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Sustainability Strategic PlanFostering a Culture of Sustainability 2030
ACADEMIC PLAN 2017
Photography by: Arjun Yadav
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Land Acknowledgement.................................................................................................................. From the Principal...........................................................................................................................Message from CAO and Academic Dean......................................................................................Academic Dean Message............................................................................................................... Introduction......................................................................................................................................The Plan..........................................................................................................................................Who We Are: 2020 Facts and Figures..........................................................................................Ambitions, Goals and Targets...................................................................................................... Pillar 1: Academic Programs and Curriculum................................................................... Pillar 2: Research................................................................................................................. Pillar 3: Campus Engagement............................................................................................ Pillar 4: Civic Engagement.................................................................................................. Pillar 5: Human Resources & Infrastructure..................................................................... • Facilities/Built Environment.................................................................................. • Food & Dining......................................................................................................... • Procurement.......................................................................................................... • Well-being/Wellness.............................................................................................. • Waste...................................................................................................................... • Transportation........................................................................................................UTM’s Sustainability Journey.......................................................................................................Planning and Reporting...............................................................................................................Appendix A - Strategic Planning Membership...........................................................................
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Management (MScSM). Backed by U of T’s broader commitment to the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) and the Investing to Address Climate Change Charter, UTM stands poised to become a national leader in sustainable practice. By affirming our culture of sustainability going forward, this Strategic Plan builds on our past efforts to realize an even better future.
After addressing our context in the wider community, the Strategic Plan articulates our mission, vision, and definition of sustainability. We then describe UTM’s five pillars as laid out by the Sustainability Pathways Working Group since 2017. Each pillar includes short- and long-term goals to measure progress, forming collectively a framework for ongoing success. Thank you to the PSAC and Working Group for developing such a powerful plan: I look forward to realizing our goals together as we create a more sustainable campus—and a more sustainable world.
Professor Alexandra Gillespie Vice President and Principal
We wish to acknowledge this land on which the University of Toronto operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) strives to create a more sustainable future. Our first Sustainability Strategic Plan helps put that commitment in action. Developed through a year-long visioning endeavour from the Principal’s Sustainability Advisory Committee (PSAC), the plan identifies short- and long-term goals grounded in UTM’s five pillars of sustainability.
Located on 225 acres of protected greenbelt, UTM comprises the second largest division of the University of Toronto. Our campus is home to a diverse community of more than 14,500 undergraduate students, 900 graduate researchers, and 2,500 employees. The size and ingenuity of our campus provides an opportunity to take bold action and lessen our environmental impact on a warming world.
UTM has already taken steps toward positive change. We have constructed energy-efficient LEED certified buildings. We have spear-headed engagement initiatives in the Sustainability Office. We have designed innovative programs in teaching and research, such as the Master of Science in Sustainability
Principal’s MessageLand Acknowledgement
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Message from CAO and Academic Dean
As a passionate sustainability-focused leader at UTM, I am very proud of our green reputation; one that has grown out of the collaborative efforts and commitment of our faculty, librarians, students, staff and our municipal and community partners, including the City of Mississauga. Our institution has integrated sustainability into our everyday decision-making processes. In recent years, our buildings have achieved a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver designation or higher. Our campus sustainability commitment has grown along with the growth of the student population. As we continue to build, our aspirations to achieve higher LEED targets also grows.
Sustainability in our actions and operations is not just limited to our construction efforts. It lives in all aspects of our campus and community buildings. Our Hospitality and Retail Services operations have made great strides in sustainability leadership, earning Canada’s FIRST Silver Fair Trade Campus designation in 2020. Our on-campus bee farm harvests almost 1,000 pounds of honey each year, and our small vertical farms spread throughout campus, grow produce that for use in on-campus meal preparations.
In addition, our Utilities and Operations team continues to make sustainability and energy conservation a key priority, offering and promoting the bike share program, and bike repair shop, as well as its recently released Low Carbon Action Plan, complete with aggressive climate targets.
It is evident that sustainability is a key priority for UTM. However, our work is not done; we still have much to do. If focused efforts are not put in place, the world will soon be at a tipping point if not already there. As a campus, we have been thinking and investing in the right direction; making campus sustainable operations a default, not a choice. Therefore, I am delighted to introduce our first-ever Sustainability Strategic Plan, complete with short, medium and long-term ambitions, goals and targets. I am confident that this Plan represents the vision of the UTM community and will propel us towards a culture of sustainability on our campus, within our community and beyond.
Saher FazilatChief Administrative OfficerCo-Chair Principal’s Sustainability Advisory Committee
Sustainability is one of the most significant challenges that we as a civilization are facing. No single corporation, organization, academic discipline, city or country can achieve sustainability alone and we all have a role to play along the planet’s path towards sustainability.
In 2017, UTM created an Academic Plan to guide our vision and identify priorities as a campus for the short and long-term. This process involved creating a shared identity built on a set of distinctive attributes of the campus. UTM’s attributes include:
• A campus that embraces its Community• An institution that values and encourages Creativity• A scholarly community that prioritizes Communication• Faculty, librarians, staff and students who lead through Innovation• An institution that values and promotes Sustainability
The Academic Plan, at its core, values sustainability and it’s evident that the remaining four identities are a part of creating a sustainable institution. As part of the implementation of our Academic Plan, I constituted the Sustainable Pathways Working Group (SPWG) to start reviewing the current status of sustainability as it related to curriculum, research, human resources and
infrastructure. The SPWG recognized that the campus was well positioned to develop sustainability specific transdisciplinary information and knowledge, and suggested that a comprehensive sustainability strategy was vital in creating a more environmentally- conscious campus.
As a university with a global presence, UTM has already started to integrate sustainability into our curriculum and research, but sustainability challenges can’t be solved in isolation; we need to come together and engage in collaboration in all areas of teaching and research over all parts of the world. We need to also ensure we engage in scientific, political, social, cultural and economic aspects of sustainability.
