| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.39 |
| Liaison | Sam Lubow |
| Submission Date | June 29, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Stanford University
PAE-15: Employee Sustainability Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.42 / 5.00 |
Jiffy
Vermylen Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability & Energy Management / Office of Sustainability |
Total number of people employed by the institution:
Program name (1st program) :
Number of employees served by the program (1st program):
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (1st program):
Stanford's "Green Teams" are self-selected groups of employees (faculty and staff) who are a resource to their department and/or school and help implement Stanford's Building Level Sustainability Program (http://sustainable-temp.stanford.edu/building_level_sustainability). Recruitment of Green Team members, sometimes called "Building Champions" or "Building Heroes" on campus, has occurred through a variety of formats. In the School of Medicine, there was an open call to join the initial training program (http://med.stanford.edu/sustainability/). In the case of VPUE, Building 170 (General Counsel, Public Affairs), IT Services, and the Alumni Association, existing Green Teams approached the Office of Sustainability for program participation and support. The School of Earth Sciences was a case-study for the CEE/ES 109 course, and the Green Team formed through that process. Finally, a campus-wide campaign recruited other interested parties throughout the school during the fall of 2011 (http://sustainable-temp.stanford.edu/be_cardinal_green_cardinalbuildings).
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (1st program):
Office of Sustainability staff work closely with each Green Team, especially at the start of BLSP implementation, to ensure the group is aware of Stanford's core practices related to sustainability, as well as the specific opportunities within the program. The School of Medicine has also implemented its own training for Green Teams.
A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
The Office of Sustainability and the Sustainable Stanford program support Stanford's Green Teams / Building Champions / Building Heroes. Examples of support include but are not limited to the following:
-- Specific additional training upon request (from the Office of Sustainability)
-- Staff support through the building audit process (from the Office of Sustainability and its student interns)
-- The ERP Express rebate program to incentivize Smart Strip and appliance timer purchases (administered by the Office of Sustainability)
-- Templates, surveys, audit forms, and standard email language (developed by the Office of Sustainability)
-- A professional network of other interested Building Heroes (supported by the Sustainability Working Group and Sustainable Stanford)
The website URL where information about the program is available (1st program):
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A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (2nd program):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
The website URL where information about the program is available (2nd program):
Program name(s) (all other programs):
Number of employees served by the program(s) (all other programs):
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (all other programs):
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (all other programs):
A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program(s) (all other programs):
The website URL where information about the program(s) is available (all other programs):
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Employee headcount information includes faculty and staff (>50% FTE appointments), but does not include contract workers or outside consultants. Faculty and staff counts for the groups with active Green Teams included in this credit calculation are as follows:
VPUE = 170
School of Earth Sciences = 147
School of Medicine = 4508
LBRE = 439
General Counsel = 78
Public Affairs = 50
Alumni Association = 115
Information Technology = 417
Employee headcount information includes faculty and staff (>50% FTE appointments), but does not include contract workers or outside consultants. Faculty and staff counts for the groups with active Green Teams included in this credit calculation are as follows:
VPUE = 170
School of Earth Sciences = 147
School of Medicine = 4508
LBRE = 439
General Counsel = 78
Public Affairs = 50
Alumni Association = 115
Information Technology = 417
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.