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Re: Models & Tools for Assessing Sustainability Culture
2011-11-28 17:47:53 UTC
Hi Tim,
We've aligned our Sustainability Strategy (and subsequent Reporting) with the strategic direction of our University to be consistent with other strategy documents, such as the Learning and Teaching Plan, the Sustainability Indicator Framework is comprised of the domains People, Planet and Participation. We assess our performance against KPIs within each of these domains - http://www.mq.edu.au/sustainability/sustainabilityreporting.html.
There is also the LiFE index (Learning in Future Environments) due for release in Jan 2012 - a comprehensive performance improvement system developed specifically to help colleges and universities to manage, measure, improve and promote their social responsibility and sustainability performance. http://www.thelifeindex.com.au/
There is also Sustainability Victoria's 5 Star certification - a free program for schools trying to measure their sustainability performance. http://www.resourcesmart.vic.gov.au/documents/5Star_Sustainability_Certification.pdf
Sorry these are all education related, but I hope they can be of use!
Kind regards,
Belinda
Regional Director - Sydney Basin
Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS)
www.acts.asn.au
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Re: Script for Smoke-Free Campus Message
2011-01-19 21:48:53 UTC
Thank you for all the feedback. The www.notourfuture.co.nz website is FANTASTIC! That has given me tonnes of ideas.
I should probably give a bit more context to the policy. This has come from OH&S department because there were several staff and students who were adversely affected by smoke. One staff had to quit their role because they couldn't be assured of getting into their building without inhaling smoke - they had a serious lung condition. Hence, this is a health thing. The campaign is called "Room to Breathe" - ie. give the non-smokers room and the smokers can have their room too (there are now 10 designated smoking areas on campus). Aside from signage, comms, quit support, website, etc - my task is come up with the CBSM 'approach' part.
I'll be making a YouTube clip with the suggested script for the interaction, then keen students will be putting on "Room to Breathe" t-shirts and going out and interacting with the students who are smoking in the wrong areas. They will also be giving them film canisters to put their cigi butts into for now, and the canister will have information on it (such as a map with the smoking areas).
The script I've come up with so far is:
Step 1:
Did you know this campus is now smoke-free? Smoking rates in Australia are declining and we are legally obligated to give non-smokers their room to breathe.
Instead, we now have 10 designated smoking zones around campus. So you know for next time, the closest one is just over there *_indicate where the closest smoking zone is_*.
Step 2:
Take one of these [*give them free film canister with sticker on outside and map on inside*] - it has a smoking zone map inside and you can use the canister to safely dispose of your cigarette butts when you finish smoking.
Step 3:
Before you go, would you like to sign up to receive updates about the campaign? It will also mean you get to have your say if any more changes are proposed.
*If they say yes: [take down their name, email address, and their degree clearly. See if they would mind you taking a photo of them with a Room to Breathe banner]
*If they say no: No problems. If you ever want to find out more information, the website it on the film canister I gave you.
Step 4:
Thank you for your time today and for helping us become the healthiest campus by 2015!
I'd love any feedback and comments on it before I take it for wider consultation and run student focus groups.
Belinda Bean
Sustainability Officer
Macquarie University
Australia
www.mq.edu.au/sustainability -
Re: Script for Smoke-Free Campus Message
2011-01-18 17:37:52 UTC
Hi Jo and Ian,
Thanks for the suggestions. We have in fact done all the things you suggest Jo - signage, bitt bins in only legit areas, etc. The target behaviour now is just to get them to move to those areas - and I'm just getting stuck as to even how to start the suggested 'script' we will get other students to go out and deliver to the illegally smoking students... I hope that makes sense. Not being a smoker I don't know what to say that wouldn't offend someone, and somehow manage to get them onside as Doug always manages to do!
Kind regards,
Belinda
Belinda Bean
Sustainability Officer
Macquarie University
Australia
www.mq.edu.au/sustainability
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