Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 62.54
Liaison Lisa Noriega
Submission Date Sept. 21, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Yale University
EN-5: Outreach Campaign

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Amber Garrard
Associate Director
Yale Office of Sustainability
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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? :
Yes

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?:
Yes

Name of the campaign:
Declutter, Destress, Donate

A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged:

The Office of Sustainability partnered with other campus departments to hold a Declutter, Destress, Donate campaign in the residential colleges to raise awareness around mindfulness and materials; the result was an increase in donated goods. Students in 12 residential colleges were involved in the activity and social media campaign. 896 total pounds of donations were collected.


A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:

896 total pounds of donations were collected.


The website URL where information about the campaign is available:
Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Sustainability Challenge

A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged (2nd campaign):

The Office of Sustainability emails out a Sustainability Challenge with each Monthly Campaign. Those who commit (online) to taking action are entered into a raffle to win a prize.


A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):

Participating staff members are selected monthly (at random) based on their commitments, and the Office tracks the number of participants each month.


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:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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