Which is the most Sustainable Faculty? Award Ceremony Which is the most Sustainable Faculty?

Why?

What is a sustainable faculty?

How? Via a questionnaire!

Who?

But who really? You! 80 % students 20 % staff

Remarks? 2.

GENERAL “There should be more explanation “a lot of projects exposed at the buildings of the faculty, so it is easy to be interested and therefore get involved” “There should be more explanation where people can go and ask”

GENERAL “The dean” “The Green Office” “Faculty Board” “My professor” “Dick Jager” “The caretaker” “The Green Office” “My professor” “Faculty Board” “The Sustainability committee”

“The faculty promotes water saving in the toilets” GENERAL “The faculty promotes water saving in the toilets” “A lot of our courses have a sustainable component. Even have courses totally focused on sustainability”

“Offering bikes for rent when you have a meeting out of the faculty” MOBILITY “Offering bikes for rent when you have a meeting out of the faculty” “(Car) Parking is almost impossible”

COMMUNICAT ION “Initiatives are well promoted through social media and posters, but they are educational experiences not concerning operation management” “The Duurzaamheidscommissie campaigns each year quite clearly in our faculty, so everyone can partake in their efforts”

EDUCATION “Duurzaamheid gaat ook om een duurzame samenleving. Onze studies gaan veel over cultuur en religie, uitvinden hoe we nu en in de toekomst het beste met elkaar kunnen omgaan is daar heel belangrijk in. Onderwerpen hierover worden erg aangemoedigd.”

EDUCATION “Responsible Finance and Investing” “International politics” “Data Driven Business Innovation” “IC2I, exploring challenges of modern society” “Ethics in practice” “Omgevings- psychology” “Reinventing Environmental Planning” “Duurzame zorg” “Energy and climate law” “Theorizing Religion in the Public Domain”

RESEARCH “As sustainability comes back in the courses it is a topic that people can write on. It is however not encouraged directly in the class. Except in Dr. Wilson´s class because she is super awesome.” “Right now during our project of IC2I we have to write a paper on how we can make this faculty more sustainable”

RESEARCH “IVEM, GESP” “Groningen Centre of Energy Law” “John Hoeks” “Groningen Center for Social Complexity Studies” “Linda Steg” “IVEM, GESP” “Sustainable society” “Groningen Centre of Energy Law” “Religion and Development” “John Hoeks”

OPERATIONS “There's lot of recycle bins (including a compressor that's solar powered!), stickers asking to mind your water consumption and information about the energy use is displayed on screens all over the building. There's also tap points for water.”

FINANCE “The green committee of the faculty has a budget and projects can always apply for funding from the faculty.”

And the winner is ... By: Jan de Jeu