University Sustainability Practices
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Our vision: To build a culture of sustainability that will permeate ASU campuses.
Discover educational resources and hands-on activities that employees can do alone or with colleagues.
This guidebook helps employees navigate the many ways to support sustainability practices and programs at ASU.
These resources and programs support ASU’s campus sustainability goals through different levels of involvement, from making simple changes in the workplace to programs like Green Devil training, Staff Sustainability Committee or the Seeds of Sustainability literacy program. Through personal and collective action, we continue to make ASU a sustainability leader for our students and the communities we serve.
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Let’s get started! Do you know ASU’s sustainability goals? Circular resource system Promote reuse and avoid landfill waste.
Food reconnection Support a holistic food system.
Climate positive Achieve a net positive impact on the climate.
Optimized water Apply a systems approach for optimal water use.
Collaborative action Leverage departmental efforts for sustainability solutions.
Personal action Engage ASU community members in sustainable practices.
Community success Promote equity and inclusion.
Resilience and regeneration Enhance university-wide resilience in response to climate change.
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Be aware Check out these ASU sustainability programs: Dine at Engrained Cafe
Support Sun Devil Campus stores
A fast-casual, full-service restaurant designed to be an educational dining experience supporting sustainable food purchasing, like local, seasonal and Fair Trade: sundevildining.asu.edu/hours-and-locations/tempe/engrained.
Sun Devil Campus stores sell apparel from sustainable companies, offer tote bags made from upcycled campus banners and participate in daily efforts to reduce waste, such as using e-receipts and reducing the use of plastic bags. They also sell approximately 12,000 Herff Jones Renew graduation gowns per year, made of certified recycled material. Email sundevil@bkstr.com to learn more.
Fair trade at ASU ASU is the largest fair trade-certified university in the country. Sun Devil Dining offers fair trade snacks at on-campus POD Markets and purchases fair trade products for dining halls. Check out more details: fairtradecampaigns.org/campaign/arizona-state-university.
Visit the ASU Seed Library Pick up free seeds to help start and nurture your vegetable or pollinator garden. Learn more at tours.asu.edu/sustainability/seed-library.
Shop the ASU Surplus store Purchase upcycled items like used computers, laptops, furniture, bikes and laboratory equipment. Visit cfo.asu.edu/surplus for more information.
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Want to know what you can recycle on campus?
Please email recycle-q@asu.edu for assistance. Visit cfo.asu.edu/recycle for general recycling information.
Be knowledgeable Use these resources: Check out the Sustainability Points of Pride virtual tour
Sign up for the Sustainable Sun Devils newsletter
Discover ASU’s most ambitious sustainability initiatives, including the Bike Co-Op, Decision Theater, the Garden Commons, the Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health, the Sustainability House at Barrett and Wrigley Hall. Take the tour: tours.asu.edu/sustainability.
It’s an informative newsletter about campus-wide sustainability initiatives, being sustainable on campus or at home and ways you can get involved. cfo.asu.edu/sustainable-sun-devils.
Take an interactive walking tour
Find a sustainability expert
See what a top-performing sustainability university looks like. Tours last between 60–90 minutes. RSVPs are required.
Know the fellows, scholars and scientists who accelerate the pace of discovery in the field: sustainability.asu.edu/people/scientists-scholars10.
Book a tour at asuevents.asu.edu/content/sustainability-walking-tour-1.
Sign up for Wrigley sustainability event updates Sign up to be in the know about sustainability happenings on campus, including lectures, events, seminars and more.
Take the Seeds of Sustainability training A digital training course designed to teach individuals the sustainability basics and how they can contribute to ASU’s sustainability efforts, all in 60 minutes.
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Volunteer Direct your effort: Help divert waste
Tend the Garden Commons
Volunteer with ASU Zero Waste to support the university’s diversion goals. Find opportunities at asu.volunteermatch.org and email recycle-q@asu.edu with questions.
The Garden Commons is ASU’s community urban garden space located on the ASU Polytechnic campus. As part of the University Sustainability Practices goals, the Garden Commons aims to eliminate food insecurity among ASU community members by growing and harvesting local, organic produce.
Participate in ASU Campus Sustainability Month Help raise awareness and inspire personal action in creating sustainable ASU campuses. Each October, ASU groups mobilize Sun Devils and volunteers to deepen individual and campus engagement around sustainability. Find more information at cfo.asu.edu/campus-sustainability-month.
Participate in Earth Month events Join ASU students, faculty and staff in celebrating Earth Month during the entire month of April. Visit the Sustainable Sun Devils webpage to learn more about Earth Month events and be connected to the calendar.
