| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.60 |
| Liaison | Mike Versteege |
| Submission Date | Feb. 3, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Alberta
PAE-24: Sustainability Policy Advocacy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Trina
Innes Chief Sustainability Officer Office of Sustainability |
Has the institution advocated for federal, state, and/or local public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability?:
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability, including the issues, bills, and ordinances for or against which the institution has advocated:
Through presentations to provincial governments, participation in national-level working groups of the Canadian Association of University Business Officers and talks at conferences, our Facilities and Operations team is seeking to influence changes in policy to support the acceptability of a broader range of green certification schemes related to building construction and renovations.
ALBERTA CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL COMMUNITIES
http://www.augustana.ualberta.ca/research/centres/acsrc/
The Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities (ACSRC) is a joint initiative of Augustana Campus and the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences. ACSRC links the research, outreach and educational capacity of the University of Alberta with students, researchers, rural communities, rural community organizations and policy makers at multiple levels across the province, nationally, and internationally in order to support the improved sustainability of rural communities and populations. Among ACSRC's goals is to stimulate and support innovative education in rural community development, sustainability and policy.
CITY OF CAMROSE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
http://www.camrose.ca/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1586
The City of Camrose embarked upon a unique relationship with the Augustana Campus of the University of Alberta to collaboratively develop a Municipal Sustainability Plan. The plan was written in five major sections, each representing the 5 pillars of sustainability: economy, governance, ecology, culture and society. One of the benefits of this unique partnership is the ability to utilize the eager and exuberant student body at the university in some of the process of developing the plan. Involving the faculty, staff and student body in the process of community outreach facilitated reaching a broader base of individuals in the community.
G8 UNIVERSITY SUMMITS
President Samarasekera has advanced sustainability in post-secondary institutions globally through engagement in a series of university summits and related declarations and action plans identified below.
2010. Vancouver. G8 University Summit.
This summit explored three sub-themes: sustainable energy, sustainable health and sustainable higher education and produced a statement of action related to these topics.
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/uploadedFiles/Documents/PDF/2010_G8_University_Summit_Statement
_of_Action.pdf
2009. Turin. G8 University Summit.
Produced the Torin Declaration on Education and Research for Sustainable and Responsible Development.
http://www.g8university.com/contenuti/file/G8US%202009_FD_VER%203.0_2009%2005%2019_ultima-firma
ta.pdf
2008. Sapporo. G8 University Summit.
Produced the Sapporo Sustainability Declaration.
http://g8u-summit.jp/english/report08/index.html
The website URL where information about the institution’s advocacy efforts are available:
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