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2012 Autumn | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach, Policy & Regulation

Strategies for Implementing Environmental Stewardship in Federal Offices and For-Profit Businesses

Student(s):

Terra Miller-Cassman

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Melissa Winters

Partner(s):

  • United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10

Faculty advisor(s):

Tim Hargrave, UW Bothell Business Program, University of Washington

Through my experience at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), I learned about the underlying philosophies guiding environmental stewardship and sustainability in federal offices and for-profit businesses. My projects consisted of working with both public and private sectors. I wrote policy for office meetings and assisted a campaign to increase behavioral awareness in order to reduce the environmental impact of internal EPA office practices. I also organized a workshop for grocery stores on food waste recovery. I then made recommendations for strategies to influence environmental stewardship by targeting the specific motivations behind federal offices and for-profit businesses.