While we are doing well, there’s room for improvement to foster a culture that fully embraces sustainability and ensures it is integrated into our core practice. For this reason, I am proud to introduce this comprehensive Sustainability Strategic Plan; identifying and committing to a series of goals and targets, putting principles into practice to establish UTM as a leader in sustainability.
Amrita DaniereVice Principal, Academic and DeanCo-Chair, Principal’s Sustainability Advisory Committee
Academic Dean Message
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The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)’s first Sustainability Strategic Plan comes at an important time. Record-breaking extreme weather events, diplomatic alliances through the 2015 Paris Agreement, and popularizations of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have provided both an increased awareness and solutions to the on-going climate and biodiversity crises1. The discourse on climate change and sustainability has also continued at a national level: Canada has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030 and is aiming to achieve net-zero emissions by 20502. Closer to home, the City of Mississauga has declared a Climate Change Emergency, and in 2019 committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 through its ambitious Climate Change Action Plan3.
As a globally recognized academic institution, the University of Toronto is committed to fostering a sustainable future. To this end, University of Toronto is part of the Investing to Address Climate Change Charter through which it pledges to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into its investment decisions. The University has also committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 37% below 1990 levels by 2030 as part of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) and has implemented the Low Carbon Action Plan4 to reach its targets.
Introduction
Extreme Events: https://www.climate.gov/news-features/category/extreme-events
Progress towards Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction target: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental- indicators/progress-towards-canada-greenhouse-gas-emissions-reduction- target.html
The City of Mississauga Climate Change Action Plan. https://yoursay.mississauga.ca/climate-change
UTM Sustainability Office: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/green/ initiatives/energy-and-climate-change
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FIVE PILLARS OF SUSTAINABILITY AT UTM
UTM will foster a culture of sustainability by incorporating sustainability into its academics, research, community, infrastructure and human resources. Hence, Sustainability at UTM rests on the following five pillars:
1. Academic Programs and Curriculum2. Research3. Campus Engagement4. Civic Engagement5. Human Resources & Infrastructure
This broader national and university-wide context gives UTM both the opportunity and responsibility to take bold action. Our campus has already made strides through academics and research in the Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment and the MScSM program, campus engagement activities of the UTM Sustainability Office, energy-efficient operations and LEED-certified infrastructure. The preliminary Sustainability Strategic Plan builds upon university and campus-wide efforts and formalizes a strategy towards a more sustainable UTM.
Academic Programs and Curriculum
Campus Engagement
Human Resources & Infrastructure
Research
Civic EngagementUTM’S SUSTAINABILITY VISION AND DEFINITION
The Sustainability Strategic Plan is based on UTM’s vision to become a global leader in sustainability by fostering a culture of sustainability. According to UTM, “Sustainability rests on the principle that the biosphere is the foundation for all human activities: the well-being of present and future generations depends on the health of our shared ecosystems. UTM has a unique role to play in fostering a culture of sustainability that respects the Earth and all of its inhabitants.” Developed by the Sustainability Pathways Working Group (SPWG), this definition of sustainability was influenced by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) definition of sustainable development and encompasses the 17 United Nations SDGs.
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The Sustainability Strategic Plan was devised over a period of 11-months that started with the establishment of the Principal’s Sustainability Advisory Committee (PSAC) comprised of passionate faculty, students and staff. Highlights of this journey included monthly PSAC meetings to discuss the sustainability strategy, focus groups and townhalls with members of the UTM community and visioning sessions with key stakeholders to determine ambitions, goals and targets for each of the five pillars.
UTM’s Sustainability Strategic Plan is organized around 26 goals for each of the five pillars of sustainability. Each goal is either a short- or long-term goal and is consistent with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS 2.2) of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
The Plan
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Faculty and Staff
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UTM: Who We Are
Year Established
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Areas of Study
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Programs
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Graduate Students
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KEY DEFINITIONS
Carbon Carbon is referred to throughout this plan as the carbon dioxide equivalent, unless otherwise stated.
Carbon Neutral Refers to achieving net zero carbon dioxide emissions by balancing carbon emissions with carbon removal or simply eliminating carbon emissions
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, for example, carbon dioxide (CO2). These gases differ on how long they stay in the atmosphere and how strongly they impact the atmosphere.
Local Food Food produced in the province or territory in which it is sold, or food sold across provincial borders within 50 km of the originating province or territory.
Scope 1, 2, 3 emissions An organization’s greenhouse gas emissions can be classified into three categories: Scope 1 emissions are direct emissions from sources that are owned or controlled by the organization, like the burning of natural gas to generate steam for heating and cooling. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from the generation of purchased energy, like purchasing and consuming electricity from a utility provider. Scope 3 emissions are indirect emissions (not included in scope 2) that occur in the value chain of the organization, such as emissions associated with travel.
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE
UTM’s Sustainability Office was established in 2004 and is dedicated to promoting initiatives under the broad categories of transportation, academics & curriculum, research, energy and climate change, waste and recycling, general conservation and community engagement. The Sustainability Office, with the guidance and oversight of PSAC, led the creation of this Plan, incorporating
the bold and visionary ideas of the campus community. The Sustainability Office will also lead the implementation of this Plan, offering insight and expertise throughout the duration; however, this cannot be done in isolation. The effective implementation of the goals and targets set out in this Plan will rely on the collective and collaborative effort of the campus community.
2020 FACTS AND FIGURES
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MScSM PROGRAM
In September 2014, UTM launched a groundbreaking program of Master of Science in Sustainability Management (MScSM) to address issues related to global sustainability. The program takes a holistic view of sustainability based on an inter-disciplinary definition that includes social, economic and ecological dimensions. The program is known for the integration of love and sustainability and its emphasis on the growth of students as human beings. In a short period of 5 years, the graduates of the program have made immense impacts on every sector – corporate, government, community and non-government organizations. The Program is particularly notable as students and alumni create a distinct culture, known as Sustainability Management Family, in which they value each person’s success, and the group success as a whole, above individual achievement.
SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS’ SERIES
Since 2015, the MScSM Program has hosted an annual lecture by a sustainability leader combined with an engaging poster presentation by MScSM students. The evening is open to all. Attendees learn about the innovative sustainability work that graduate students do with the host organizations of their internships and hear from world-class sustainability leaders. Past speakers include the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, David Miller (WWF), Bruce Poon Tip (G Adventures), and John Ehrenfeld (MIT). The defining pillar of this series is the open-forum for discussion and learning about sustainability – allowing both experts and new learners alike to hear from brilliant minds in sustainability, and explore topics and concepts of interest.
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1ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND CURRICULUM
AMBITION
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE SPACE TO EXPLORE CREATIVE APPROACHES TO CURRENT SYSTEMS, USE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND TAKE CALCULATED RISKS. UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEARNING PATHWAYS ARE INTERDISCIPLINARY AND FREELY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR DEGREE PROGRAM
GOAL 1.1
GOAL 1.1
Every undergraduate and graduate student, regardless of their degree program, will have access to sustainability education• By 2030, 30% of students will have graduated across all disciplines with a sustainability certificate/minor
GOAL 1.2
UTM is profiled as a leader in sustainability teaching through active recruitment for sustainability-focused faculty • By 2030, UTM will increase by 25% the number of faculty who self-identify as a leader in sustainability teaching and learning
ACCESS TO SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION
Introduce a Sustainability Pathway as a Certificate option for undergraduates
Target: Milestone achieved
Target: Milestone achieved
Explore the possibility of sustainability programs geared towards graduate students, including Ph.D. candidates
Conduct annual survey and develop inventory of faculty members who self-identify as sustainability-minded
A dedicated Research Centre for Transdisciplinary Sustainability is investigated and initiated
On an annual basis, the Study Abroad Program will deem one of its programs as sustainability-oriented
Incorporate at least one “Sustainability Course” as part of distribution requirements
Mentorship program is created and promoted amongst faculty and sustainability students alike
Conduct baseline survey to understand how many faculty members self-identify as sustainability-minded
Promote, encourage and incentivize international collaborative courses around sustainability
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GOAL 1.2
LEADER IN SUSTAINABILITY TEACHING 2020 21 24 2722 25 2823 26 29 30
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND CURRICULUM: ANNUAL TARGETS
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Engage Master of Science in Sustainability student with the premise and purpose of inventory
Investigate and evaluate existing Green Lab Programs to determine best Program for UTM
Take steps to create a sustainability focused grant offering in both the undergraduate and graduate level
Conduct baseline survey to understand how many faculty self-identify as performing sustainability research
Create grant competition for graduate students using the URGC as a guide
Conduct annual survey to ensure inventory is up-to-date and reflective of faculty who self-identify as performing sustainability research
GOAL 2.1
PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH 2020 21 24 2722 25 2823 26 29 30
GOAL 2.2
GOAL 2.3
GOAL 2.4
INVENTORY OF UTM SCHOLARS
RECOGNIZE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE RESEARCH
GREEN LABS PROGRAM
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RESEARCH: ANNUAL TARGETS
AMBITION
UTM WILL BECOME THE PIONEER FOR INTER-DISCIPLINARY AND TRANS-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH RELATED TO SUSTAINABILITY. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES WILL PROVIDE A UNIQUE ACADEMIC SPACE TO WORK IN MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS ON VARIOUS SUSTAINABILITY-RELATED ISSUES AND THEIR SOLUTIONS
GOAL 2.1
UTM will encourage internal collaboration to promote sustainability research • By 2021, UTM will establish a working group to identify sustainability priorities and mechanisms to promote sustainability research
GOAL 2.2
UTM will create an inventory of UTM scholars to include faculty engaged in sustainability research • By 2022, UTM will engage Master of Science in Sustainability Program to compile a baseline record of scholars to track progress in sustainability research
GOAL 2.3
By 2023, UTM will create a Graduate Student Sustainability Grant Competition including a sustainability-specific research grant• By 2023, UTM will create a Graduate Student Sustainability Grant Competition with the aim of creating a sustainability-specific research grant • By 2022, UTM will create a promotional campaign to highlight the Undergraduate Research Grant Competition (URGC) with the aim of creating a sustainability- specific research grant
GOAL 2.4
UTM will reduce the environmental impact of research activities through the promotion of energy conservation, waste diversion, equipment management and sustainable procurement• By 2024, UTM will implement a Green Labs Program to help reduce the environmental impact of research activities on campus
Identify campus leaders for multi-disciplinary working group
Create campaign to highlight the URGC, focusing on promotion
Create inventory based on survey results
Target: Milestone achieved
Create and run pilot for a subset of research labs using established Program
Target: Green Labs Program implemented
Target: Competition created and promoted
Create Green Labs Program specifc to UTM’s needs and goals
Expand pilot to all labs
Establish working group to promote sustainabilty research
Target: Working group created
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SUSTAINABILITY WEEK
In March 2020, MScSM students and other students’ groups organized their first Sustainability Week themed around understanding the impact that we have on the world around us: our ‘footprint’. Each day of the week had a theme: Meatless Monday, Trashless Tuesday, Wellness Wednesday, Tech Thursday, and Future Friday. The week provided opportunities for campus community members to showcase and share their passion and contributions to sustainability. Students’ participation was overwhelming, with over 40 events run by students. This demonstrates the UTM students’ commitment and passion for sustainability and emerging sustainability culture.
