| Overall Rating | Silver |
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| Overall Score | 50.13 |
| Liaison | Ronnie Dorsnie |
| Submission Date | April 25, 2023 |
John Abbott College
PA-2: Sustainability Planning
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.50 / 4.00 |
Ronnie
Dorsnie Assistant Director of Student Services Student Services |
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Part 1. Measurable sustainability objectives
Academics
Yes
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to academics and the plan(s) in which they are published:
• To encourage faculty to teach about environmental issues and the reality of climate change.
• To encourage the creation of a new eco-responsible and eco-citizenship curriculum which will help students to develop the means and power to act (learning about action through action and from action). The curriculum encourages the engagement of vulnerable groups and takes into consideration community needs. The materials and program content are inclusive of different disciplines, cultures and perspectives, including traditional Indigenous knowledge and worldviews.
• Professional development provides teaching staff with greening competencies, including knowledge, skills perspectives and pedagogy. Dedicate professional staff to coordinate and design curriculum changes as well as maintain resources.
• Campus as a living lab: Utilize our infrastructure and operations as living environments for multidisciplinary learning and applied research that advances sustainability on campus.
• Create greening partnerships with communities and workplaces through cooperative learning.
• Conduct annual evaluation to ascertain progress and identify best practices: assessment mechanisms verify students’ knowledge of the causes, impacts, dynamics and solutions to climate change
• To encourage the creation of a new eco-responsible and eco-citizenship curriculum which will help students to develop the means and power to act (learning about action through action and from action). The curriculum encourages the engagement of vulnerable groups and takes into consideration community needs. The materials and program content are inclusive of different disciplines, cultures and perspectives, including traditional Indigenous knowledge and worldviews.
• Professional development provides teaching staff with greening competencies, including knowledge, skills perspectives and pedagogy. Dedicate professional staff to coordinate and design curriculum changes as well as maintain resources.
• Campus as a living lab: Utilize our infrastructure and operations as living environments for multidisciplinary learning and applied research that advances sustainability on campus.
• Create greening partnerships with communities and workplaces through cooperative learning.
• Conduct annual evaluation to ascertain progress and identify best practices: assessment mechanisms verify students’ knowledge of the causes, impacts, dynamics and solutions to climate change
Engagement
Yes
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to engagement and the plan(s) in which they are published:
• Community collaboration: Partner with community members and other colleges to improve sustainability.
• Staff Engagement: Collaborate internally to align departments with climate action projects and the SDGs
• Student Engagement: Engage students in sustainability activities to increase their knowledge of the topic
• Greening the Campus: Promote the greening of the campus grounds in order to increase biodiversity
• Embrace Environmental Justice in decision-making processes.
• Staff Engagement: Collaborate internally to align departments with climate action projects and the SDGs
• Student Engagement: Engage students in sustainability activities to increase their knowledge of the topic
• Greening the Campus: Promote the greening of the campus grounds in order to increase biodiversity
• Embrace Environmental Justice in decision-making processes.
Operations
Yes
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to operations and the plan(s) in which they are published:
• To improve the energy efficiency performance of the facility and, if possible, use renewable energy for its heating and electricity system.
• Monitor energy use and outcomes of energy efficiency interventions.
• To compensate GHG emissions accumulated due to fuel consumption for student educational trips and staff travels (via a recognized carbon offsetting organization)
• To encourage sustainable mobility practices of students and staff by creating a campus-wide strategy for incentivizing alternative transportation, such as carpooling, public transport, walking or biking.
• Conduct annual evaluation to ascertain progress and identify best practices.
• Reduce the amount of plastic used on campus by replacing packaging and plastic items.
• Standardization of bins and improved waste sorting
• Compost in-situ program: Build and maintain a compost program that encourages small-scale composting in two locations on campus and provides educational opportunities about composting.
• Monitor energy use and outcomes of energy efficiency interventions.
• To compensate GHG emissions accumulated due to fuel consumption for student educational trips and staff travels (via a recognized carbon offsetting organization)
• To encourage sustainable mobility practices of students and staff by creating a campus-wide strategy for incentivizing alternative transportation, such as carpooling, public transport, walking or biking.
• Conduct annual evaluation to ascertain progress and identify best practices.
• Reduce the amount of plastic used on campus by replacing packaging and plastic items.
• Standardization of bins and improved waste sorting
• Compost in-situ program: Build and maintain a compost program that encourages small-scale composting in two locations on campus and provides educational opportunities about composting.
Administration
No
A list or sample of the measurable sustainability objectives related to administration and the plan(s) in which they are published:
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Part 2. Sustainability in institution’s highest guiding document
Yes
The institution’s highest guiding document (upload):
Website URL where the institution’s highest guiding document is publicly available:
Which of the following best describes the inclusion of sustainability in the highest guiding document?:
Major theme
Optional Fields
Website URL where the institution's sustainability plan is publicly available:
Does the institution have a formal statement in support of sustainability endorsed by its governing body?:
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The formal statement in support of sustainability:
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The institution’s definition of sustainability:
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Is the institution an endorser or signatory of the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| The Earth Charter | No |
| The Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) | No |
| ISCN-GULF Sustainable Campus Charter | No |
| Pan-Canadian Protocol for Sustainability | No |
| SDG Accord | No |
| Second Nature’s Carbon Commitment (formerly known as the ACUPCC), Resilience Commitment, and/or integrated Climate Commitment | No |
| The Talloires Declaration (TD) | No |
| UN Global Compact | No |
| Other multi-dimensional sustainability commitments (please specify below) | No |
A brief description of the institution’s formal sustainability commitments, including the specific initiatives selected above:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability planning efforts is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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