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class="grid-8 region region-content" id="region-content"> <div class="region-inner region-content-inner"> <a id="main-content" tabindex="-1"></a> <h1 class="title" id="page-title">Green Certifications </h1> <div class="block block-system block-main block-system-main odd block-without-title" id="block-system-main"> <div class="block-inner clearfix"> <div class="content clearfix"> <article about="/take-action/green-certifications" typeof="foaf:Document" class="node node-page node-published node-not-promoted node-not-sticky author-5 odd clearfix" id="node-page-1236"> <!-- --> <span property="dc:title" content="Green Certifications" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>Green Events</h2> <p>Green Event Certification encourages, recognizes and celebrates the voluntary sustainable efforts that event organizers take to reduce the environmental, social and financial costs of their event. It also creates an opportunity to inform and engage event attendees in sustainable practices.</p> <p>Follow the steps below to certify your event:</p> <ol> <li>View our <a href="/resources/green-event-certification-checklist" target="_blank">Green Event Certification Checklist</a> to see what’s entailed with hosting a green event.</li> <li>Complete a short survey to <strong><a href="https://yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aarY6NPQFLmSOii" target="_blank">certify your event</a></strong> at the bronze, silver, gold, or platinum level.</li> <li>Check your email for confirmation of your green-certified event, and to download your Green Event Certificate.</li> <li>Display your Green Event Certificate at your event to promote sustainability at Yale.</li> </ol> <p>If you’re serving food at your event, see the <a href="https://beingwell.yale.edu/programs/weight-management-nutrition/nutrition-resources/healthy-meeting-guidelines" target="_blank">Yale Healthy Meeting Guidelines</a> for suggestions on healthy green choices.</p> <h2>Green Workplace</h2> <div> <p>Green Workplace Certification is designed to educate and encourage sustainable practices in the workplace. The checklist offers action items that promote environmental, health and financial vitality. We hope it inspires you to develop creative solutions to sustainability challenges in your workplace.</p> </div> <div> <p><span>Follow these 3 easy steps to earn your Green Workplace certification:</span></p> <ul> <li><span><strong>Define your workplace</strong>.</span><span> A workplace can be a contiguous group of offices that share a common area or it can be a group of staff members working together as a unit but located in separate spaces.</span></li> </ul> <div> <ul> <li><a href="https://yale.box.com/s/g1nin6f8tiytjdvqw6pjm7ydmgb32k73">Complete the checklist</a>.</li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li><a data-attrib-id="MTUyNTg5NDQ2MjA2OC1tYWlsdG86Z3JlZW5jZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9uc0B5YWxlLmVkdT9zdWJqZWN0PUdyZWVuJTI1MjBXb3JrcGxhY2UlMjUyMENvbXBsZXRlZCUyNTIwQ2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbiZib2R5PVRoYW5rJTI1MjB5b3UlMjUyMGZvciUyNTIwY29tcGxldGluZyUyNTIwdGhlJTI1MjBHcmVlbiUyNTIwV29ya3BsYWNlJTI1MjBDZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9uISUyNTIwUGxlYXNlJTI1MjBhdHRhY2glMjUyMHRoZSUyNTIwc3VydmV5JTI1MjB0byUyNTIwdGhpcyUyNTIwZW1haWwlMjUyMGFuZCUyNTIwc2VuZCUyNTIwaXQuJTI1MjBDb25ncmF0dWxhdGlvbnMhJTI1MjA=" href="mailto:greencertifications@yale.edu?subject=Green%252520Workplace%252520Completed%252520Certification&body=Thank%252520you%252520for%252520completing%252520the%252520Green%252520Workplace%252520Certification!%252520Please%252520attach%252520the%252520survey%252520to%252520this%252520email%252520and%252520send%252520it.%252520Congratulations!%252520" rel="noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Email the checklist </a><a data-attrib-id="MTUyNTg5NDQ2MjA2OC1tYWlsdG86Z3JlZW5jZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9uc0B5YWxlLmVkdT9zdWJqZWN0PUdyZWVuJTI1MjBXb3JrcGxhY2UlMjUyMENvbXBsZXRlZCUyNTIwQ2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbiZib2R5PVRoYW5rJTI1MjB5b3UlMjUyMGZvciUyNTIwY29tcGxldGluZyUyNTIwdGhlJTI1MjBHcmVlbiUyNTIwV29ya3BsYWNlJTI1MjBDZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9uISUyNTIwUGxlYXNlJTI1MjBhdHRhY2glMjUyMHRoZSUyNTIwc3VydmV5JTI1MjB0byUyNTIwdGhpcyUyNTIwZW1haWwlMjUyMGFuZCUyNTIwc2VuZCUyNTIwaXQuJTI1MjBDb25ncmF0dWxhdGlvbnMhJTI1MjA=" href="mailto:greencertifications@yale.edu?subject=Green%252520Workplace%252520Completed%252520Certification&body=Thank%252520you%252520for%252520completing%252520the%252520Green%252520Workplace%252520Certification!%252520Please%252520attach%252520the%252520survey%252520to%252520this%252520email%252520and%252520send%252520it.%252520Congratulations!%252520" rel="noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">to the Office of Sustainability.</a> We’ll review your submission and send you your certificate!</li> </ul> </div> </div> <h2>Green Labs</h2> <div> <p>Yale Green Labs Certification is managed through Environmental Health and Safety. 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