Universidad San Francisco de Quito
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Maria Jose
Ayala Innovation and Sustainability Officer Innovation and Sustainability Office |
Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at students and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at employees and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Name of the campaign:
A brief description of the campaign:
USFQ with the collaboration of schools in the metropolitan district of Quito has carried out the Ewaste Electronic Recycling Campaign for 7 years, working with environmentally certified recyclers including Vertmonde and Fundación Hermano Miguel to bring more than 21 tons of electronic waste, train 25 student leaders and raise awareness among more than 10,000 people about the proper handling of electronic waste focused on reuse and recycling. This campaign is conducted for only one week every year, during October or November.
In 2019 our campaing joined the international e waste day.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
Through collaboration with recyclers such as Vertmonde and Fundación Hermano Miguel, USFQ was able to recycle more than 21 tons of electronic waste.
Our last campaign funded 3 child therapy sessions with Fundación Hermano Miguel through the materials collected during the campaign.
Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
USFQ has a discount for everyone who brings in a reusable coffee mug to the cafés on campus. This discount is 10 cents for whoever brings in such mug.The idea of the campaign is to promote the elimination of single use coffee cups and engage users to rethink their consumption patterns with easy behavior changes.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
The results in the spring semester of 2019 showed that 990 purchases were made with reusable cups over single use.
A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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