| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.21 |
| Liaison | Lisa Noriega |
| Submission Date | June 29, 2022 |
Yale University
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Amber
Garrard Associate Director Yale Office of Sustainability |
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:
Let’s Sort it Out was an undergraduate outreach campaign in which peer influencers helped their fellow Yalies properly sort their waste in the 14 residential college courtyards. In each college courtyard, there were 4 streams for materials management, including: Blue recycling bins, Green compost bins, Black trash bins, & Clear reusable ware-return bins. This effort ran from Monday, October 19th- Friday, October 23rd 2020. Sustainability Liaisons within the Office of Sustainability assigned 30-minute shifts to themselves, their Green Team Members, or other student sustainability champions to monitor the disposal stations from 12-2pm during these weekdays.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
Providing meals in disposable containers was essential to supporting the health of the students during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but resulted in an uptick of dining waste, particularly coming from the To-Go bag materials. As a result of the Let’s Sort it Out student-led campaign, there was a reduction in enormous piles of trash. The diversion of these materials from the waste stream inspired feelings of empowerment among the student body for affecting change.
Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
The Yale Trail outreach campaign was a six-week wellness challenge that engaged the entire Yale community, including students, staff, and faculty alike, by encouraging walking and/or biking daily, with distance traveled the determinant of points received, incentivizing sustainable transportation and overall health and well-being. Yale community members joined teams and completed weekly wellness challenges, many of which related to sustainability and one of which encouraged spending at least 10 minutes out in nature. The Office of Sustainability participated in the challenged and formed a team called the Tree Huggers.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
There were 1881 registered participants and 213 official teams. Throughout the challenge, participants got a virtual tour of some of the university’s most amazing landmarks by recording daily health behaviors which included exercise minutes or steps, active listening and no sugar-sweetened beverages. The Yale Trail goal was to log 25+ points per week over six weeks for a total of 150 points per week, plus weekly bonus points. Participants also got to answer fun trivia questions and learn interesting facts about each location. Positive sustainability-related outcomes include: more time spent in nature/green space, which directly supports our development of a green space strategy under Landscape Management and Use goal; physical and mental health benefits from increased activity and healthy living, supporting our Sustainability, Health and Well-Being goal; and increased walking and biking instead of driving, supporting our Sustainable Commuting goal (all within the Yale Sustainability Plan 2025).
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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