Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.63
Liaison Karen Oberer
Submission Date Aug. 22, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

McGill University
EN-9: Staff Professional Development

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 2.00
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Does the institution make available professional development and training opportunities in sustainability to all staff at least once per year?:
Yes

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (the rate of employee participation in sustainability professional development and training)?:
Yes

Estimated percentage of regular staff (full-time and part-time) that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training that is either provided or supported by the institution (0, 1-24%, 25-49%, 50-74%, 75% or more):
1-24%

If sustainability professional development and training opportunities for staff are made available or supported, provide at least one of the following:

A brief description of any internal sustainability professional development and training opportunities that the institution makes available to staff:
1. Sustainability topic-specific training takes place on an ad hoc basis, from sustainable procurement to aboriginal awareness. 2. HR Staff development workshops - Reflection Cafés use CoachingOurselves modules that touch on innovative management practices that allow peer-to-peer learning while simultaneously allowing community connections to be built.

A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution(e.g. through payment, reimbursement, or subsidy):
McGill Office of Sustainability (MOOS) staff attend conferences and training revolving around issues of sustainability throughout the year. Furthmore, the LEEDing Change project (funded through the Sustainability Projects Fund) provides access to LEED training to project managers and appropriate project key stakeholders (e.g., building directors).

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Estimated percentage of regular staff (full-time and part-time) for which sustainability is included in performance reviews (0, 1-24%, 25-49%, 50-74%, 75% or more) :
1-24%

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives 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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