| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.40 |
| Liaison | Mary-Lee Townsend |
| Submission Date | Jan. 16, 2025 |
Western University
EN-3: Staff Engagement and Training
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
6.00 / 8.00 |
3.1 Staff sustainability network or engagement program
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the sustainability-focused staff networks and engagement programs:
https://sustainability.uwo.ca/get_involved/sustainable_workplace_ambassadors_program_swap.html
The Sustainability Workplace Ambassadors Program (SWAP) is an engagement program targeting non-academic staff (also open to academic staff) which supports employees in networking with like-minded colleagues across campus, learning new sustainability skills, and embedding change in their work and home lives. Some examples of SWAP events include: Green Campus Tours, City Nature Challenge, Beeswax Wrap Workshop, and peer-to-peer networking and resource sharing opportunities.
Does the institution have at least one staff network or engagement program focused on a topic other than sustainability that is advancing ecological integrity and/or racial equity and social justice?:
Narrative or website URL providing an overview of the staff networks and engagement programs that are advancing ecological integrity and/or racial equity and social justice:
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3.2 Sustainability-focused staff training
Description of and/or website URL for at least one of the institution’s sustainability-focused staff training opportunities:
https://www.uwo.ca/finance/procurement/sustainable_procurement/Lunch%20%20Learn%20Poster.pdf
- Western Financial Services runs a Sustainable Procurement Lunch & Learn Webinar Series. Over a series of sessions, employees can learn about the environmental, social, and ethical impacts associated with purchasing decisions and how to make sustainable choices through procurement on campus.
- In 2024 the Lunch and Learn topics included:
o Office products and paper
o Lab consumables and equipment
o Human rights & modern slavery
o Electronics & IT
o EDI & Supplier Diversity
o Furniture
o Local Economic Development
o Caretaking & Cleaning Supplies
o Indigenous Development
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3.3 Percentage of employees that participate in sustainability activities
Percentage of employees that participate in sustainability activities:
Approach used to determine the percentage of employees that participate in the institution’s sustainability activities:
Narrative outlining how employee participation in the institution’s sustainability activities was determined:
Using the 2023 Sustainability Pulse Survey as a representative sample of Western’s community members, data was extrapolated from the survey results to estimate the percentage of student participation in Western’s sustainability activities. Of the 3,226 survey responses, 31% are classified as employees
899 people responded to the question “Have you ever participated in any sustainability-related events, programs, clubs or groups at Western.” Therefore, assuming 31% of these respondents are employees, we find that 28% of employees have participated in sustainability activities at Western.
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Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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