| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 86.26 |
| Liaison | Karen Oberer |
| Submission Date | Jan. 17, 2024 |
McGill University
EN-7: Employee Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.74 / 3.00 |
Karen
Oberer Sustainability Officer McGill Office of Sustainability |
Total number of employees:
Total number of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
Name of the employee educators program (1st program):
A brief description of the employee educators program (1st program):
The Sustainable Workplace Certification program challenges staff and students throughout the University to foster healthier, more environmentally friendly, and connected workplaces through individual and collective practices. Each office designates one individual as the team lead and Sustainable Workplace Ambassador. This person attends a mandatory training session as a requirement of participating in the program. Ambassadors are also invited to join the Sustainable Workplace Ambassadors Teams group, where participants share tips and ask questions about sustainability best practices.
The "ongoing" nature of the program lies in the gradual improvement of the the office workplace certification, from Bronze, to Silver, to Gold, etc. Workplace Ambassadors are expected to continually push for sustainability improvements as they move their offices up to higher ratings.
The training program itself is also ongoing, in that it receives regular administrative support through staff and interns. Workplace Ambassadors typically stay part of the sustainability community, receiving regular newsletters, participating in Organizational Development workshops, and attending other sustainability-focused events.
A brief description of the employee educators program’s target audience (1st program):
Any part- or full-time faculty or administrative staff who is interested in sustainability and in promoting it in their office.
Number of trained employee educators (1st program):
Number of weeks the employee educators program is active annually (1st program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained employee educator (1st program):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained employee educators (1st program):
Website URL where information about the employee educators program is available (1st program) :
Name of the employee educators program (2nd program):
A brief description of the employee educators program (2nd program):
A brief description of the employee educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
Number of trained employee educators (2nd program):
Number of weeks the employee educators program is active annually (2nd program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained employee educator (2nd program):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained employee educators (2nd program):
Website URL where information about the employee educators program is available (2nd program):
A brief description of all other employee peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs:
Number of trained employee educators (all other programs):
Number of weeks, on average, the employee educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained employee educator (all other programs):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained employee educators (all other programs):
Grand total number of hours worked annually by trained employee educators (all programs):
Hours worked annually by trained employee sustainability educators per employee served by a peer-to-peer program:
Website URL where information about the employee sustainability educators programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Note about number of employees served by Sustainable Workplace Program:
All employees, regular and casual, full-time and part-time, are eligible to engage with the program, including student employees. Excluded are clinical staff that work at the McGill-affiliated hospitals, since they are outside the operational boundary described in PRE-3.
The number of trained employee educators include those who registered in the program between March 2021 to present (August 2023 at the time of writing).
Total hours calculated as follows: 120 ambassadors x 48 weeks x 0.25/week = 1440) + 48 hours (number of hours annually that the MOOS staff member spends overseeing the program) = 1488. Assumes an average of 4 weeks vacation for each employee.
Note about number of employees served by Sustainable Workplace Program:
All employees, regular and casual, full-time and part-time, are eligible to engage with the program, including student employees. Excluded are clinical staff that work at the McGill-affiliated hospitals, since they are outside the operational boundary described in PRE-3.
The number of trained employee educators include those who registered in the program between March 2021 to present (August 2023 at the time of writing).
Total hours calculated as follows: 120 ambassadors x 48 weeks x 0.25/week = 1440) + 48 hours (number of hours annually that the MOOS staff member spends overseeing the program) = 1488. Assumes an average of 4 weeks vacation for each employee.
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