The Green Office Modell A vision for student-led and staff-supported sustainability hubs that empower students, and structurally embed sustainability www.rootAbility.com info@rootAbility.com
Supporting students to transform their institutions in their quest to create flourishing societies on a healthy planet Workshops and trainings Facilitating organisational change Green Office Model www.rootAbility.com Green Office Movement
How to move beyond events towards a dynamic change process? How to build alliances of students, staff and faculty? How to structurally embed sustainability universities?
TEAM MANDATE RESOURCES INTEGRATION COLLABORATION TRAINING 6 GREEN OFFICE PRINCIPLES
3 case studies Maastricht University Green Office Green Office Utrecht UCLU Climate Action Unit (Concept)
Integratie Budget: Office, activities, salaries Facility Services ‒ Supervisory Board 8 students, environmental coordinator, PhD Training through rootAbility Maastricht University Green Office Mandate for sustainability
3 employees Part of General Campaigns Activities Involve online presence Central office & Offline Coms Online Coms Inform working on Administration manager (12 hrs/week) & 1 6 students volunteer support Project & Living Lab Empower strategy sustainability Utrecht Green Office • • • • • •
UCLU Climate Action Unit (Concept) Projects, programmes, Strategy UCL Sustainability Mandate from UCL Sporadic student interns 8 staff Part of UCLU 2 elected representatives Mandate by UCLU Part of Facilities & Estates Advisory Board UCLU events Specific projects and Climate Action Unit 1 staff coordinator UCLU Ethics & Sustainability Team Representation on committees UCL Policy development & recommendations Environmental Officers Lobbying 7-9 student interns 20-30 volunteers policies and events • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
High- Extensive training programme No trainings 1 year budget Mandate from Facility Services and weak collaboration with existing initatives Events & communication on environmental sustainability 3 student interns (12hrs/week) & 1 staff coordinator (one-day) 2-3 trainings per year for student team 2 year budget Mandate from university and good collaboration with existing initiatives Projects, events on environmental sustainability potential 5 student interns (8hrs/week) & 1 staff coordinator (half-time) Sustainability Hubs 3 year budget Strategy, projects, events on social, environmental and economic Medium- potential Low- potential 8 student interns (12hrs/week) & 1 staff coordinator (full-time) sustainability Mandate from university and strong collaboration with existing initiatives • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
2010 Gothenburg TU Eindhoven HU Berlin Ghent VHL Groningen Canterbury VU Amsterdam Exeter Greenwich Witten Rotterdam OvGU Bochum Leiden Nijmegen Delft Hildesheim UvA PBL Avans Wuppertal Konstanz Utrecht 2011 Utrecht 2012 2013 2014 2015 Maastricht Maastricht Maastricht Wageningen Maastricht Wageningen Exeter Wageningen Greenwich Groningen Canterbury VU Amsterdam Maastricht Wageningen Utrecht Exeter Greenwich Maastricht Bologna
Develop strategy symposia Research, business cases Proposals and committees working groups and Students as part of media Website and social Projectfunds programmes, events Projects, Overview, meetings, Connect roadmap, policy Report, vision, Sustainability Hub activities of a Roles and Lobby participation Ensure Learn Communicate Finance Incubate monitoring, evaluate
Initiation Problem Students Staff Project Definition Student and staff collaboration Planning & Design Business cases, Proposals, Project plans Implementation
„Educational institutions and governments should provide the institutional support, resources and legitimacy for youth-led change processes towards sustainability.” UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development Youth Statement, Japan 2014
ENGAGING PEOPLE & Green MISSION & SUB- context nisation and its Your orga- Movement Office Model & DISCOVERY BUILDING ALLIANCES Five steps towards your Green Office INITIATIVE THE FORMING WRITING PROPOSAL DECISION ?
www.rootAbility.com Access to GO Model Co-creating funding Workshops & trainings Presentations PAID FOR Open-source materials Feedback Skype and telephone calls Brochures, application FOR FREE templates reports, videos, webinars, presentations, Designing Lobbying Start-up Running a Green Office • • • • • • •
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