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Greening Your Institute or Center

 

Greening Workshops

Multiple representatives from several ICs have participated in greening workshops hosted by the Division of Environmental Protection for those interested in forming or improving a Green Team.  Participants learned about NIH greening initiatives and how the Greening Your NIH Institute or Center: A How-To Guide provides a framework for greening your IC.  Materials presented at the workshop can be found here.PPT - This Presentation requires Microsoft PowerPoint

If you are interested in a future workshop, contact Terry Leland by email or calling 301-451-6474.

NIH is greeni​ng the many activities and business practices occurring daily on our campuses.  Requirements for greening business practices at NIH are in SES-level performance plans as of January 2009.  Although this is a new element in performance plans, the greening of business practices is already occurring at many ICs throughout NIH:

  • Identify a Green Team Lead to coordinate your IC’s greening efforts.  Use the Greening Your NIH Institute or Center: A How-To Guide, a step-by-step guide to identify and implement business practices that will improve environmental performance and minimize costs.
  • NIDDK,NEI, and the Children’s Inn are also examining their business practices and finding opportunities for environmental improvement. NIDDK’s accomplishmentsPDF Documents Require a PDF Reader include raising environmental awareness and implementing energy-saving practices.  NEI has developed a green policyPDF Documents Require a PDF Reader and is focused on increasing recycling. The Children’s Inn is greening its activities not only become more sustainable but to provide the best environment for their patients.

Meeting Performance Plan Elements
Forming a Green Team is an opportunity for the each IC’s senior management to green business practices and meet performance plan elements.
If you are a senior manager, you can:

  • Assist the Green Team Lead in setting up your IC Green Team.  Green Teams use a systematic approach to examine activities/business practices occurring within their IC and develop tools to "green" those activities.  This includes developing guidance, tools, outreach programs, and best management practices as well as identifying new opportunities to become more sustainable.
  • Encourage your Green Team Lead or a representative to attend the NIH Green Team Leads Council.  This Council serves as a forum in which ICs share best management practices and communicate both the challenges and the opportunities encountered when greening NIH.

You can view a list of suggested NIH business practicesPDF Documents Require a PDF Reader that can be implemented to green your IC.  For more information or assistance with the suggested business practices, please contact Terry Leland by email or calling 301-451-6474.