Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.67
Liaison Julie Newman
Submission Date Sept. 30, 2021

STARS v2.2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 2.00 MIT Office of Sustainability
Director
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution make available professional development and training opportunities in sustainability to all non-academic staff at least once per year?:
Yes

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (the rate of staff participation in sustainability professional development and training)?:
Yes

Estimated percentage of regular, non-academic staff that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training:
1-24%

If sustainability professional development and training opportunities for staff are made available or supported, provide at least one of the following:

A brief description of any internal sustainability professional development and training opportunities that the institution makes available to non-academic staff:
Recycling course available to all staff. Sustainability Lunch and Learns - themes include climate resiliency, sustainable design and construction, LCCA, waste management, and sustainability data management.

A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :
USGBC LEED training is available to all architects, engineers, and planners in the Department of Facilities, the Office of Campus Planning, and the Office of Sustainability.

Optional Fields 

Estimated percentage of regular non-academic staff for which sustainability is included in performance reviews:
1-24%

A brief description of how sustainability is included in staff performance reviews :
Sustainability objectives are included in job descriptions, then annual performance reviews consider progress against those objectives.

Website URL where information about staff professional development and training in sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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