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Sustainability concept for operations and establishment of a green office approved
With an operational "RE:Start" for the establishment of a Green Office and the adoption of a sustainability concept, the University of Kassel is building on its many years of environmental profile development as well as on existing structures for operational sustainability management. A comprehensive operational change process towards more sustainability and climate protection is now also to be achieved.
The sustainability concept, which explicitly addresses the sustainable development of university operations and the campus, completes the strategic further development and profile building in the area of sustainability and transformation at the University of Kassel. It can be understood as a further building block for the sustainable development of the university in order to include all areas of research, teaching, knowledge transfer and operations equally in the overall process. The concept encompasses campus development under sustainability aspects and combines strategic steering issues with operational implementation. It includes: Guidelines for improving environmental performance, an overview of the new organizational structure, and steering measures to increase intra-university commitment in terms of a sustainable organizational culture.
In order to better coordinate the university's operational sustainability process and make the relevant contact persons more visible, sustainability activities are bundled, managed and made transparent in a Green Office. What is special about the Green Office is that it takes a participatory approach that involves all university stakeholders and departments in the development process and relies on everyone's commitment. The new organizational and participatory structures are intended, on the one hand, to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand, innovative solutions for campus life are to be found together with the university staff in a participatory process. Interested students and employees can get involved in sustainable campus development and participate in the sustainability process through a variety of participation formats. For example, idea workshops, an idea platform and an idea consultation hour are designed to encourage all university members to participate and to raise awareness for more sustainability, environmental and climate protection on campus.
Information and download: Go:Green - Concept
If you have any questions about the project, please contact:
Nadine Chrubasik (Dipl.-Ing.)
Sustainability Manager
Integrated sustainability management in the company
Phone: +49 561 804-2519
E-Mail: chrubasik[at]uni-kassel.[dot]de
Head of Group VC - Occupational Safety and Environmental Protection
Representative for Occupational Safety, Health, Environmental Protection and Sustainability in Operations (AGUN)
Phone: +49 561 804-3811
E-mail: moesbauer[at]uni-kassel[dot]de