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Communications position created to improve collaboration and involvement across campus in sustainability
Marketing and Outreach Plan to highlight and promote existing and new initiatives on campus
Sustainable guide created to include tips for living and working sustainably
Working group created consisting of internal departments to focus on campus engagement for sustainability
Sustainability website enhanced to include an array of sustainability programs and initiatives as a mechanism of coordination
Annual Webinar Series/Teach-In sessions created and promoted as a way of highlighting sustainability on campus
3CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT
AMBITION
WIDESPREAD CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT WILL FOSTER A CULTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH STUDENT, STAFF AND FACULTY-DRIVEN ACTIVITIES
GOAL 3.1
UTM will support and promote campus-based student, staff, librarian and faculty-driven initiatives surrounding campus engagement, elevating the profile of sustainability• By 2022, launch a Marketing and Outreach Plan to highlight and promote engagement for sustainability initiatives, programs and events on campus
GOAL 3.1
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CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT: ANNUAL TARGETS
Target: Program launched
GOAL 3.2
Develop and strengthen partnerships with internal stakeholders including the Centre for Student Engagement, Residence Life, and Athletics • By 2025, internal collaborations will honour and celebrate environmental programs, events, camps and initiatives helping to facilitate a culture of sustainability on campus
GOAL 3.2
DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN INTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS 2020 21 24 2722 25 2823 26 29 30
Civic engagement guide created to include inventory index of sustainability activities and events offered on campus
Incorporate inter-campus participation for environmental events that have broader awareness messages (Earth Day, Sustainability Week, World Environment Day etc)
Establish working group of internal stakeholders to promote and encourage collaboration
Introduce and promote summer camps focused on sustainability
Target: Partnerships strengthened
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SUSTAINABILITY: TRANSDISCIPLINARY THEORY, PRACTICE, AND ACTION CONFERENCE
In October 2019, UTM organized the Sustainability: Transdisciplinary Theory, Practice, and Action Conference (STTPA). The guiding principle of the conference was that we all are responsible for the current state of the world and we all have a role to play in the path towards sustainability. The main theme was the integration across disciplines, stakeholders, and sustainability pillars. The conference brought academics and students, Aboriginal scholars, business executives, civil society, policymakers, sustainability professionals, and other sustainability lovers together at the same platform to explore innovative forms of theory, practice, and action that can help craft a path towards sustainability. The conference drew 365 attendees from around the world, as well as 215 speakers and panelists. The conference included seven keynote talks, 10 panels, four training workshops, and 43 concurrent sessions.
LET’S TALK SUSTAINABILITY
Since 2018, the MScSM program has been organizing an annual event - Let’s Talk Sustainability to educate the younger generation (students from Junior schools) about the importance of sustainability in a thought-provoking way. The event provides opportunities for MScSM students to educate the younger generation. Participating students learn from keynote speakers, breakout sessions, case competitions and demonstration booths focused on sustainability challenges and issues. The uniqueness of the event is to provide an opportunity for students from different public schools to interact and ignite the spark of sustainability, which they may carry forward with them into their future studies and lives. In summer 2019, 450 students from 8 schools participated in the event.
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Establish relationship with schools that have dedicated sustainability programs
Leverage and promote collaborations in order to share best practices and initiatives
Enhance relationships with neighbouring leaders (gov’t, transit leaders) in order to harness community togetherness
GOAL 4.2
GOAL 4.1
DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY
DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEIGHBOURING SCHOOLS
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Create and promote mentorship program amongst university and high school students
Initiate and organize case competitions with other institutions to showcase inter-university collaboration
Target: Partnerships developed
Target: Partnerships strengthened
4CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
GOAL 4.1
Develop and strengthen partnerships with elementary and high schools in the neighbouring community • By 2025, collaborations with neighbouring schools will encourage learning and sharing of experiences, helping to promote sustainability
GOAL 4.2
Develop and strengthen partnerships with local, national and international universities, committees and organizations• By 2030, UTM will support and embrace partnerships across the globe that promote sustainable practices as a means of fostering a bi-directional learning opportunity
AMBITION
UTM WILL ESTABLISH LOCAL AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS IN SUSTAINABILITY TEACHING, RESEARCH, OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: ANNUAL TARGETS
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Optimize how we produce, distribute, and consume electricity and natural gas on our campuses
Create an energy performance standard to facilitate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
GOAL 5.1
UTM will commit to a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reduction • By 2030 meet or exceed the University commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 37% below 2005 levels with a plan to achieve a carbon neutral campus by 2050
GOAL 5.2
UTM will continue to design and construct new buildings using an energy and sustainability lens• By 2030, UTM will design and construct new buildings to a minimum LEED Gold with ambitions to achieve Platinum under the Canadian Green Building Council guidelines
GOAL 5.3
UTM will incorporate a scope 3 emissions reduction program• By 2025, create an air travel mitigation program and develop approach to reduce business related air travel emissions
GOAL 5.4
UTM will develop innovative approaches to ensure natural habitat on campus is protected • By 2021, using outcomes and recommendations from UTM’s Campus Master Plan, UTM will identify roadmap to incorporate a robust landscape and storm water management plan• By 2022, assessments to identify endangered and vulnerable species on campus will be performed in collaboration with students and Facilities Management team (Campus as a Living Lab)• By 2025, environmentally-friendly alternatives will be utilized for salt-use on campus
5HUMAN RESOURCES & INFRASTRUCTUREFACILITIES/BUILT ENVIRONMENT
AMBITION
UTM WILL BUILD SUSTAINABILITY INTO HUMAN RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
GOAL 5.1
GHG EMISSIONS REDUCTION COMMITMENT 2030 2020 21 24 2722 25 2823 26 29 30
HUMAN RESOURCES & INFRASTRUCTUREFACILITIES/BUILT ENVIRONMENT: ANNUAL TARGETS
Reduce energy consumption in our existing and new buildings through retrofits, building systems optimization, and by designing to standards with superior performance in energy and carbon intensity
Incorporate clean and renewable energy in buildings
Establish Green Revolving Fund to fund energy reduction projects
Take the steps to explore energy storage program
Target: Achieve 37% reduction below 2005 levels
Cost benefit analysis performed to determine cost differential between LEED Silver, Gold and Platinum
Establish guidelines for UTM’s staff, student, librarian and faculty work-related travel
Create and run pilot program for a subset of departments using established guidelines
A sustainability lens will be applied when determining salt use for campus operations
GOAL 5.3
GOAL 5.4
SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM
NATURAL HABITAT IS PROTECTED
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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION COMMITMENT 2020 21 24 2722 25 2823 26 29 30
Using outcomes and recommendations from UTM’s Campus Master Plan, identify roadmap to incorporate a robust landscape and stormwater management plan
Assessments to identify endangered and vulnerable species on campus will be performed in collaboration with students and Facilities Management team (Campus as a Living Lab)
Capital Planning documents reflect the commitment for future builds
Target: Air Travel Mitigation Program created
Best practices for salt use on campus will be investigated and evaluated
Target: Commitment met
Target: Strategy to reduce business related air travel created
Target: Commitment met
Put steps in place to implement roadmap and strategy
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LOW CARBON ACTION PLAN
In 2018, the University of Toronto joined the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3); a group of leading research universities in North America committed to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on their own campuses and in their communities. In line with this commitment, the University of Toronto set a goal to reduce GHG emissions 37 per cent by 2030, below a 1990 baseline level (UTM is using a 2005 baseline level). University operations has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by more than 55,000 metric tons over the past decade. A five-year Low-Carbon Action Plan (2019-2024) has been developed to further implement carbon reduction strategies across U of T’s three campuses—accelerating efforts as we work towards our 2030 goal. The plan focuses on optimizing how we produce, distribute, and consume electricity and natural gas. These efforts will result in substantial energy and GHG reductions while improving comfort.
