Sustainability Expectations

Expected performance behaviors 3 *
High performance behaviors 4
Managers: Choose two to four items from this
list for employees to achieve this score.
Managers: Choose one item from the
level 3 list and one item from this list
for employees to achieve this score.
Complete Seeds of Sustainability, ASU’s
90 minute online sustainability literacy
program and obtain seedling certification.
Participate in the Green Devil
Network, an organization of faculty
and staff working together to promote
a culture of sustainability at ASU.
Contact Green Devil Network.
Participate in ASU’s Sustainability
Certification Program. Certifications include
classroom, event, housing, office, lab, shop
and sport.
Request a print assessment from
Canon for your department and
implement changes.
Volunteer for a sustainability-related activity
such as Campus Harvest or Staff Council’s
Zero Waste Staff BBQs.
Develop a specific process or policy
change within your department to
reduce materials use or waste
generation. Contact Recycling at ASU
for advice.
Decrease P-Card purchases of
products and equipment that don’t
support ASU’s sustainability goals.
Shift purchasing to Sunrise for
products and vendors that comply with
ASU green purchasing policies.
Attend a sustainability-focused event such
as a lecture, movie or presentation.
Exceptional performance behaviors 5
Managers: Choose one item from this list
along with one item from the level 4 list or
two items from the level 3 list for employees
to achieve this score.
Use Enterprise car sharing for departmental
travel needs and eliminate department
vehicles, depending upon usage needs.
Take advantage of Canon’s scanning and
document management services to reduce
filing and clutter and increase security. Get
more information from Archive Scanning and
Document Management Solution.
Develop and support a Campus-as-a-LivingLaboratory project (use campus operations
and practices in the classroom). Email USP
with questions or submit your project.
Engage with the Julie Ann Wrigley Global
Institute of Sustainability proposal
development team to submit an
interdisciplinary proposal for a sustainabilityrelated research grant RFP.
Revised 5/30/17
Continued from previous page
Expected performance behaviors 3 *
Managers: Choose two to four items from this
list for employees to achieve this score.
Start a Blue Bag recycling program in your
office.
Request signs and labels for all recycling
bins in your office and shared kitchenette
spaces.
Start a composting program in your
department.
For catered departmental events, order off
of Dining Services’ Decidedly Green menu
or order a vegan or vegetarian menu.
High performance behaviors 4
Managers: Choose one item from the level
3 list and one item from this list for
employees to achieve this score.
Participate in Staff Council’s
Sustainability Committee. Members
may attend meetings in person or by
videoconference. Contact Linda
Anderson be added to the distribution
list.
Use the Environmental Impact Fee on
expense reports for all air travel.
Request a Zero Waste presentation for
your office to review the university
goal, proper recycling and diversion,
and personal action.
Contact Canon to ensure your multifunction copiers are set to print two-sided
and black and white by default.
Exceptional performance behaviors 5
Managers: Choose one item from this list along
with one item from the level 4 list or two items
from the level 3 list for employees to achieve this
score.
Research a sustainability topic related to your
department and present to students, faculty
and staff.
Implement telecommuting or alternative work
schedules to reduce employee commuting by
at least 10 percent.
For more information, visit SPP 306: Work
Schedules and telecommuting guidelines
Implement video conferencing for meetings
to reduce employee travel. Use video
conferencing software, such as Skype for
Business.
Improve a program, policy or practice to
promote and celebrate diversity, multicultural
understanding and help support ASU’s
culture of inclusivity.
* completing one or zero of the tasks listed at level 3 have a recommended score of 1 or 2.
Instructions: The Staff Council Sustainability Committee and University Sustainability Practices designed this document for managers and staff to use when
evaluating sustainability core expectations and setting sustainability core goals in the performance evaluation process. If you have questions, comments or
suggestions, contact the committee.
Revised 5/30/17