Umass Amherst Sustainability Initiative

Umass Amherst Sustainability Initiative

What is the Green Office Program?What is the Green Office Program?

This program encourages offices on This program encourages offices on campus to learn and participate in campus to learn and participate in sustainable practices. sustainable practices.

The goal of the program is to increase The goal of the program is to increase environmental awareness and reduce environmental awareness and reduce our our carbon footprint as a University carbon footprint as a University through through friendly competition between offices.friendly competition between offices.

Umass Amherst Sustainability Initiative

How does it work?How does it work?

Participating offices earn Participating offices earn credits in different categories.credits in different categories.

Certification at five levels:Certification at five levels:• Bronze (8+ Credits)Bronze (8+ Credits)• Silver (12+ Credits)Silver (12+ Credits)• Gold (16+ Credits)Gold (16+ Credits)• Green (20+ Credits)Green (20+ Credits)• Evergreen (2-4 Semesters at Green)Evergreen (2-4 Semesters at Green)

Umass Amherst Sustainability Initiative

4 Distinct Categories, 24 Possible 4 Distinct Categories, 24 Possible Credits:Credits: EnergyEnergy• 2 Prerequisites 2 Prerequisites • 8 Possible Credits8 Possible Credits

Waste & Waste & RecyclingRecycling• 2 Prerequisites2 Prerequisites• 8 Possible credits8 Possible credits

PurchasingPurchasing• 2 Prerequisites2 Prerequisites• 3 Possible Credits3 Possible Credits

KitchensKitchens• 0 Prerequisites0 Prerequisites• 5 Possible Credits5 Possible Credits

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What if our office can’t complete certain What if our office can’t complete certain credits?credits?

Above and Beyond CreditsAbove and Beyond Credits• ““Innovation Credits”Innovation Credits”• Number can not exceed 25% Number can not exceed 25%

total credits before A&B total credits before A&B CreditsCredits

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Who?Who?

YouYouYour Office Your Office

Office Eco Leader Office Eco Leader + Green Office + Green Office

FellowFellowGreen OfficeGreen Office

Umass Amherst Sustainability Initiative

www.umass.edu/livesustainably/green-office