The Green Office Model and Movement
Leipzig, 08.06.2015 Georg Liebig
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Leipzig, 08.06.2015 Georg Liebig
The Green Office Story
1
Green Office Model and Movement
2
Nachhaltigkeitsbüro HU Berlin
3
Sustainability was not sustainable
Student-led & staff-supported university department
Budget & resources Student interns Student volunteers Staff member Supervisory board
Mandate to manage sustainability
Green Office
Education Community Operations Research
Education for Sustainable Development Research for Sustainable Development Empowerment & Participation Improved environmental & social footprint
Governance
Assessment, strategies & monitoring
Student community Local community University
Student sustainability projects
Student-to- university advocacy Student-and-staff projects Student-driven community projects Student-to- student outreach projects
Green Office
Recognition: 2012
Sustainabul Award Student Leadership Award
Expectation
World Domination
Reality
Workshops & Training Presentations & Talks Green Office Model
Social Business Europe Sustainability in HE Sustainability in HE
Whole-institution approach
City-region & society Research Education Operations Community
Governance
6 GREEN OFFICE PRINCIPLES
STUDENTS MANDATE RESOURCES INTEGRATION COLLABORATION TRAINING
Maastricht
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Maastricht Maastricht Wageningen Maastricht Wageningen Utrecht Exeter Greenwich Maastricht Wageningen Utrecht Exeter Greenwich
2015
Berlin
1st GO Summit 635 000 € 40 students & staff UNESCO
Rotterdam
Expansion of the Green Office Movement
Groningen Kent Maastricht Wageningen Utrecht Exeter Greenwich
Berlin
Groningen
Kent 2nd GO Summit 830 000 € 62 students & staff
Amsterdam Amsterdam Konstanz
75 000 € 8 students & staff 75 000 € 8 students & staff 110 000 € 13 students & staff 510 000 € 25 students & staff Ghent
STUDENTS MANDATE RESOURCES INTEGRATION COLLABORATION TRAINING 5-8 student employees; 10-14hrs/week; 15-30 student volunteers; Minimum one staff as part of the team Sustainability for the whole university or aspects of an existing sustainability strategy; two-three year project 50 000 - 75 000 Euro/year
Part of general administration or linked to sustainability institute; supervisory board Linking to existing stakeholders working on sustainability within and outside the university One workshop per semester with Green Office Alumni who are part of rootAbility
6 Green Office Principles Context of your university 1) 2) 3) How can we adapt the principles to our context? (What to include/exclude?) Your version of the Green Office Model 4) Lobbying
The next 10 years: A vision for the future
a) Educational institutions and governments should provide the institutional support, resources and legitimacy for youth-led change processes towards sustainability. This requires a combination of bottom-up initiatives and top-down steering. Mechanisms should include dedicated funding, institutional integration, working space, mandates, recognition, and training for youth-led sustainability initiatives.
Engaging 10 000 students & staff in 100 Green Office by 2025
Lehre Community Verwaltung Forschung
Studium Oecologicum Ringvorlesung Projekttutorium Transparentes Institut Mensa ‒ Design Water Footprint EGOS Food Coop Filmabende Mülltrennung Doppelseitig Drucken Green Search Engine
Forming the team Understanding the rules of the game Understanding the Green Office Model Writing the concept paper
Students Manage- ment Staff Academics
Reaching out and building an alliance for change Submitting proposal to university
mission
Form the team Making Sustainable Development sustainable Work on projects Write a concept paper Lobbying process
Getting Recognition, reaching out, finding partners Mandate as
Mandate as university department Project-based funding Full funding Commission Sustainable University Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability targets & road map
Nachhaltigkeitsbüro HU Berlin ‒ lessons learned
Students-staff partnerships Whole-institution approach Adaptation of the Green Office Model Adaptation of lobbying process Perserverance