Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.30
Liaison Emma Shipalesky
Submission Date June 19, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Robert Akkerman
Acting Director
Maintenance and Operations
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee, office, and/or officer that focuses on sustainability broadly and covers the entire institution?:
Yes

A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the committee(s), office(s), and/or officer(s) during the previous three years:

ENVIRONAIT COMMITTEE
Primary focus on operational aspects which for the most part include waste management, grounds, energy management / operations, food services, corporate communications and purchasing. The committee currently meets on average once a year. We have coordinated Earth Hour activities on campus, provided educational seminars during professional development days for NAIT staff, maintain a web page which includes articles related to sustainability as well as any campus news related too.


Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
Yes

The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:

Parameters & Process
• The committee will meet monthly until the 2009-2014 Sustainability Strategy is completed and then will meet as required at a minimum of four times annually to provide an update on goals and revise the document as required.
• Recommendations for initiatives will be based on analysis which considers impact on people, resources, agreements, legislation and NAIT 2021.


Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):

Sustainability Officer (Chair)
• One representative from:
- Energy Management Team
- ecoNAIT
- Custodial Services
- Food Services
- Health and Safety
- NAITSA
- AUPE Local 38
- NASA
- Presidents Council
- Campus Sport and Wellness (current chair in absence of Sustainability Officer)
- Student Life
- Capital Projects
- Materials Management
- Facility Operations


The website URL where information about the sustainability committee(s) is available:
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee?:
No

A brief description of each sustainability office:
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Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
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The website URL where information about the sustainability office(s) is available:
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
No

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
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A brief description of each sustainability officer position:
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The website URL where information about the sustainability officer(s) is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Although the institute does not have a full time Sustainability Officer, it should be noted that NAIT hired a full time STARS Sustainability Renewal Coordinator to oversee completion of NAIT's second STARS submission.


Although the institute does not have a full time Sustainability Officer, it should be noted that NAIT hired a full time STARS Sustainability Renewal Coordinator to oversee completion of NAIT's second STARS submission.

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