Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.69
Liaison Stephanie MacPhee
Submission Date April 6, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Dalhousie University
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 3.00
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1st Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Halifax SmartTrip

Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Yes

Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Multi-year or ongoing

Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus?:
The partnership simultaneously supports social equity and wellbeing, economic prosperity, and ecological health

Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (Yes, No, or Not Sure):
Not Sure

A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability, including website URL (if available) and information to support each affirmative response above:
Dalhousie partners with Halifax SmartTrip to support a reduced-cost Halifax Transit bus pass program available to all permanent full-time and part-time employees, as well as associate employees.

 The program was piloted in 2013 and was renewed every year since. Dalhousie pays a fee to be a part of the SmartTrip program and covers a percentage of the bus pass costs. A primary goal of the SmartTrip EPass program is to reduce rush hour traffic in Halifax by encouraging employees to use transit whenever possible. The program complements the SmartTrip initiatives to reduce the number of vehicles being driven to the workplace. This program helps the environment, reduces employee transit expenses, and increases access and social equity when it comes to public transportation. https://www.dal.ca/dept/sustainability/smart-trip/transit/transit-passes.html

2nd Partnership

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Divert Nova Scotia

Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Yes

Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Multi-year or ongoing

Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
The partnership supports at least one, but not all three, dimensions of sustainability

Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (2nd partnership) (Yes, No, or Not Sure):
Not Sure

A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability, including website URL (if available) and information to support each affirmative response above (2nd partnership):
Dalhousie has been working with Divert NS (formerly RRFB) since its inception. The partnership is based on waste management research and education. We provide our findings and research for their use. The projects between Dalhousie and Divert NS promote ecological health by improving waste management and waste reduction behaviours both on and off campus.

3rd Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Efficiency One

Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Yes

Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Multi-year or ongoing

Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (3rd partnership):
The partnership supports at least one, but not all three, dimensions of sustainability

Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (3rd partnership) (Yes, No, or Unknown):
Not Sure

A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability, including website URL (if available) and information to support each affirmative response above (3rd partnership):
Dalhousie has a long term relationship with Efficiency Nova Scotia (formerly Conserve NS) since 2010. We co-fund an Embedded Energy Manager on campus, participate in the partners network, speak at events, work on multiple projects together, and share resources. Some examples of energy projects include: compressed air, fridge/freezer exchange, greenhouse upgrades, full building air testing, house upgrades, campus lighting, equipment upgrades, new construction.

Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
Nova Scotia Department of Energy (https://energy.novascotia.ca/).

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
https://www.dal.ca/dept/sustainability/about/Partners_and_Supporters.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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