| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 72.89 |
| Liaison | Meredith Moore |
| Submission Date | Feb. 27, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
IN-5: Green Event Certification
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 0.50 |
Micah
Kenfield Sustainability Coordinator Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment |
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, including the specific components selected above:
As an expansion of the existing Certified Green Office, Certified Green Lab, and Certified Green Greeks Program, the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment now offers departments and on-campus groups the opportunity to receive Certified Green Event Status. We provide consulting to help groups identify how to make their event zero or near-zero waste, educate them on responsible facility practices, offer purchasing tips for local catering options that provide vegetarian and vegan opportunities, and sample signage areas can use to be more sustainable.
Specific credit language is as follows:
Certified Green Event Credits
You have the power to reduce the environmental impact of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The Certified Green Event Program offers a number of different ways to green your event. All you have to do is integrate at least four of the actions below into your event!
Encourage carpooling for out-of-town attendees, and provide information about lower-carbon ways to travel (e.g. rail instead of flying)
Offer teleconference opportunities for attendees to participate remotely
Offer at least one vegetarian or vegan option at all event meals
Go paperless and offer the conference program online - our staff can help you with the technical side of things
Use paper with recycled content for any printed materials
Ensure recycling bins are available at the event location
Reduce waste through encouraging people to bring their own reusable mugs and/or offering them to attendees as a promotional item
Communicate ways the event is sustainable via signage or other means
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Program credits and event consultation is final, and our first few events have happened as a soft launch; however, due to a backlog in our marketing area the website is still under development.
Program credits and event consultation is final, and our first few events have happened as a soft launch; however, due to a backlog in our marketing area the website is still under development.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.