Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.56
Liaison Juanita Van Norman
Submission Date May 21, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Manitoba
EN-5: Outreach Campaign

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Ian Hall
Director
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
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Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign directed at students within the previous three years that has yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Yes

Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign directed at employees within the previous three years that has yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Yes

The name of the campaign (1st campaign):
"Lug-A-Mug"

A brief description of the campaign (1st campaign):
The University of Manitoba has sustainability-focused outreach campaigns that target staff and students separately. The outreach campaign targeting students is called “lug a mug”, and is put on by the university’s food supplier, Aramark.

A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (1st campaign):
As stated from them, “our lug a mug program offers a 25 cent discount on all Food Services locations. Last year, we kept 35,000 disposable cups out of the landfill because students, faculty and staff lugged a mug across campus. We are on track to beat that this year by 13%”.

The website URL where information about the campaign is available (1st campaign):
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The name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Commuter Challenge

A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
The outreach campaign targeting employees was the Commuter Challenge, which is a week-long event, a friendly competition between Canadian cities and workplaces, encourages Canadians to leave their cars at home, rewards walking, cycling, carpooling/ride-sharing, taking transit and telecommuting, celebrates active and sustainable transportation, and is hosted by Green Action Centre who support workplaces.

A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
The measurable positive impacts for the 2014 participation year at the UofM includes: 4000 employees, 270 registrants, 225 participants, 5.63% participation, 18758 km logged, 3160 tons of CO2 emissions avoided, 1580 litres of fuel saves, and 276,552 calories burned.

The website URL where information about the campaign is available (2nd campaign):
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A brief description of other outreach campaigns, including measured positive impacts:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
UManitoba has a range of participatory campaigns related to sustainable transportation (Commuter Challenge, Bike to Work Day) and resource consciousness (Lug-a-Mug, Waste Reduction Week).

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