TRI-CAMPUS ENERGY MODELLING & UTILITY PERFORMANCE STANDARD
In response to the Low Carbon Action Plan, University operations developed a new Tri-Campus Energy Modelling & Utility Performance Standard. This new standard provides project-specific energy and water efficiency targets, used to calculate energy and GHG project budgets, and necessary to achieve the 2030 goal, while also introducing a streamlined modelling and documentation submission approach. This standard is meant to inspire innovative designs based on absolute energy and GHG targets that are used to calculate energy and GHG performance budgets according to when the building is going to be constructed and the program use. The targets ratchet down predictably over time as cost-effective technologies and delivery methods improve.
2019 GREENHOUSE GAS CAMPUS RETROFITS PROGRAM
In 2018-2019, the University of Toronto completed major projects aimed at reducing current and future GHG emissions across its three campuses. We combined support leveraged from the provincial government with our own investments to complete projects ranging from rooftop solar thermal systems to ground source heat pumps. These projects represent over $50 million in investment and more than 8,600 tonnes in annual GHG emission reductions. Meeting these tight project schedules confirms our capacity and ability to develop and implement high performing energy and carbon reduction projects with timely efficiency.
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Pathway to 2030
44,567Tonnes eCO2/ year
To put us on a path to achieve our 2030 low-carbon goal, we will improve energy and thermal production, enhance energy distribution ef� ciency, and reduce our energy consumption. The chart above illustrates the types of projects we will implement over the next � ve years to reduce GHG emissions across all three University of Toronto campuses. With this 2019-2024
low-carbon action plan in place, we will be 80 per cent closer to achieving our goal. Beyond our � ve-year plan, we will continue to � nd ways to use the best low-carbon, high performance solutions to maintain long-term savings. Our staff, industry experts, faculty, and students are laying the important groundwork for achieving our 2030 goal.
University of Toronto: Tri-Campus Planned GHG Reductions (2019-2024)
Where we would be without our plan
Where we project to be with
our 2019-2024 planReductions to be completed
2025-2030
Tonnes eCO2/ year
Total Planned Reductions by 2024
2019 Greenhouse Gas Campus Retro� ts Program (GGRP) =
8,600Tonnes eCO2/ year
Geoexchange = 16,465Tonnes eCO2/ year
Solar = 200Tonnes eCO2/ year
Distribution Improvements =
2,260Tonnes eCO2/ year
Building Optimization =
6,620Tonnes eCO2/ year
GHG Avoidance from Designing to NewBuilding Standards =
8,325Tonnes eCO2/ year
Lighting Retro� ts = 1,000Tonnes eCO2/ year
GHGs Captured from Trees on Urban U of T Properties =
1,097Tonnes eCO2/ year
Summary of Target GHG Reductions:
Building Design Standards Distribution Improvements(like heat recovery)
2019 GGRP Projects Business as usual
Solar Lighting Retro� ts
Trees (Captured on urban properties)
2030 Goal
Geoexchange Building Optimization
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UTM FARM WALLS
In 2017, UTM’s Hospitality and Retail Services opened our indoor farm with a variety of herbs and leafy vegetables, and to date have harvested over 677 pounds of fresh produce. The produce is utilized in foodservice production. Not only are we saving on purchasing, but are decreasing the carbon footprint that goes along with mass farming, packaging, and delivery. This method of growing can use up to 99% less water, has no environmental runoff from fertilizers, grows approximately two weeks faster than outdoor agriculture, and uses little to no pesticides and herbicides. It offers a plan to handle future food demands, allows all crops to grow year-round as they are not affected by weather, and it is almost organic-level farming.
FAIR TRADE CAMPUS
In 2019 we submitted an application for, and earned, Canada’s FIRST Silver Fair Trade Campus designation. UTM has set the standards for Canadian campuses regarding Fair Trade commitments including the number of products on campus as well as an ongoing commitment to campus-wide education. UTM was presented with the 2020 Fair Trade Canada TRAILBLAZER award on behalf of Fair Trade Canada for our commitment to environmental and social responsibility. This commitment means we are committed to sustainably & ethically sourced, farmed, and produced goods. Fair Trade Certified companies are regularly and rigorously audited by a third party to ensure all guidelines and procedures are being met.
