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Although each office is different, the Green Office Certification has many simple and effective ways for most OSU faculty and staff to further their sustainability efforts and get recognition. It is intended to provide easy steps your office can take to reduce its environmental footprint and carbon emissions. It is available for all OSU units to use.
Defining the boundaries of your "office" (your certification scope) is important and we can work with you to determine what operations make sense to include. Typically, whole academic colleges or administrative divisions are too large for certification, while units of 3-5 people are often too small. Certification questions require some engagement of unit personnel. In some cases, smaller offices (10-30 people) may be good places to start, and can encourage others within a larger unit, like a school or department, to become certified.
The Resources and Tips page supports - and is linked from - the survey itself and contains information and definitions used in the Certification. It will be updated soon.
The page includes FAQs, resources relating to the six categories, and other outside sources to provide everything you need to reduce your office footprint and fill out the survey!
We'll have a unique link for you, typically within 48 hours.
If you have any other questions, please e-mail us!
| Unit | Certification Date | Score |
|---|---|---|
| OSU-Cascades Office of Student Life | June 8, 2021 | 86% |
| Unit | Certification Date | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon Sea Grant at HMSC | June 23, 2022 | 75% |
| The Valley Library | May 11, 2020 | 77% |
| Oregon Climate Change Research Institute | July 14, 2020 | 71% |
| Pacific Marine Energy Center | July 14, 2020 | 71% |
| PacWave | July 14, 2020 | 71% |
| Oak Creek Bee Farm | June 5, 2017 | 70% |
| Unit | Certification Date | Score |
|---|---|---|
| School of Psychological Science | December 13, 2016 | 67% |
| Applied Economics Department | March 1, 2021 | 66% |
| University Events | December 1, 2020 | 62% |
| The Honors College | September 26, 2019 | 60% |
| Unit | Certification Date | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Community, Engagement & Leadership | April 13, 2017 | 57% |
| Department of Recreational Sports | June 5, 2017 | 57% |
| Center for Teaching and Learning | September 12, 2019 | 52% |
| College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences | October 9, 2018 | 50% |
| Office of International Services | January 3, 2019 | 50% |
| Procurement, Contracts and Materials Management | May 3, 2017 | 50% |
| West Dining Center Office | April 18, 2017 | 50% |
The Green Office Certification was created in 2016 as the first program of its type at OSU. It was created through a partnership between the Sustainability Office, Campus Recycling and Transportation Services.
If you are interested in carbon emissions reduction planning or sustainability strategic planning, please see our Unit Level Carbon Planning page.
For questions or comments about the Green Office Certification, please contact the Sustainability Office.
