UU直播's Sustainability Office (MOOS) is co-developing the University's upcoming Climate & Sustainability Strategy. The key to the strategy's success lies in gathering input from all members of the UU直播 community, including students, staff, and faculty. Through a thorough consultation process, we aim to capture diverse perspectives, address priorities, and tackle concerns.
Following completion, the draft strategy will undergo review by聽UU直播鈥檚 Board of Governors.
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Community contributions to the strategy
To capture the diversity of voices within the UU直播 community, in Winter 2024 we established a Community Vision Board. It provided an easy and anonymous way to contribute your ideas or show support for those of others.
Feedback was collected until Tuesday, April 30th, 2024. Consult the final now! Editing is now closed.
Our contributors took inspiration from their experiences and interests, the current strategy, or from consulting UU直播's achievements to date in our recent annual reports.
As we progress further in preparing the forthcoming Climate & Sustainability Strategy 2025-2030, feel free to familiarize yourself with the various priority areas for sustainability at UU直播 in the carousel below.
Explore the priority areas
- Research & Education
- Buildings & Utilities
- Travel & Commuting
- Food Systems
- Procurement
- Landscape & Ecosystems
- Community Building
- Waste Management
Research & Education
UU直播 aims to identify strategies to increase learning and research opportunities in sustainability. This includes:聽聽
- Providing essential sustainability education for students聽
- Increasing sustainability-related research opportunities聽
- Reducing the environmental impacts of current research activities聽
Buildings & Utilities
UU直播 aims to increase the environmental performance of buildings while reducing their carbon footprint. This includes:聽
- Transitioning from natural gas heating to electric systems聽
- Investing in energy efficiency upgrades聽聽
Travel & Commuting
Travel and commuting at UU直播 is responsible for about one-third of the University鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions! Therefore, UU直播 aims to develop initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint of commuting activities, directly funded air travel, and UU直播鈥檚 vehicle fleet. This includes:聽
- Upgrading UU直播鈥檚 vehicle fleet to electric聽
- Reducing directly funding air travel聽
- Enhancing cycling infrastructure聽
Food Systems
UU直播 aims to make its food system, including its supply chain, more sustainable and promote more sustainable food offerings. This might involve:聽聽
- Sourcing from local, sustainable vendors聽聽
- Increasing the amount of plant-based options on campus聽
- Reducing packaging and food system waste聽
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Procurement refers to the process of sourcing, purchasing, and receiving goods or services. UU直播 aims to promote sustainable supply chains and contribute to the development of a circular economy. This includes:聽
- Exploring and improving decision-making regarding the procurement of goods, services, and assets聽聽
- Supporting greater transparency and accountability in UU直播鈥檚 supply chains聽
Landscape & Ecosystems
Through the University鈥檚 grounds management, UU直播 aims to develop landscaping projects that reduce the heat island effect, increase biodiversity, and foster well-being. This includes:聽
- Increasing green spaces across campuses聽
- Harnessing the potential for nature-based solutions to climate change聽
- Prioritizing biodiversity and native species聽
Community Building
A central part of UU直播 is building connections amongst its community members and integrating social sustainability in all areas of the University. UU直播 aims to create a diverse, vibrant, and rich community where all feel a sense of belonging. This includes:聽
- Amplifying programs that foster a culture of sustainability聽聽
- Increasing Indigenous representation and input聽
- Supporting well-being and inclusion of diverse voices聽
Waste Management
Waste management at UU直播 refers to proper management (reducing, reusing, recycling, and composting) of waste. This means responsible consumption and disposal at the University, following the principles of a circular economy. This includes:聽
- Enhancing sustainable procurement practices聽
- Reducing water and energy use聽聽聽
- Bolstering sustainability in food and dining practices聽聽
- Minimizing waste through optimizing the institution鈥檚 reduction, collection, and sorting practices聽
Have a question about the strategy consultation process? Don't hesitate to email us at strategy.sustainability [at] mcgill.ca. For general information about sustainability at UU直播, explore our website, including the FAQ page, or take the UU直播 Sustainability Module.
