Green Certificate Questionnaire | Green Guides | Sustainability at the University of Twente

It's great to see that you are taking the initiative to make your event more sustainable at the University of Twente! This Green Certificate Questionnaire is designed to help you assess and improve the sustainability of your event, guided by the Sustainable Events Guidelines.

Before you begin, please ensure you have read and understood the Sustainable Events Guidelines. Your responses will be evaluated based on their impact on sustainability, with weighted scores reflecting the significance of each question.

Thank you for your dedication to organizing greener and more sustainable events!

Your first and last name?

E-mail adress

Event name

Estimated number of attendees?

Event description

Add link to your website or event

Event Duration

Single day

Multi day

Multi week

Other

Start date of the event

End date of the event

What is the format of the event?

Online

Offline

Hybrid

All stakeholders are informed of the sustainability strategy and encouraged to follow it

Yes

No

Pre and post communication/advertising is done electronically

Yes

No

If not all pre and post communication/advertising are done electronically, which of the following apply?

Printed promotional items exclude dates and utilize QR codes for adaptable content updates.

Single use promotional items will be used

Other

Does your event have food and beverages served?

Yes

No

One of the criteria considered when deciding the catering suppliers for the event was the sustainable options they offer?

Yes

No

Please list the names of the suppliers chosen and why did you choose them

Attendees pre-register or RSVP to reduce surplus food

Yes

No

Event planners have a plan to ensure surplus food is utilized responsibly

Yes

No

Shortly describe what is the plan to ensure surplus food is utilized responsibly

The menu provides vegan and/or vegetarian options?

Vegan

Vegetarian

Both

None

Food, products, and/or ingredients served at the event are grown/produced locally (in the Netherlands)

Yes

No

Event planners prioritize suppliers that are closer to the event location to reduce transportation emissions

Yes

No

Attendees encouraged to take public transit, bike, or walk to event, provided with appropriate info

Yes

No

How are the attendees encouraged to take a more sustainable transportation option?

The event provides options for remote or virtual attendance to reduce the need for physical travel

Yes

No

One of the criteria considered while deciding the suppliers for materials for the event was: the sustainable options that they offer?

Yes

No

Please list the suppliers and the reasons behind choosing them

Attendees pre-register or RSVP to limit the over-purchasing of materials

Yes

No

There are efforts to promote the re-use of materials (such as decorations, badges or promotional items) for future events.

Yes

No

Briefly describe what efforts are being placed to promote the reuse of materials for future events

Will the event handout giveaways to the attendees?

Yes

No

If Yes, did you check the Useful-Sustainable Goodie Bag guideline? If No, Great!

Is your event actively trying to avoid single-use plastics?

Yes

No

Do you provide reusable or compostable ware as a substitute to single use items?

Yes

No

Is your event 100% paper free?

Yes

No

If your event is not 100% paper free, which of the following applies to your event?

Double sided printing is implemented

Use paper made from recycled materials

Print in grayscale or black and white

None

Does the event provide merchandise (hoodies, t shirts) to the staff/volunteers?

Yes

No

If the event provides merchandise (hoodies, t-shirts...) to the staff and volunteers, then which of the following applies to your event?

It is fair trade

It is organic textile

Other

None

Do you plan to have your event indoors?

Yes

No, outdoor event during daylight

No, outdoor event during the evening

Is the event planned in one of the more sustainable building options (TechMed Center or ITC)?

Yes

No

Attendees will be educated about what goes in each bin through (choose which ones apply)

Clear signage at the bins

Event announcements

Volunteers as bin monitors

Other

Bins will be provided with clear signage for each waste stream are provided (PMD, Residual, Paper, Organic)

Yes

No

If the event used compostable service ware (compostable cutlery, cups, tissue paper…), participants are made aware of their proper disposal

Yes

No

N/A

Did you come up with a creative idea along the way? Please describe your innovative sustainable actions/ideas that are not covered by a category in the questionnaire.

The Office of Sustainability will award points for each innovative idea that offers a creative solution to sustainability challenges. Most innovative ideas will be worth 1 point and will be used to improve the sustainability advice given by the Green Hub. We will add the points to your final score.