Past Initiatives

2014 Initiatives

Everyday Recycling
Game Day
- New water filling stations (available via partnership with the City of Bloomington Utilities) throughout the stadium
- Improvement in Game Day Challenge
Sustainability Education
Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) Inititiatives
- Student-athlete inspired initiative to participate in Shoes for Souls collection
- Spring IU clothing & shoe drive
Green Travel Options
Sustainable Construction

2013 Initiatives

Enhanced the mission of Greening Cream and Crimson to encompass six focus areas
- Everyday Recycling
- Game Day Recycling
- Sustainability Education
- Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) Initiatives
- Green Travel Options
- Sustainable Construction
Improved overall branding and visibility of Greening Cream and Crimson on the Indiana University Campus.
Increased overall diversion rate of the football season to 55%, with a game high of 7% during the EPA GameDay Challenge.
Extended recycling initiatives to include Memorial Stadium
- Paired recycling and landfill bins with posters inside Memorial Stadium.
- Ensured that every desk within the athletics department had a desk-side recycling bin and a "what can be recycled" sticker.
Created a Sustainability Liaison position on the SAAC Executive Board.

2012 Initiatives

Increased our tailgate waste diversion to 54% during the 2012 Game Day Challenge recycling competition, from 37% in 2011.
- Volunteers handed out new IU Athletics-branded tailgate recycling bags
- New bag dispensers were located in the tailgate lots
- Increased the number of recycling bins and dumpsters
- Recycling PSA with IU athletes played at Memorial Stadium
Analyzed total energy and water use by month for all available metered buildings
- Athletics facilities included in campus-wide energy audit
- New opportunities for energy conservation identified

2011 Initiatives

Gained a better understanding how Athletics' staff view of sustainability through survey research and statistical analyses
Added new bicycle racks in areas surrounding Memorial Stadium and Assembly Hall
Createed new educational material so fans better understand tailgate rules and regulations, both green practices and non-green practices
Launched the student organization to work directly with the IU Athletic Department to create and support sustainable practices (contact gcc@indiana.edu for more information)
Expanded our game-day initiatives to promote more student awareness and involvement
Implemented a fan-based tailgate recycling competition where fans collected and turned in bags of recyclables to win prizes
Initiated the Hoosier to Hoosier Community Sale (H2H) to benefit Bloomington nonprofits and reduce move-out waste. For more information, visit Hooser to Hoosier

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