Green Office Program

CU-Boulder is pleased offer a campus sustainability program for faculty and staff. The educational program integrates many of CU’s campus sustainability initiatives, including transportation, purchasing, recycling, and energy. The program has environmental and financial impacts with very little time commitment. The faculty/ staff campus sustainability program is coordinated by the CU Environmental Center and has two components: Department Eco-Leaders (Individuals) and the Green Office Certification (Departments).

For information on the Green Office Program,  email greenoffice (at) colorado.edu or call 303-492-8308

Steps of Green Office Certification

 

1.Complete the program Registration Form

 

2. Download Green Office Self-Assessment Tool

-This is an easy to use Excel Spreadsheet. 

 

3. Fill out the assessment sheet with your current office practices

-Insert your office or department’s information and it will calculate your points.

-Call Rachel Hawkins, Green Office Program Coordinator, at 303-492-8308 if you have questions or need assistance or have problems with the file format.

 

4. Submit your assessment via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it *save your assessment as "departmentname_GOSAT"

 

5. Schedule Verification Visit: this visit will take approximately 30 minutes and will be done by the Green Office Program Coordinator. This is a great time to ask any questions about the assessment or the program in general.

 

6. Receive compiled list of gaps or areas that could use improvement and appropriate recommendations

-Use this list to understand your sustainable strengths and weaknesses

-Make improvements if you can!

 

7. Schedule a Green Office Training Presentation: this is an informational presentation on recycling, transportation, energy, and purchasing. It is one hour long, and is for all staff in the department. *It seems to be easiest to schedule this presentation during a staff meeting.

 

8. Assessment Scores Posted: the scores from your self-assessment will be posted on the Environmental Center Website under the Green Office Program section

 

9.Certification: Certified offices and departments receive recognition on an annual press release and at the annual campus environmental awards ceremony. A certificate and logo will be available for posting on any appropriate printed materials and website.

 

10. Improve your score! After completing the certification process you will have the option to do another self-assessment if you have made changes in you office to implement more sustainable practices.