Green Workspace Program

GREEN WORKSPACE PROGRAM COMING SOON!

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Are you interested in connecting with sustainable colleagues across campus, implementing sustainable practices into your workspace, and helping to accomplish University of Richmond’s sustainability goals?

The Green Workspace Program is designed to give you the tools and resources to help you and your team stay up to date with the latest campus sustainability initiatives by committing to sustainable actions on a Green Workspace Checklist that correspond with goals in our Sustainability Plan. Not only will being a part of the Green Workspace Program help decrease our waste and energy footprint as a University, it will also help us connect and improve current practices by constantly evaluating systems at UR. 

Employees throughout the entire University are invited to participate in the Green Workspace program. Each office is encouraged to define its own space based on what is appropriate, even if your "office" does not easily fit within four walls. You may want to certify an entire department or work toward certification within a subset of the department

Getting Started

To learn more about the program and get started, follow the steps below: 

  1. Read through the entire Green Workspace webpage and the Green Workspace Checklist.
  2. Talk to your supervisor about your interest in the Green Workspace program. 
  3. Please fill out this interest form. 
  4. Reach out to sustainability@richmond.edu to set up an initial meeting. 

Once You've Been Accepted:

  1. Receive your starter kit full of promotional and information items.
  2. Familiarize yourself with Sustainability at UR by reading through and watching the materials linked below.  
  3. Mark your calendar for the upcoming meeting dates of the Green Workspace Cohort. 
  4. Present to your workspace on the Office for Sustainability as well as the requirements of the Green Workspace Program  
  5. Select your goals for the year and develop a plan for completion. Feel free to reach out to Haley at any time for assistance.  

Additional Materials:

Sustainability at UR: 

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