UTM BEES
The UTM Bee program started in spring 2017 with three hives, and has grown into five hives and ~30,000 bees. Our bees have produced 1,787 pounds of honey since 2017. HRS distributes some of the honey to the Community Kitchen programs and foodservice locations to use in cooking and baking, provides some as charitable donations throughout the year, and once or twice through the year we sell the honey (100% of the proceeds are reinvested). Our apiary helps to combat Bee Colony Collapse Disorder and helps the local environment by introducing the bees to pollinate gardens in the area. This program helps decrease waste and provides an engaging educational opportunity for students and staff alike.
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Train employees on proper sorting techniques for all kitchen waste
UTM will commit to increase plant-based offerings on campus by 20%
UTM will offer a 100% plant-based restaurant on campus
Financial and environmental analysis of each option are completed
Target: Diversion rate achieved
Roll-out composting infrastructure in all eateries on campus
UTM will commit to achieve 55% of its food from local sources
Target: Solutions recommended
Target: Strategies and programs implemented
FOOD & DINING
GOAL 5.5
A formal food strategy is created as a mechanism to reduce food waste on campus• By 2024, in collaboration with internal and external partners, UTM will achieve a 70% diversion rate for its pre-consumer organics composting program in the kitchen eateries
GOAL 5.6
UTM will endeavour to ensure access to healthy, organic, local and fairtrade food and beverages with vegan and vegetarian options throughout campus• By 2030, strategies and programs will be implemented highlighting UTM’s commitment to healthy food options
GOAL 5.5
FOOD WASTE REDUCTION 2020 21 24 2722 25 2823 26 29 30
GOAL 5.7
On-campus food production programs are supported and celebrated • By 2025, UTM will feature gardens and farms on campus as a way of promoting a healthy lifestyle while also offering opportunities for education
PROCUREMENT
GOAL 5.8
Procurement planning and activities will be undertaken with a view to promoting social, environmental and financial sustainability • By 2030, all UTM faculty, staff and librarians will apply a sustainability lens when procurement planning and making purchases
HUMAN RESOURCES & INFRASTRUCTUREFOOD & DINING: ANNUAL TARGETS
Perform annual waste audits to determine diversion rate and ensure it’s being met
UTM will achieve Fairtrade Gold status under the Fairtrade Canada guidelines
Best practices for on-campus gardens and farms are investigated and evaluated
Sustainability office personnel to meet with various internal partners (IT, procurement, business officers) to help inform the sustainability procurement guide
GOAL 5.8
PROCUREMENT PLANNING 2020 21 24 2722 25 2823 26 29 30
HUMAN RESOURCES & INFRASTRUCTUREPROCUREMENT: ANNUAL TARGETS
A sustainable procurement guide complete with best practices and recommended strategies for sustainable purchasing is created
A pilot program is initiated with various departments to promote and showcase the sustainable procurement guide
Target: Sustainability lens applied
GOAL 5.6
GOAL 5.7
ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS
ON-CAMPUS FOOD PRODUCTION
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WELLNESS/WELL-BEING
GOAL 5.9
UTM will acknowledge and recognize the outstanding sustainability work and dedication of staff and librarians • By 2021, UTM will introduce recognition awards for all UTM staff, faculty, librarians and students who showcase an outstanding commitment to sustainability
GOAL 5.10
UTM will encourage and align university efforts with a Community of Care model on campus • By 2025, UTM will continue to expand the sustainability dialogue through recruitment and on-boarding of students, staff, faculty and librarians
GOAL 5.11
UTM will explore flexible work arrangements • By 2030, increase teleworking and introduce flexible work arrangements at UTM by 25% to reduce travel and transportation emissions while also addressing mental stresses associated with commuting
GOAL 5.12
UTM will encourage internal collaboration to promote and increase awareness of well-being on campus • By 2021, UTM will establish a working group to explore best practices and create an action plan for priorities related to diversity, equity, inclusion, health and well-being
GOAL 5.9
GOAL 5.10
GOAL 5.12
GOAL 5.11
RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING SUSTAINABILITY WORK
COMMUNITY OF CARE MODEL
COLLABORATION TO INCREASE AWARENESS FOR WELL-BEING
FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS
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HUMAN RESOURCES & INFRASTRUCTUREWELLNESS/WELL-BEING: ANNUAL TARGETS
Continue to promote the Green Ribbon Awards for faculty, staff, librarians and students
An analysis is performed to better understand how to incorporate sustainability into student wellness
Onboarding and recruitment documentation will include a sustainability component
On-going professional development geared towards sustainability and well-being
Pilot flexible work arrangement options for various departments on campus
Engage Master of Science in Sustainability student to measure transportation emissions in order to create reduction target
Plans are implemented, helping to ensure student wellness related to sustainability is incorporated into programs and events
People Power Challenge promoted and encouraged as a way to increase sustanability engagement with staff
Flexible work arrangement options discussed and evaluated. Strategy determined for implementing flexible work arrangement options
Working group created to explore best practices and create action plan for priorities related to health and well-being as it relates to sustainability
Target: Recognition awards introduced
Working group created
Leaders identifed from across campus to ensure proper representation
Target: Working group established
Promote and celebrate the Principal’s Staff Awards for Sustainability
Target: Community of Care model introduced
Target: Flexible work arrangements introduced
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BIKESHARE
The University of Toronto Mississauga’s campus bicycle rental and repair service, UTM BikeShare, is one of UTM’s longest-running sustainability initiatives, being founded in 2004. BikeShare is open to all students, staff, and faculty at UTM and provides free, 24-hour bike rentals and DIY, educational repairs to the UTM community. BikeShare also provides valuable learning opportunities for students, with part-time mechanic positions and volunteer positions available where students can learn how to repair and maintain bicycles, customer service skills, and how to manage a community gathering space. Many alumni who have worked or volunteered at BikeShare have gone on to work with other community cycling organizations, strengthening the cycling community in Mississauga and the Greater Toronto Area.
