| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.08 |
| Liaison | Andrew Horning |
| Submission Date | June 25, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Michigan
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Andrew
Horning Managing Director Graham Sustainability Institute |
Has the institution held at least one 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 at least one 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, including how students and/or employees were engaged:
The Zero Waste Program provides FREE technical and financial assistance and resources to staff departments and student groups to reduce compostable waste being landfilled. The program focuses on reducing packaging, avoiding single-serve items, and providing compostable ware and compost service to support zero waste events. To increase the program reach and impact, compost collection carts are being added to loading docks and serviced regularly in buildings with food service or that frequently host events and have departments committed to composting.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
The overall weight of compost collected has increased significantly, from 168 tons in FY 14, to over 633 tons in FY 17. Growing interest in and commitment to zero waste events has warranted establishing permanent compost service to over 40 buildings. FY17 had over 100 events reaching more than 20,000 staff and students. To date, FY18 there have been nearly 200 individual events and more than 40,000 participants.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available:
Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged (2nd campaign):
Reusable Planet Blue water bottles have been provided to incoming freshmen since FY13. This has been expanded to include incoming staff, faculty, international and transfer students. The bottles are provided at one of the first welcome events on campus with instructions to refill at one of the many bottle filling locations on campus. Digital signage reminds staff and students to Be Part of Planet Blue.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Students are surveyed before arrival on campus for their use of single use bottled water and their use of a reusable water bottle. They are surveyed again at the end of the school year. The positive impacts of the campaign have been consistent with marked improvement within the span of the school year. For example, in Fiscal Year 2017, 84% of students reporting using single use bottles vs. 50% at the end of the year. In Fiscal Year 2016, 87% used single use bottles at the beginning of the year vs. 53% at the end of the school year.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available (2nd campaign):
A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns, including measured positive impacts:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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