Thank you for participating in the Green Office
Program. Please review the checklist below and
select a minimum of 23 actions (75 percent)
your office would like to achieve. All actions on
this list are easy to carry out, require a low time
commitment and have no financial investment
required. For tips and a complete list of item
explanations, please see the Program Guide.
GREEN OFFICE
CHECKLIST
PARTICIPATION:
1. Our office has signed the Green Office
Participation Pledge.
2. We include sustainability topics and/or recognize
participation in sustainability initiatives as periodic
agenda items at staff meetings.
3. We utilize the green office logo on our office
website and other materials to spread the word of
our participation in the Green Office Program.
4. We have shared a story about our office’s
sustainability related efforts to be showcased in
campus newsletters and the sustainability website.
5. We have completed our green office pre-audit.
ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY:
6. We turn out lights when we leave an unoccupied
room for an extended period of time.
7. We turn off projectors in classrooms and TVs in
conference rooms when not in use.
8. We use a shared network printer to eliminate
personal printers.
9. We unplug power vampires.
10. We refrain from using space heaters.
11. When possible we use human power instead of
electric power.
12. Eliminate unnecessary personal refrigerators
(and other appliances).
KITCHEN AND LUNCHROOM:
13. We report leaks and running taps to
Facilities Management.
14. We pack or purchase minimal-waste lunches.
15. We use reusable to-go boxes in the cafeteria.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS:
16. We use reusable mugs/cups, including at office
meetings and events.
17. We have made our meetings paper-free.
TRANSPORTATION:
18. We carpool to off campus events including
meetings, conferences, field trips, lunches, etc..
19. Members of our office reduce our commuter car-
bon footprint by utilizing at least one of the following:
-Hybrid or electric vehicles
-Carpooling
-Public transportation
-Human power
20. Members of our office have joined Harper’s
National Bike Challenge Team.
WASTE AND RECYCLING:
21. We utilize the office supply sharing and re-use
area (D266b) for acquiring general office supplies
before purchasing new items.
22. We use interdepartmental envelopes if mailing
on campus.
23. We practice single-stream recycling and we have
posted recycling instructions.
24. We cancel subscriptions to unwanted catalogs
and junk mail and/or convert subscriptions to
electronic format.
25. When we print, we use both sides of a page and
our printers and computers are set for automatic
double sided printing wherever possible.
26. We collect and reuse single sided paper as
scratch paper.
27. We collect chipboard and letter boxes and return
them to the print shop to be reused.
28. We recycle used toner and ink cartridges from
printers and copy machines.
29. We use reusable water bottles and utilize bottle
filling stations.
OFFICE INNOVATIONS:
30. Write 1 additional action that may be specific to
your office:________________________________
Participating Office:______________________________
The rst me you go through this list, use the green boxes to check the items you are currently doing. This will serve as your pre-audit.
When ready to submit, use the black boxes to check all the items you have accomplished. This will show your progress over me.
Pre-Audit
To Submit