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Email Susan.Norton@asu.edu, program manager, University Sustainability Practices, for more information.
Volunteer at the Arboretum Campus Harvest ASU’s two main harvests are from the sour orange trees during the winter and fall date palms. Visit cfo.asu.edu/arboretum-volunteer or email deborah.thirkhill@asu.edu.
Be engaged How you can make a difference: Celebrate Earth Month
Support the Green Games
Each April, ASU facilitates sustainability events that include lectures, showcases and more. The university also provides pledges that you can take to make a difference. Learn more at earthmonth.asu.edu.
Each season, several Sun Devil Athletics events incorporate and promote sustainability practices around the ASU community. Learn more at thesundevils.com/sports/2018/2/6/green-games.aspx.
Check out Campus Metabolism™ See real-time campus energy and water use via an interactive web tool. Search by individual building, building type, or the entire resource campus. Use the tool to help you and your department reduce consumption. Visit cm.asu.edu for additional details.
Use EV charging stations Find ChargePoint stations on each campus at na.chargepoint.com. ChargePoint vehicles must pay any applicable visitor parking fees or display a valid ASU parking permit. Find more information at cfo.asu.edu/ev-charging.
Send someone a SUN Award It’s an easy way to give immediate recognition to one of your ASU co-workers. It is a thoughtful, positive way to honor an employee for supporting sustainability and university goals. Find more information and submit an award at cfo.asu.edu/sun-award.
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Be committed Take your advocacy to the next level: Become a Green Devil
Go paperless
Green Devil training teaches sustainable culture at ASU through workshops led by department directors and sustainability scientists. Trained Green Devils are qualified to implement change in their departments with the knowledge and tools provided in the trainings.
Share files electronically via shared drives or email rather than printing them to save paper. Departments can also turn their scrap paper into notepads for free.
Visit cfo.asu.edu/personal-action to become a Green Devil.
Recognize your sustainable actions ASU’s Sustainability Certification program helps Sun Devils contribute to ASU’s sustainability goals. Participants are guided through various of sustainability tasks centered around energy, waste and water. You, your team and your department can receive certification. Certifications are available for classrooms, housing, labs, offices, shops, sports, student events and staff event planners. To learn more and enroll in a Canvas course certification, please visit cfo.asu.edu/sustainability-certification-program.
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Send the scrap paper to the ASU Print and Imaging Lab on the Polytechnic campus via ASU Mail Services with your department’s mail code and delivery information. The lab will send back a notepad made of your scrap paper. Another method in reducing paper waste at your office is using Adobe Sign. Not only does this reduce paper waste, but it also streamlines document submissions and signatures. To save additional paper, consider unsubscribing from physical mail when possible. For example, employees can opt to receive a digital version of ASU Thrive magazine instead of a physical copy. To unsubscribe from the physical copy, visit print.asu.edu/mag/unsubscribe.
Be committed – cont. Join the Staff Sustainability Committee
Contribute
The committee is responsible for understanding and addressing issues that impact environmental sustainability, identifying available programs and services, and recommending changes, enhancements or programs.
Individuals and businesses can support these student-based sustainability initiatives:
Meetings are listed on the Sustainability Committee events and meetings calendar: staffcouncil.asu.edu/events. Members may attend in person or remotely.
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Campus Community Sustainability Engagement Supporting on-campus sustainability engagement events or initiatives or collaborative campus sustainability projects that support ASU’s sustainability goals.
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Garden Commons Support the garden’s operations with supplies, tools, outreach and engagement at the ASU Polytechnic campus. When you make a gift to the Garden Commons at ASU Fund, you help us eliminate food insecurity among ASU community members by growing and harvesting local, organic produce.
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Student Co-Curricular and Professional Sustainability Education Support student employees and University Sustainability Practices interns to attend conferences and workshops, work on complex and unique projects, and implement on-campus sustainability projects connected to classwork.
Email staffcouncil@asu.edu to join the distribution list.
Purchase sustainably Encourage your office or department to use the sustainable purchasing guide to support ASU’s sustainability goals. View the guide at cfo.asu.edu/sustainable-purchasing. Employees can take the Sustainable Purchasing training available on Career EDGE. Email usp@asu.edu for more information.
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Help ASU remain a sustainability leader by supporting these programs and educating others. Please visit the University Sustainability Practices webpage for more information | cfo.asu.edu/sustainability-goals-and-vision. Questions? Email usp@asu.edu.
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