| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.53 |
| Liaison | Taryn Wilkinson |
| Submission Date | Aug. 10, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Niagara College Canada
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Taryn
Wilkinson Sustainability Coordinator Facilities Management Services |
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee, office, and/or officer that focuses on sustainability broadly and covers the entire institution?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the committee(s), office(s), and/or officer(s) during the previous three years:
Please find below a list of accomplishments the Sustainability Committee and Office of Sustainability has completed over the last three years and a link to more information about each respective accomplishment. The accomplishments include:
Tree Species Inventory (http://sustainability.niagaracollege.ca/content/Projects/CampusProjects/Biodiversity/TreeInventory.aspx_
Ban the Sale of Bottled Water on Campus (http://sustainability.niagaracollege.ca/content/Projects/CampusProjects/Globalization/BanoftheSaleofWaterBottlesonCampus.aspx)
Leadership Exploration and Development (LEAD) - Sustainability Stream (http://sustainability.niagaracollege.ca/content/Projects/CampusProjects/EducationandEngagement/LEADSustainabilityStream.aspx)
Carbon Neutral Building Project (http://sustainability.niagaracollege.ca/content/Projects/CampusProjects/CarbonEmissions/CarbonNeutralBuildingProject.aspx)
Lighting Audit (http://sustainability.niagaracollege.ca/content/Projects/CampusProjects/Energy/LightingAudit.aspx)
Motion Sensor Lighting Retrofits (http://sustainability.niagaracollege.ca/content/Projects/CampusProjects/Energy/MotionSensors.aspx)
LED Light Bulb Retrofit (http://sustainability.niagaracollege.ca/content/Projects/CampusProjects/Energy/LightingRetrofits.aspx)
Ontario Biodiversity Summit - Youth Parallel Event (http://sustainability.niagaracollege.ca/content/Events/OntarioBiodiversitySummitYouthParallelEvent.aspx)
Waste Receptacles (http://sustainability.niagaracollege.ca/content/Projects/CampusProjects/Waste/WasteReceptacles.aspx)
Sustainability Themed Year (http://sustainability.niagaracollege.ca/content/Projects/CampusProjects/EducationandEngagement/Engagement.aspx)
Sustainability Signs (http://sustainability.niagaracollege.ca/content/Projects/CampusProjects/EducationandEngagement/SustainabilitySigns.aspx)
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
In 2011, Niagara College established a Sustainability Committee to provide an open forum for the discussion of College-wide initiatives with a goal of improving and extending current environmental, social and economic practices in an open and transparent decision-making process. In this way, the Sustainability Committee is dedicated to integrating sustainable principles on all campuses, focusing on the five areas of priority including: energy, water, and paper consumption, waste generation and carbon emissions.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
Katie Altoft (Faculty)
Nick Appleman (Student Administrative Council)
Gary Dolch (Faculty)
Gina Pannunzio (Sustainability Engagement Officer)
Danielle Piluso (Embedded Energy Manager)
Teresa Quinlin (Co-Chair; VP Business Development)
Al Unwin (Co-Chair; Chair, School of Environmental & Horticultural Studies)
Michael Wales (Marketing & Communications)
Taryn Wilkinson (Sustainability Coordinator)
The website URL where information about the sustainability committee(s) is available:
Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee?:
A brief description of each sustainability office:
Niagara College first made environmental sustainability a key strategic priority in 2009, forming the Sustainability Committee in 2011. The Office of Sustainability was launched in January 2015 within the Business Development Division as a formalized extension of the Sustainability Committee. The Office of Sustainability is committed to driving a horizontally and vertically integrated culture of sustainability that goes beyond operations at the college to create living laboratories for student, employee, and community learning.
Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
The website URL where information about the sustainability office(s) is available:
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
A brief description of each sustainability officer position:
The Sustainability Coordinator is responsible for managing the Office of Sustainability at Niagara College. The position is responsible for working in conjunction with the sustainability committee to fully integrate sustainability into all areas of the college. This includes managing the sustainability strategic goals and all sustainability related projects across the campus including waste and carbon management, regulatory requirements and all sustainability student projects.
The Sustainability Engagement Officer reports to the Sustainability Coordinator within the Office of Sustainability, The main focus of the Sustainability Engagement Officer is to communicate, engage and work with students and employees on all sustainability related projects. This position is also responsible for hosting events, engaging and organizing volunteers for these events, and acting as a liaison for our community partners.
The website URL where information about the sustainability officer(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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