REPAIR CAFÉ
The UTM Repair Café was founded in 2017. Repair Café is an international movement to reduce the amount of items that are sent to landfill and to change society’s throw-away mindset. Visitors to the Repair Café bring their broken items from home, and expert volunteer fixers work with the visitor to repair the item. Many broken household items can be fixed with a simple repair, but many people are lacking the knowledge to fix these items. At Repair Café, the fixer will walk the visitor through the repair process and teach the visitor how the repair is being performed, passing on these valuable skills as well as keeping useful items out of landfill and encouraging repair culture. UTM holds 3 Repair Café events per year, and they have proven to be extremely popular with students, faculty, and staff. Small appliances, articles of clothing, furniture, clocks, and household items have all been given a new lease on life at UTM’s Repair Café.
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Campus experts in waste policies and programs to convene to determine plan for improving waste management practices
Lunch and learn sessions held monthly to students, groups and departments to empower stakeholders to reduce their environmental footprint
Commuters surveyed to determine baseline of current single occupancy vehicles arriving on campus
Bike Share program is expanded and enhanced (online presence for reservations, increase in number of bikes available)
Ride hailing pilot project partnership with Uber to address first and last mile gap between transit
Green Office Program initiated and encouraged as a way for staff and faculty to participate in reducing their environmental footprint
An annual engagement program for residence move-out is initiated as a way for students to divert waste from landfill when leaving dorm
Cycling infrastructure on campus is improved (showers, bike lockers, secured and covered bike lots, new bike share office)
WASTE
GOAL 5.13
Waste management policies, programs, infrastructure and receptacles are in place to support an increase in our diversion rate• By 2022, a comprehensive Waste Management Strategy is created highlighting steps to improve diversion rate
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Communications, Outreach and Engagement• By 2022, create and launch an engagement strategy for sustainability to UTM students, staff, librarians and faculty to include waste reduction, reuse and diversion from landfill
GOAL 5.14
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WASTE MANAGEMENT 2020 21 24 2722 25 2823 26 29 30
HUMAN RESOURCES & INFRASTRUCTURE - WASTE: ANNUAL TARGETS
GOAL 5.15
UTM will reduce reliance on single occupancy vehicles as a means of commuting to and from campus • By 2027, UTM will decrease the number of single occupancy vehicles commuting to campus by 10%
GOAL 5.16
UTM will ensure all long-term planning strategies are aligned with approaches that support environmentally friendly transportation options• By 2030, 50% of campus fleet utilize alternative fuel options• By 2030, a centralized scheduling approach is applied to ensure effective use of space on campus
TRANSPORTATION GOAL 5.15
REDUCE RELIANCE ON SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES 2020 21 24 2722 25 2823 26 29 30
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TRANSPORTATION PROJECT
In the summer of 2019, UTM’s Facilities team, in partnership with the MScSM program and two of its students, developed a plan for Sustainable Modes of Transportation to the campus. The plan was developed using the perspectives of students, faculty and staff. The plan is being used by the Facilities Team to transform the current system to enable innovative sustainable transportation design and to change stakeholders’ thinking about getting to and from campus.
Recycling and waste contract is re-evaluated to ensure best practices in waste management after which targets will be created for composting and recycling
Relationship with waste hauler is strengthened and celebrated
Target: Comprehensive strategy created
Target: Engagement strategy created
Carpool program is expanded and enhanced
Universal U-Pass is evaluated
Follow-up survey completed to determine percent change
Shuttle bus service is improved (comfort and frequency)
Transit App is launched and promoted
A transit committee is struck to determine long term planning strategies for sustainable transportation
Transit committee to investigate and evaluate the best alternative fuel options for campus fleet
Transit committee to investigate and evaluate an optimal scheduling approach for campus that prioritizes effective use of space on campus
GOAL 5.16
LONG-TERM PLANNING STRATEGIES SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS 2020 21 24 2722 25 2823 26 29 30
Target: Centralized scheduling approach is applied
Target: 10% reduction achieved
Campus fleet to transition to alternatve fuel options
Target: 50% of campus fleet utilize alternative fuel options
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As part of the Academic Implementation Planning Process, a Sustainability Pathways Working Group (SPWG) was formed in December 2017. The SPWG met over the course of six months to discuss sustainability on campus; including how to incorporate sustainability into academic programs, research, and outreach initiatives. It was decided that the Group would investigate and evaluate ideas in all areas of sustainability. The SPWG was then divided into two sub-groups; one charged with providing a working definition of sustainability and the other to report on the best practices of sustainability at universities. These two sub-groups met twice independently, and once together; a final report was drafted, incorporating all observations and discussions from the two sub-groups.
The Principal’s Sustainability Advisory Committee (PSAC) was formed in September 2019. As a first step, PSAC members were asked to read the SPWG report and determine next steps for UTM’s sustainability endeavours. It was decided that PSAC would implement the recommendations of the SPWG report starting with the suggestion to develop a
long-term Sustainability Strategic Plan for the University.
In order to ensure that the Sustainability Strategic Plan included the voices of all staff, faculty, librarians and students on campus, extensive stakeholder visioning sessions were held over the course of two months. A University-wide survey was also distributed as a way to gather feedback from campus members who were unable to participate in the visioning sessions. Participants and survey respondents provided long-term, bold ideas for a sustainable campus, focusing on how to embed sustainability into the 5 Pillars of our Plan: Academic Planning and Curriculum, Research, Campus Engagement, Civic Engagement and Human Resources & Infrastructure.
The SPWG, PSAC, visioning session participants as well as the survey respondents played a crucial role in the creation of the goals and targets in this plan. We are thankful for the feedback garnered which helped to inform this plan. SPWG, PSAC and visioning session participants have been listed below.
