| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.91 |
| Liaison | Julie Hopper |
| Submission Date | Dec. 20, 2023 |
University of Southern California
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.25 / 2.00 |
Julie
Hopper Data Analyst 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:
In addition to the current Student Sustainability Training that is available to all USC students, postdocs, staff and faculty, a specialized Employee Sustainability Training is currently in development and will be launched in 2024. The training will differ slightly in content and duration as the already launched Student Sustainability Training, as it will be specifically tailored for staff and faculty. The training will consist of two parts:
Part 1 focuses on frameworks which help inform USC’s sustainability work, the impacts of current, global sustainability challenges, and finally, how USC is addressing these challenges through its sustainability efforts. Part 2, informs employees on how they can work and live more sustainably. The training will also inform employees on how USC’s sustainability intersects work with the six unifying values of the Culture Journey, a university-wide initiative to explore our values, align the supportive behaviors that bring those values to life, and develop opportunities to improve our systems and processes.
In addition, the USC FPM Zero Waste team conducts regular trainings on proper waste management to staff in USC Housing, Aramark staff, and FPM waste management and grounds crews. The trainings last about 30 minutes and educates staff on how to dispose of waste properly into external bins (compost, recycling and landfill). The goal of the trainings are to reach all staff in USC Housing and Hospitality, FPM waste management, FPM Grounds Crews and Aramark staff, with focus on training new and incoming staff each year.
USC Housing and Hospitality staff: Trainings are offered six times per year with an estimated 95 USC Housing and Hospitality staff trained per year.
Aramark staff (primarily janitorial staff: Trained as needed by the USC FPM Zero Waste team with topics covering the value of proper disposal of landfill, recycle and compost waste from interior centralized waste bins. Aramark Staff are also trained on what types of waste issues to report, which types of bags to use and where to correctly dispose of waste (via the different landfill, recycling and compost streams). 100-200 Aramark staff are trained each year.
FPM waste management and grounds crews: Trained on an as-needed basis, with about 50 staff trained per year.
USC Office of Sustainability also offers tips to Staff, Faculty, Postdocs and Students on how to make their Event a Zero-Waste Event, and how to Green their Office.
https://green.usc.edu/zero-waste/
https://green.usc.edu/get-involved/green-your-office/
Part 1 focuses on frameworks which help inform USC’s sustainability work, the impacts of current, global sustainability challenges, and finally, how USC is addressing these challenges through its sustainability efforts. Part 2, informs employees on how they can work and live more sustainably. The training will also inform employees on how USC’s sustainability intersects work with the six unifying values of the Culture Journey, a university-wide initiative to explore our values, align the supportive behaviors that bring those values to life, and develop opportunities to improve our systems and processes.
In addition, the USC FPM Zero Waste team conducts regular trainings on proper waste management to staff in USC Housing, Aramark staff, and FPM waste management and grounds crews. The trainings last about 30 minutes and educates staff on how to dispose of waste properly into external bins (compost, recycling and landfill). The goal of the trainings are to reach all staff in USC Housing and Hospitality, FPM waste management, FPM Grounds Crews and Aramark staff, with focus on training new and incoming staff each year.
USC Housing and Hospitality staff: Trainings are offered six times per year with an estimated 95 USC Housing and Hospitality staff trained per year.
Aramark staff (primarily janitorial staff: Trained as needed by the USC FPM Zero Waste team with topics covering the value of proper disposal of landfill, recycle and compost waste from interior centralized waste bins. Aramark Staff are also trained on what types of waste issues to report, which types of bags to use and where to correctly dispose of waste (via the different landfill, recycling and compost streams). 100-200 Aramark staff are trained each year.
FPM waste management and grounds crews: Trained on an as-needed basis, with about 50 staff trained per year.
USC Office of Sustainability also offers tips to Staff, Faculty, Postdocs and Students on how to make their Event a Zero-Waste Event, and how to Green their Office.
https://green.usc.edu/zero-waste/
https://green.usc.edu/get-involved/green-your-office/
A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :
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A brief description of how sustainability is included in staff performance reviews :
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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:
Data up to date as of 10/30/23
Related News Articles:
https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2023/10/06/usc-shares-an-update-on-2028-zero-waste-goal/
Related News Articles:
https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2023/10/06/usc-shares-an-update-on-2028-zero-waste-goal/
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