| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.02 |
| Liaison | Maxine Dandois-Fafard |
| Submission Date | Nov. 10, 2023 |
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)
PRE-2: Points of Distinction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Maxine
Dandois-Fafard Sustainable Development Officer Scientific Direction |
Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
The « Salle active » (active room) located in the ETE centre is a workplace equipped with rolling chairs, exercise bike and fitness balls. This environment offers the INRS community the opportunity to remain active while working and can serve a variety of group activities, such as yoga class or meetings.
The active room is also adaptable for research and other pursuits: Louise Hénault-Ethier, professor and director of the Water Earth Environment (ETE) Centre, uses this space to expose the plants she has cultivated during her scientific experiments. This experiment helps calibrate future experiments on plants fertilization with insect manure for other research projects.
Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Campus Engagement
Wellbeing & Work
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Name of a second highlighted sustainability program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
INRS has started its sustainability journey with the Sustainable Development Goals having a prominent place in it, with the first important action of educating the community about the SDGs.
In order to provide students, faculty, executives and staff alike with a comprehensive understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals and how, as a university, INRS can contribute to the achievement of them through research, teaching, partnerships, and operations, an asynchronous online training course was created. The training is flexible, and participants can choose the sections that best fit their role at INRS.
Those who successfully complete the training receive a badge of achievement attesting to their basic knowledge of SDGs which can be displayed in their email signature. The Executive Committee has committed to having 100% of INRS executives complete the training in order to maximize the integration of the SDGs into the organization's governance. The training was launched in February 2023. Half of managers have followed the training and 5% of the total INRS community are enrolled in the training.
Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Research
Campus Engagement
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Name of a third highlighted program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
INRS launched its first-ever Sustainability Action Plan in June 2022. The plan includes three-year goals, targets and strategies to guide us in our move towards a sustainable future. The five objectives of the plan are: MEASURE : Document INRS' sustainable development performance; COMMIT: Include development in INRS decision-making, governance and culture; MOBILIZE: Integrate responsible sustainable development practices into research and teaching; ACT: Implement concrete actions to improve INRS' environmental and social impact and SHINE : Increase INRS's leadership in sustainable development. The plan was designed by the INRS Sustainable Development Committee and consultation with stakeholders throughout our community was conducted before launching the plan.
Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Air & Climate
Coordination & Planning
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