Level 4 – Tree
Name of Green Team:
ed: __________________
Date submitt
Contact Email:
Education & Outreach
We have contacted other Green Teams in our building or on campus to discuss potential opp
ortunities for collaboration. 
 We have offered guidance, suggestions, and information about initiatives we’ve pursued to
at least one other Green Team. (We can contact the Green Teams Coordinator at
iugt@indiana.edu for potential teams to reach out to based on team need, similarities in
office size and building autonomy, etc.)
 We inspired _______________ to pursue the formation of a Green Team.
(Ex: a newly formed or previously established IU department)
Our team has explored possible service learning opportunities for students related to sus
tainability and the environment. 
 We have reached out to a student organization involved with issues of sustainability to
ask if they would be interested in assisting with some of our planned initiatives.
 We worked with the Green Teams Coordinator to write-up a story on our Green Office program.
 We volunteer with a Bloomington community agency at least once per academic year.
 We have reviewed our actions from Level 3 – Sapling to ensure we are still practicing
those actions.
Resource Use / Recycling
All office paper is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). 
Our office uses 100% recycled content paper for printing. 
As many departmental publications as possible are paperless. 
Once per academic year we participate in a department wide supplies exchange and donate
excess materials to IU Surplus. 
 To reduce transportation emissions and packaging, we combine delivery orders for office
supplies and equipment whenever possible.
Sustainable Computing
 We have learned about and installed the GoGreen Gadget on all PC computers and contacted
co-workers about the benefits of the GoGreen Gadget via email or at a work meeting.
Energy & Built Environment
 Whenever possible, all new equipment purchased for our unit is Energy Star-rated or
equivalent.
 Power strips are utilized for easy access to unplug several appliances at once.
 We have signed up to participate in the IU Energy Challenge and have actively campaigned
for building-wide participation.
 To ensure that electronic devices are only on during hours of use, we have utilized smart
strips or timers.
Working with Building Services personnel, we have utilized our requested utilities
information to complete an unofficial audit of our unit’s water and electricity usage. 
Transportation
 The person responsible for booking travel chooses greener transportation options when
cost-effective (for example, using a shuttle to and from airport, choosing nonstop flights,
renting high-mpg vehicles, or taking public transportation).
 We include green transit options as part of new employee orientation.
Food
 We have established an on-site kitchen compost bin.
 We have established an on-site vermicompost bin.
 We have established an outdoor compost bin.
Our kitchen(s) and break room(s) are stocked with Green Seal certified cleaning materials
. 
Events & Meetings
We have held a certified Green Event using the IUOS Green Events checklist.
 When cost effective, we consider lodging with one of the following certifications: US EPA
Energy Star Label for Hospitality, Green Hotels Association, or Eco Rooms.
Innovation
 Insert any departmental innovations related to sustainability not included in the
checklist here. An unlimited number of initiatives may be added.
Example innovations include:
 Switching from hard copy printing of a major publication to an electronic version
 Consolidating printers in the office by eliminating individual printers from work
stations
 Providing foods for break rooms or events such as sugar, salt, and condiments in bulk
containers to reduce waste
 Members of our Green Team attended the semi-annual Office of Sustainability Internship
Symposium
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Replacing a bottled water system with a simple water filtration system, or by
switching to tap water
Completing a Sapling-level action not previously pursued
Collaborating with the Office of Sustainability to hold an event (Big Red Eats Green,
the semi-annual IUOS Internship Symposium, an IUOS Intern building tour) in our
department or building
Note: Tree Certification is achieved when 75% of total initiatives listed have been pursued (including inno
vation credits, which can be pursued in place of other initiatives listed)