| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.39 |
| Liaison | Stephanie MacPhee |
| Submission Date | Feb. 5, 2025 |
Dalhousie University
EN-7: Employee Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.76 / 3.00 |
Stephanie
MacPhee Executive Director Office of Sustainability |
Part 1. Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer, sustainability educators program
Total number of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
1st program
A brief description of the employee educators program (1st program):
The Sustainable Event Certification recognizes campus community groups for planning events that minimize environmental impact. The program emphasizes reducing waste, water, and energy usage, while prioritizing inclusivity and accessibility through a Sustainable Events Checklist. Any meetings, conferences, or group gatherings held on Dalhousie’s campuses can apply for certification. The Office of Sustainability also offers training sessions on running sustainable events and is launching a Train-the-Trainer program in 2024 to amplify sustainability efforts.
Each event designates a sustainability officer responsible for attending a training session, viewing an asynchronous recording, or reviewing the program checklist to meet program requirements.
The certification is designed for continuous improvement, progressing from Bronze to Silver, Gold, and beyond, as sustainability officers work toward increasingly sustainable event practices.
The training program is also ongoing, supported by regular administrative guidance and staff support. Sustainability officers remain part of the sustainability community, receiving updates and attending additional sustainability-focused events.
A brief description of the employee educators program’s target audience (1st program):
he Sustainable Events Certification Program targets Dalhousie employees, including full-time permanent staff and short-term student staff, faculty and students.
Number of trained employee educators (1st program):
Number of weeks the employee educators program is active annually (1st program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained employee educator (1st program):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained employee educators (1st program):
Website URL where information about the employee educators program is available (1st program) :
If reporting employees served by additional peer-to-peer programs, provide:
2nd Program
A brief description of the employee educators program (2nd program):
A brief description of the employee educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
Number of trained employee educators (2nd program):
Number of weeks the employee educators program is active annually (2nd program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained employee educator (2nd program):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained employee educators (2nd program):
Website URL where information about the employee educators program is available (2nd program):
If reporting employees served by more than two programs, provide:
Additional Programs
Number of trained employee educators (all other programs):
Number of weeks, on average, the employee educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained employee educator (all other programs):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained employee educators (all other programs):
Part 2. Educator hours per employee served by a peer-to-peer program
Hours worked annually by trained employee sustainability educators per employee served by a peer-to-peer program:
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
In this reporting period, a Sustainable Events Program was developed which included a peer to peer element with staff teaching event participants about waste sorting and energy usage. This program was unable to be launched due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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