste recycling rate since the first year of participating in Recyclemania has increased from 38% in 2012 to close to 52% in 2015. Last year, Colorado College ranked first for composting the most food service organics.
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The website URL where information about the campaign is available (1st campaign):
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The name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Campus Conservation Nationals
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A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Campus Conservation Nationals is the world's largest energy and water reduction competition for colleges and universities. It includes a three-month competition period in which buildings on campus are pitted against each other to demonstrate the largest reductions.
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A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
In 2013, Campus Conservation Nationals reported that participating schools had saved 2,115,000 kWh of electricity and 1,680,000 gallons of water.
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The website URL where information about the campaign is available (2nd campaign):
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A brief description of other outreach campaigns, including measured positive impacts:
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