| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 43.68 |
| Liaison | Jeane Pope |
| Submission Date | June 23, 2020 |
DePauw University
IN-18: Green Event Certification
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.50 |
Malorie
Imhoff Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have or participate in a green event certification program?:
Has the institution held one or more certified events in the previous year?:
Does the institution’s green event certification program address the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Sustainable transportation options, teleconferencing options, and/or carbon offsets | Yes |
| Sustainable catering (e.g., sourcing local and third party certified food and beverages, providing vegetarian/vegan options, using reusable/compostable materials) | Yes |
| Paper consumption (e.g., minimization and recycled/FSC certified content) | Yes |
| Energy efficiency (e.g., equipment and lighting) | No |
| Waste minimization and diversion | Yes |
| Communications and/or signage about the sustainable practices | Yes |
A brief description of the institution’s green event certification program:
The Sustainability Leadership Program piloted
Students created and distributed a checklist and guide for sustainable events on campus. This checklist is now distributed to all student organization presidents (over 100 student orgs on campus) and the pdf guide is available by request.
All 80-students in the program held a workshop in spring 2019 to kickoff the certification program, which had over 100 people in attendance. (The event itself was certified by the program). Since the workshop, we have had 2 "sustainability consulting" interns through the Office of Sustainability refining the checklist and creating a more comprehensive guide and certification criteria for green events on campus. In Fall 2020, there will be a Sustainability Consulting group in SLP dedicated to certifying green events on campus.
Website URL where information about the green event certification program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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