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Engaging with colleagues to get Environmental and Social Change!

Engaging with colleagues to get Environmental and Social Change!. “How to make friends and influence people”.

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Engaging with colleagues to get Environmental and Social Change!

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  1. Engaging with colleagues to getEnvironmental and SocialChange!

  2. “How to make friends and influence people”

  3. Quick exerciseA. My role...1. Is kept within the boundaries of my department – minimal opportunities to work with other colleagues/departments.2. Allows me to work with other colleagues/ other departments on environment initiatives. (2 points)3. Gives me an open-door to engage with all parts of the university on sustainability agenda (social and environment). (4 points)4. Includes working with academics [and students] on ‘ESD’. (4 points)Score /10

  4. B. Cross departmental working group...?1. No2. Environment - cross depart, focuses is on integrating environmental initiatives eg energy champions programme. (2 points)3. Sustainability/CSR - cross depart, works on integrating environmental and social initiatives eg staff volunteering, wellbeing, student participation. (4 points)4. ESD – involves academics and operational staff, integrating ‘sustainability’ into curriculum/learning experience and or extra curricular learning opportunities. (4 points) Score /10

  5. C. Leadership...?1. No significant involvement of senior staff in sustainability agenda.2. Senior staff are actively leading i.e. promoting / rolling out environmental initiatives. (2 points)3. Senior staff are actively involved in promoting / rolling out broader sustainability (environment and social) initiatives. (4 points)4. Senior academics are involved in promoting ESD or in finding ways to encourage ESD within TLR. (4 points) Score /10

  6. Engagement (with other colleagues) and Impact (on university)...My role:Engagement /5Impact /5Role of the working group:Engagement /5 Impact /5Leadership:Engagement /5 Impact /5 Score /30

  7. Within your group:5 ideas for improving engagement with colleagues... Or ideas to share that work!1.2.3. 4.5.Questions to ask yourself and your group...How did you score in the previous slide? Strong/weak points?What are the barriers to better integration?

  8. Using “Universities that Count” to engage with colleagues...If you coordinate an ‘ESR’ response – you will be your university’s expert on all things ESR (environmental and social responsibility)! • UTC • Requires colleagues from most corners of your university to engage. • Is ‘lead’ or ‘sponsored’ by a senior member of staff. • Links CSR/Sustainability to your colleagues ‘day job’. • Works best if the team/working group meet at least once or twice. • Provides you with Feedback Reports that are (this year) tailored closely to your colleagues work. • Sends Feedback Report directly to your Vice Chancellor/Principal. • Gives you the ‘tools’ to talk holistically about sustainability/CSR to all and reaches most corners of your university. • Celebrates your participation publicly!

  9. Engaging with colleagues to getEnvironmental and SocialChange!

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