The Green Office (GO) certification is intended to inform administrative offices on campus about programs available and about commonly accepted best practices that align with existing campus-wide strategies and plans. To that end, the GO scorecard is comprehensive and does take some effort and commitment to complete. Certified offices have told us that they made changes to how the office operates and that the process helped educate office members to make simple changes that can have a significant impact over time.  

Steps to complete the GO certification 

Step 1 

Attend the Green Office orientation. The 2024 orientation will take place October 23rd, 2024 from 12:00-2:00pm in the EMU Gumwood Room. The cost is $10/person, to be paid by the department or office. Sign up for the event here.

Step 2 

Fill out the GO scorecard, compile the required documentation, and upload documentation to the Green Office Program Microsoft Teams site.

Step 3

At the mid-point of the program, upload a document to the Teams site that includes the desired certification level, number of points the office has before making improvements, and the actions and point allotments the office plans to implement to obtain desired certification level. Upload remaining documentation by the end of February.

Step 4

The Office of Sustainability will collect the scorecards and review them in a batch. We will contact the offices to verify a number of items to validate the scorecard. The top scoring office will have their certificate delivered by a special visit from UO leadership. Office representatives that completed the scorecard (up to two per office) will be invited to a reception during the Spring term to celebrate their achievement.