UTM’s Sustainability Journey
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The goals and targets in this Plan are the result of several months of dedicated effort to determine a long-term strategy for UTM. The Plan is meant to be a living document, and although approved in principle, we understand that many factors go into the ability for the institution to achieve the goals set out in the Plan. For this reason, PSAC will re-evaluate the recommended goals and targets annually to ensure validity and viability; keeping in mind that many of the goals and targets are intangible and qualitative in nature. Effective evaluation will require a holistic overview of social,
ecological and economic dimensions. This process will allow UTM to adapt to sustainability best practices, changing financial climate and emerging technologies when and if needed. The results of this annual evaluation will be made publicly available through online mechanisms. An official report will be written at the end of each fiscal year: April 30 and will also be shared online as a way to commemorate our achievements, provide status updates and showcase lessons learned. All goals and target completion dates refer to the end of each fiscal year.
Planning and Reporting
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Saher Fazilat, Chief Administrative Officer; Co-Chair Principal’s Sustainability Advisory CommitteeAmrita Daniere, Vice-Principal, Academic & Dean; Co-Chair Principal’s Sustainability Advisory CommitteeShashi Kant, Director of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management ProgramBarbara Murck, Professor, Department of Geography, Geomatics and EnvironmentEvonne Levy, Professor, Department of Visual Studies Brent Wood, Professor, Department of English & Drama Claire Westgate, Placement & Employer Relations ManagerChelsea Dalton, Environmental/Sustainability Coordinator
PRINCIPAL’S SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PSAC)
Jennifer Reid-Burrell, Research Analyst, Academic HR & AssessmentCindy Short, Lab Coordinator, Department of BiologyVicky Jezierski, Director, Hospitality and Retail ServicesChad Nuttall, Director, Student Housing & Residence LifeAhmed Azhari, Director, Utilities & SustainabilityAnita Srinivasan, Director, Academic Planning, Policy and ResearchAmanda Azzopardi, AlumniVibhor Rohatgi, Undergraduate StudentAidan Rando, Undergraduate Student, UTM Student UnionDiana Wei Dai, Graduate Student, MScSM ProgramBeverley Ayeni, Sustainability Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Amrita Daniere, Vice-Principal, Academic & DeanIngo Ensminger, Associate Professor, Department of BiologyJumi Shin, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Physical SciencesTeresa Lobalsamo, Associate Professor, Department of Language Studies Barbara Murck, Professor, Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment Joan Simalchik, Associate Professor, Department of Historical Studies Soo Min Toh, Associate Professor, Department of ManagementSteven Hoffman, Professor, Department of Sociology Amy Mullin, Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Philosophy
SUSTAINABILITY PATHWAYS WORKING GROUP (SPWG)
Jeffrey Graham, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology Christopher Lengyell, Assistant Director, Residence LifeLaura Ferlito, Academic Advisor, Office of the Registrar Lorretta Neebar, Registrar & Director of Enrolment Management, Office of the RegistrarAmy Geisberger, Graduate Student, MScSM ProgramJulia Morton-Marr, International Holistic Tourism Education CentreAnuar Rodrigues, Director, Academic Planning, Policy, and Research, Office of the DeanShashi Kant, Director of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management Program
MEMBERSHIP OF TWO SUB-GROUPS
Jumi Shin, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences Barbara Murck, Professor, Department of Geography, Geomatics and EnvironmentSteven Hoffman, Professor, Department of Sociology Laura Ferlito, Academic Advisor, Office of the Registrar Shashi Kant, Director of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management Program
Joan Simalchik, Associate Professor, Department of Historical Studies Soo Min Toh, Associate Professor, Department of ManagementLorretta Neebar, Registrar & Director of Enrolment Management, Office of the Registrar Amy Geisberger, Graduate Student, MScSM ProgramShashi Kant, Director of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management Program
SUSTAINABILITY DEFINITION SUB-GROUP SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES SUB-GROUP
Appendix AStrategic Planning Membership
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Lorretta Neebar, Registrar & Director of Enrolment Management, Office of the Registrar Barbara Murck, Professor, Department of Geography, Geomatics and EnvironmentJumi Shin, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Physical SciencesNythalah Baker, Director, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Tenley Conway, Professor, Department of Geography and Programs in the EnvironmentDevin Kreuger, Director, Office of the Vice-Principal ResearchJessica Silver, Director, Student EngagementAmrita Daniere, Vice-Principal, Academic & DeanClaire Westgate, Placement & Employer Relations ManagerChelsea Dalton, Environmental/ Sustainability Coordinator Jennifer Reid-Burrell, Research Analyst, Academic HR & AssessmentCindy Short, Lab Coordinator, Department of BiologyChad Nuttall, Director, Student Housing & Residence LifeAhmed Azhari, Director, Utilities & SustainabilityAnita Srinivasan, Director, Academic Planning, Policy and ResearchAmanda Azzopardi, AlumniVibhor Rohatgi, Undergraduate StudentDiana Wei Dai, Graduate Student, MScSM Program
VISIONING SESSION PARTICIPANTS
Beverley Ayeni, Sustainability Manager, Strategic InitiativesEvonne Levy, Professor, Department of Visual Studies Monika Farrell, Assistant Director, Capital Planning & ProjectsVicky Jezierski, Director, Hospitality and Retail ServicesDiana Aldaz, Events & Sustainability Outreach CoordinatorTammy Cook, Executive Director, Facilities Management & PlanningRaguram Bhaskar, Graduate Student, MScSM ProgramMarin Davidson, Graduate Student, MScSM ProgramGeorge Baldwin, Director, Building OperationsChristine Capewell, Executive Director, Budget, Planning & FinanceTravis Janzen, Senior Procurement OfficerNader Boutros, Director, Human ResourcesTeresa Scannell, Career and Work-life Consultant Aidan Rando, Undergraduate Student, UTM Student UnionMegan Evans, Manager, Parking & Transportation ServicesCarlos Vinueza Delgado, Graduate Student, MScSM ProgramBrian Hoppie, Coordinator, Parking & Transportation ServicesNoha Farawi, Vice President Equity, UTM Student UnionLauren Ead, Vice President of Equity Associate, UTM Student Union
