Did you know that Harvard School of Public Health has an EcoOpportunity Team that meets monthly in order to identify environmental sustainability-related issues and improve resource conservations practices? Do you know if your department is represented?
Visit the EcoOpportunity Team website to find out who the departmental representative is for your department. If your department is not represented, please discuss adding EcoOpportunity Team Representative to your job description with your supervisor and/or the head of your department! For more information, contact: greenideas@hsph.harvard.edu.
The HSPH school-wide EcoOpportunity Team strives to institutionalize campus sustainability by participating in the following types of campaigns and actions:
- EcoOpportunity Representatives serve as the primary departmental points of communication for sustainability efforts on campus.
- As a group, the EcoOpportunity Team meets monthly to identify opportunities for resource and energy conservation in classroom, laboratory, and office areas and to communicate about potential opportunities with HSPH Operations.
- Representatives lead Green Office Certification efforts on a departmental level. To date, three HSPH offices have achieved Leaf 1 Green Office Certification: Epidemiology, Human Resources, and the Office for Educational Programs.
- Since HSPH began its school-wide composting program in May 2008, HSPH Representatives have served as “Composting Ambassadors” in the cafeteria during the beginning of each new academic year.
- The team inspires the HSPH community reduce environmental and health impacts by promoting efforts such as the annual “Take the Stairs” Competition.
