| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.74 |
| Liaison | Tavey Capps |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Duke University
PAE-15: Employee Sustainability Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.09 / 5.00 |
Tavey
Capps Environmental Sustainability Director Office of the Executive Vice President |
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Total number of people employed by the institution:
28,273
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Program name (1st program) :
Office Green Teams
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Number of employees served by the program (1st program):
482
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A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (1st program):
Employee educators are self-identified when they elect to form or join a green team for their office. Sustainable Duke requests that all staff green teams register with the sustainability office, allowing for the sustainability office to track and communicate with all green teams on campus.
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A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (1st program):
Each green team that registers with Sustainable Duke is heavily encouraged to schedule a training for its staff members with the Education and Outreach Coordinator. These trainings include information regarding current sustainability efforts at Duke (including climate neutrality efforts), personal actions that staff members can take to reduce their environmental footprint at work and ideas for green team projects. The Education and Outreach Coordinator discusses current efforts of the green team and potential project ideas with the staff to ensure that the group is effective and contributes to Duke’s sustainability objectives.
Additionally, Sustainable Duke facilitates a formal quarterly staff training through Learning & Organization Development in Human Resources at Duke. This training is open to all staff members at Duke and focuses on understanding sustainability, learning about existing sustainability efforts at Duke, and professional development for staff members that will assist them in taking action to create a more sustainable workplace. Green team leaders and members are encouraged to attend this training.
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A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
The Education and Outreach Coordinator in the sustainability office runs a quarterly staff sustainability training that is two hours in duration. Additionally, they provide presentations to individual offices on campus that are working to become more sustainable. The Education and Outreach Coordinator also communicates with leaders of green teams regularly via e-mail and telephone in order to provide resources, advice, and assistance with green team projects.
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