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Colgate's ON-DEMAND Sustainability Passport Program provides a flexible and engaging way for faculty and staff to deepen their understanding of sustainability at their own pace. This series of one-hour online courses, curated by the Office of Sustainability, features short, informative videos that explore key sustainability concepts and practical strategies for integrating sustainable practices at work, at home, and in the community.

Participants can earn 1 Passport point per completed video course from the online catalog, making it easy to engage with sustainability topics on their own schedule while contributing to Colgate’s sustainability goals.

What Municipalities Need to Know About Saving the Bees (1 Hour for Passport Credit)

Presented by Jennifer Michelle, GreenTown Consulting

• Watch Here

• Passcode: VF.Yfbd2

• Available through 2025

Program Description:

Don't be fooled by the title! While this webinar is framed around municipal strategies, the information applies to any homeowner, gardener, or individual interested in learning how to support native bees and pollinators. Led by Jennifer Michelle of GreenTown Consulting, this engaging session dives deep into the critical differences between honey bees and native bees, the threats they face, and practical steps anyone can take to create pollinator-friendly habitats.

From reducing pesticide use and rethinking mowing practices to choosing the right native plants for your yard, this webinar provides tangible, science-backed actions to protect our essential pollinators. Whether you’re a town official, an avid gardener, or just someone who wants to make a difference, this session offers eye-opening insights, stunning photos, and practical solutions to help save our native bees! Watch the webinar to earn Sustainability Passport credit and be part of the movement to create healthier, more resilient ecosystems.

SUSTAINABILITY AND YOU: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

HOW IT WORKS 

1. Log into your LinkedIn Learning account through the Colgate Portal.

2. Click here or on the "Sustainability and You: Fundamentals of Environmental Sustainability" hyperlink below to see the complete list of videos in LinkedIn Learning. Please note that individual videos were selected from longer programs and curated into Colgate's On-Demand course.

3. Finish watching all the videos in the curated list in the sequence listed below.

4. Submit the Google Form through the link below to receive credit for the course. 

IMPORTANT: you must login to your LinkedIn Learning account through the Colgate Portal before viewing the videos.

*Special thanks to Robin Bridson (Instructional Designer, ITS) for her expertise in helping us set this up.

Sustainability and You: Fundamentals of Environmental Sustainability (58 minutes total)

Videos in this collection (for your maximum benefit, please view the videos in the sequence listed below):

1. Welcome (1min 40sec)

2. Understanding the basics of sustainability (1min 40sec)

3. Environmental, societal, and governance issues (ESG) (3min 56sec)

4. What is sustainability and why should you care? (2min 23sec)

5. Mitigate your impacts related to climate change (4min 29sec)

6. Calculating your carbon footprint (2min 48sec)

7. The power of clean energy (3min 44sec)

8. Explore the lifecycle of things (3min 3sec)

9. Reduce food waste (2min 56sec)

10. Reduce, reuse, recycle (4min 8sec)

11. The impacts of your diet (3min 8sec)

12. Protect our water resources (3min 39sec)

13. Increasing demand for sustainability (1min 7sec)

14. Two distinct costs of green building (3min 36sec)

15. Understanding the triple bottom line (2min 17sec)

16. Climate change adaptation (4min 57sec)

17. Cultural competence (2min 28sec)

18. Doing more good together (2min 11sec)

Thank you for watching all the videos! Please submit the Google Form and gain your point!