Welcome Sustainability Across Canadian Campuses Doug Wotherspoon AASHE Presentation, Raleigh, November 2008

North vs. South

Background 38 universities and 27 colleges Acadia Algonquin Carleton Concordia Confederation Dalhousie Fleming George Brown Grant MacEwan Humber Kwantlen Manitoba McGill McMaster Memorial Mount Royal NAIT Queen's Royal Roads Ryerson SAIT Sherbrooke Thompson Rivers Trent UBC UNB UNBC U of Alberta U of Calgary U of Guelph U of Toronto U of Saskatchewan uOttawa uPEI uVic UWO York Waterloo Winnipeg

38 universities and 27 colleges

Acadia

Algonquin

Carleton

Concordia Confederation Dalhousie

Fleming

George Brown

Grant MacEwan

Humber

Kwantlen

Manitoba

McGill

McMaster

Memorial

Mount Royal

NAIT

Queen's

Royal Roads

Ryerson

SAIT

Sherbrooke

Thompson Rivers

Trent

UBC

UNB

UNBC

U of Alberta

U of Calgary

U of Guelph

U of Toronto

U of Saskatchewan

uOttawa

uPEI

uVic

UWO

York

Waterloo

Winnipeg

Sustainability Overview Definition of Sustainability

Definition of Sustainability

Sustainability Overview

Sustainability Overview Trends & Opportunities Shift to Bruntland definition Increase in Presidential, BOG, & academic interest/involvement Commitments (Talloires, Halifax Climate Action) Sustainability rankings

Trends & Opportunities

Shift to Bruntland definition

Increase in Presidential, BOG, & academic interest/involvement

Commitments (Talloires, Halifax Climate Action)

Sustainability rankings

Governance Trends & Opportunities Variety of models (UofT, UBC, Concordia) Advisory Councils Support for sustainability policy Comprehensive sustainability plans Annual reporting Successes UBC policy , Dalhousie, UofT , York Advisory Councils

Trends & Opportunities

Variety of models (UofT, UBC, Concordia)

Advisory Councils

Support for sustainability policy

Comprehensive sustainability plans

Annual reporting

Successes

UBC policy , Dalhousie, UofT , York Advisory Councils

Funding Resource realities Silent majority: Staff of 0-1 & funding up to $100,000 Rich cousins: Staff of 2-5 & funding up to $250,000

Resource realities

Silent majority: Staff of 0-1 & funding up to $100,000

Rich cousins: Staff of 2-5 & funding up to $250,000

Funding Trends & Opportunities Private/Government funding Campus co-funding Revolving loan fund Student/Staff levy Successes UBC model, UofT’s partnerships UofA’s loan fund, Dal, UofG & Concordia student levies

Trends & Opportunities

Private/Government funding

Campus co-funding

Revolving loan fund

Student/Staff levy

Successes

UBC model, UofT’s partnerships UofA’s loan fund, Dal, UofG & Concordia student levies

Green Building 26 New or Planned Buildings

26 New or Planned Buildings

Green Building Trends & Opportunities Green roofs Minimum LEED Gold for new construction, LEED Silver for existing

Trends & Opportunities

Green roofs

Minimum LEED Gold for new construction, LEED Silver for existing

Transportation Most mature and comprehensive of all sustainability programs

Transportation Trends & Opportunities UPASS Flex parking Bike repair, rental, & storage Car sharing Video conferencing Successes UBC’s TREK , uVic’s SPOKES & uOttawa’s Sustainable Transportation Program

Trends & Opportunities

UPASS

Flex parking

Bike repair, rental, & storage

Car sharing

Video conferencing

Successes

UBC’s TREK , uVic’s SPOKES & uOttawa’s Sustainable Transportation Program

Engagement - Students Trends & Opportunities Pledge programs Student/Residence Ambassadors Student leadership on policy Campus Sustainability Summits Successes UofC’s Eco-Rep , UofA’s ECOS Sustainable Concordia EnviroWestern , UofT Seeds of Change

Trends & Opportunities

Pledge programs

Student/Residence Ambassadors

Student leadership on policy

Campus Sustainability Summits

Successes

UofC’s Eco-Rep , UofA’s ECOS Sustainable Concordia EnviroWestern , UofT Seeds of Change

Engagement – Faculty & Staff Trends & Opportunities Sustainability websites/portals Departmental sustainability coordinators Ideas programs Faculty & staff champions Successes UBC’s Sustainability Coordinators ,

Trends & Opportunities

Sustainability websites/portals

Departmental sustainability coordinators

Ideas programs

Faculty & staff champions

Successes

UBC’s Sustainability Coordinators ,

Food Trends & Opportunities Bottled water free zones Expanded composting programs Buy local programs Campus farmers markets Fair Trade Campus designation Successes Dalhousie’s Farm-to-Table , uVic’s FoodRoots

Trends & Opportunities

Bottled water free zones

Expanded composting programs

Buy local programs

Campus farmers markets

Fair Trade Campus designation

Successes

Dalhousie’s Farm-to-Table , uVic’s FoodRoots

Climate & Energy Trends & Opportunities Carbon neutrality/commitment Formal GHG audits Comprehensive Climate/Energy plans Conservation communication Student funded green energy purchases Successes Climate Change Statement , uVic’s 5% UofG’s student fund , UofT’s Rewire

Trends & Opportunities

Carbon neutrality/commitment

Formal GHG audits

Comprehensive Climate/Energy plans

Conservation communication

Student funded green energy purchases

Successes

Climate Change Statement , uVic’s 5% UofG’s student fund , UofT’s Rewire

Curriculum & Research Trends & Opportunities Collection of existing programs Sustainability General Elective Experiential learning opportunities/projects Curriculum review Successes UBC SEEDs , UofT’s Student Research , Royal Roads

Trends & Opportunities

Collection of existing programs

Sustainability General Elective

Experiential learning opportunities/projects

Curriculum review

Successes

UBC SEEDs , UofT’s Student Research , Royal Roads

Waste, recycling & operations Trends & Opportunities Transition to waste targets & communicating impact Green purchasing Paper programs Student led electronics recycling Successes MACgreen , UofC , Concordia’s R4

Trends & Opportunities

Transition to waste targets & communicating impact

Green purchasing

Paper programs

Student led electronics recycling

Successes

MACgreen , UofC , Concordia’s R4

Thank you Doug Wotherspoon Executive Director, Advancement Algonquin College [email_address] www.sustainablecampus.ca