Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.14
Liaison Teddy Lhoutellier
Submission Date Jan. 26, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Miami
EN-5: Outreach Campaign

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Teddy Lhoutellier
Sustainability Manager
Environmental Health and Safety
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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?:
Yes

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?:
Yes

1st campaign 

Name of the campaign:
Campus Race to Zero Waste

A brief description of the campaign:
Campus Race to Zero Waste is the perfect opportunity to reach out to the whole student body. The 2 month competition allows us to introduce students to the concepts of waste diversion, contamination of recyclables, re purposing, reusing, upcycling and recycling.

https://greenu.miami.edu/topics/waste-diversion/recyclemania/index.html

A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
The impact of CRZW has been felt throughout: ECO reps were in charge of developing educational campaigns that lead to an increase in recycling diversion rate overall.

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2nd campaign

Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
ECO Pledge

A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
In the last 3 years, all faculty, staff, alumni and returning students were invited to take the ECO pledge. The Covid 19 pandemic has taught us new ways to be more mindful of our individual ecofootprint and pledge takers were invited to share their experience on Facebook and Instagram.

A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
More than 1500 staff, faculty and students have taken the pledge.
The survey allowed us to assess the needs, the knowledge and future adaptation strategies to promote sustainability throughout the UM community.

Optional Fields

A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns:
Through partnership with the Student Government ECO Agency, UM promotes a Green Event Certification that focuses on waste reduction, plant based menus, and disposable plastic free.

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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