University of Alberta
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL RESEARCH STEERING COMMITTEE https://www.ualberta.ca/sustainability/research-teaching/index.html The Sustainability Council’s Research Steering Committee promotes diverse interdisciplinary sustainability scholarship across all 18 University of Alberta faculties, engaging with local and global communities. They are committed to low-carbon research practices; equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI); reconciliation and indigenization; and to transparency in all decision-making processes. Chaired by Sustainability Council's Associate Director (Research), the Sustainability Council Research Steering Committee guides the Sustainability Lecture Series’ programming and other activities. CERTIFICATE IN SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE https://www.ualberta.ca/sustainability/study/certificate/index.html The Advisory Committee for the Certificate in Sustainability is made up of professors from across disciplines and campuses of the University of Alberta. This committee oversees all academic decisions for the Certificate in Sustainability operations (e.g., ruling on course exemptions when brought up by students). Members of the committee also play a key role for the integrative project component of the Certificate in Sustainability, providing academic oversight on the development of students' integrative projects. WASTE DIVERSION WORKING GROUP https://uab.ca/zero This committee brings together stakeholders in waste diversion programs across the university to collaborate, provide strategic guidance for the activities of these stakeholder groups, and help to develop a comprehensive waste diversion strategy for the university. More specifically, the goals and duties of this working group will include but are not limited to: - facilitating ongoing collaboration between campus stakeholders to advance university waste diversion. - improving consistency across waste diversion programs. - conducting an inventory and needs assessment of current waste diversion programs - identifying additional campus stakeholders to be engaged as necessary to further inform the working group’s activities. - developing a waste diversion plan for the university, including establishing targets and action plans. - evaluating and reporting on campus waste diversion progress. - engaging and educating the campus community to increase knowledge and improve waste diversion behaviours. - integrating university waste diversion programs into academia. - connecting with community members in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and abroad to share and exchange knowledge and best practices in the field of waste diversion. SUSTAINABLE FOOD WORKING GROUP https://www.ualberta.ca/dining-services/sustainability/index.html This committee advances the university’s social, economic and environmental sustainability performance as it relates to sustainable food, primarily by making progress on food-related goals identified in the 2016-2020 Sustainability Plan. It advances the sustainability of the university's food system in several ways, including but not limited to: - providing leadership and accountability to sustainable food system initiatives. - focusing the efforts of its membership on common goals and projects. - collaborating with other food-related groups. - providing project management guidance and resources. - supporting sustainable food initiatives. - establishing annual work plans to continuously advance food system sustainability and achieve the food-related goals and strategies identified in the Sustainability Plan. - measuring, recording, and reporting annual progress. - facilitating the collection of data for STARS, the Sustainability Plan and other reports.

SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL RESEARCH STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP https://www.ualberta.ca/sustainability/research-teaching/index.html Dr. Sheena Wilson (Chair) Professor, English and Cultural Studies Coordinator of English Programming Campus Saint-Jean Associate Director, Research, Sustainability Council Principal Investigator: Just Powers Co-founder & co-director of Petrocultures Research Group Dr. Janice Cindy Gaudet Assistant Professor, Arts Campus Saint-Jean Dr. Ken Caine Associate Professor Department of Sociology Faculty of Arts Dr. Lianne Lefsrud Assistant Professor School of Engineering Safety and Risk Management Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty of Engineering CERTIFICATE IN SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP https://www.ualberta.ca/sustainability/study/certificate/index.html Dr. Frank Robinson Professor and Special Advisor to the Dean Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences Dr. Howie Harshaw Associate Professor Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation Dr. Lars Hallstrom Professor, Director ACSRC Department of Social Sciences Augustana Campus Dr. Eva Lemaire Associate Professor Campus Saint-Jean Dr. Sarah Pelletier FSO Director, Laboratories Campus Saint-Jean Dr. Robert Summers Academic Director, Sustainability Council WASTE DIVERSION WORKING GROUP MEMBERSHIP https://uab.ca/zero Core members of this working group are in positions that require or allow them to manage, influence, and/or make decisions regarding waste diversion programs at the University of Alberta. Membership recognizes and reflects the diversity of stakeholders involved in campus waste management. Buildings, Grounds, and Environmental Services provides a Chair for this working group. Core membership comprises representatives from the following groups: Buildings, Grounds, and Environmental Services Energy Management and Sustainable Operations Planning and Project Delivery Campus & Community Recreation Ancillary Services -- Support Services -- Real Estate Services -- Residence Operations Sustainability Council Supply Management Services Students’ Union Augustana Facilities and Operations Faculty Representative Resource Members and Groups Resource members and groups are those that may often need to be consulted with respect to the work of the working group, are working in areas that involve campus waste diversion, and/or represent other groups on campus that are affected by campus waste diversion. SUSTAINABLE FOOD WORKING GROUP MEMBERSHIP https://www.ualberta.ca/dining-services/sustainability/index.html To accomplish the work of meaningfully advancing the sustainability of the UAlberta food system, members of the SFWG need to be in positions that require or allow them to manage, influence, make decisions about or otherwise meaningfully contribute to the advancement of the university food system. Members also need to recognize and reflect the diversity of stakeholders involved in the campus food system. The Executive Sponsor for the Sustainable Food Working Group is the Associate Vice-President, Ancillary Services. The SFWG has representatives from the following groups: Ancillary Services Hospitality Services / Dining Services Major Foodservice Contractor (ARAMARK) Real Estate Services Residence Services Augustana Dining Services Buildings and Grounds Services Campus Food Bank Energy Management and Sustainable Operations Students’ Union – Food Services Students’ Union – Sustain SU Office of the Dean of Students, Healthy Campus Unit University of Alberta Sustainability Council Student Leaders (up to 6 positions available) Faculty Representatives (up to 3 positions available)

The University of Alberta is committed to a continuous effort to instill sustainability into the many aspects of university life, on our campuses, in our institutions, and in the larger community of which we are part. The campus sustainability initiative was established in 2008, and from 2009 to 2018 the Office of Sustainability led a university-wide sustainability hub. In 2018 the Office of Sustainability transitioned to the Sustainability Council. There are now two primary administrative units with clear sustainability mandates. SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL (SC) https://uab.ca/sustain The Sustainability Council is an academic leadership unit promoting and enabling sustainability scholarship at the University of Alberta. The Sustainability Council brings academic staff and students from across disciplines into a central conversation. They create avenues for researchers and instructors to connect, open up learning opportunities for every student at the university, and cultivate active and engaged citizens who are committed to building a better world. ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS (EMSO) https://uab.ca/emso Energy Management and Sustainable Operations is a unit within Facilities and Operations that works to reduce the environmental impact of the university's operations. Often partnering with university departments, faculties or external stakeholders, they look for new ways to reduce the university's environmental impact and help UAlberta remain a leader in sustainable operations. SUSTAIN SU https://www.su.ualberta.ca/services/sustainsu/ In addition to the two University of Alberta administrative units, the University of Alberta Students' Union also runs Sustain SU, the student sustainability service, that provides peer-to-peer learning and support for all undergraduate students to incorporate sustainability into every aspect of their university experience.

Both Energy Management and Sustainable Operations (EMSO) and the Sustainability Council (SC) work to enhance institution-wide coordination in a variety of ways, with their operational and academic mandates, respectively. The last three years have marked a substantial transition in the University of Alberta's sustainability initiatives, with the decision in 2018 to transition from the former Office of Sustainability to a new approach with a stronger academic mandate. This decision ultimately led to the creation of the Sustainability Council. Facilities and Operations (F&O) worked closely with the SC Academic Director to coordinate the overall transition and to ensure the successful transition of several operational programs into Energy Management and Sustainable Operations and other F&O units, including the Campus Sustainability Grants program, the Green Spaces program, the Green Labs program, and the Eco Move Out program. The results of this transition from an academic programming perspective are detailed in the Sustainability Council's inaugural Annual Report, with the following highlights. Over the first year of existence, the Sustainability Council successfully reoriented their program offerings and achieved tremendous growth in key programs. The events that the Office of Sustainability was so well known for have continued to flourish: Sustainability Awareness Week, the Student Sustainability Summit, and a speaker series with the City of Edmonton and MacEwan University. The Certificate in Sustainability was given the attention and resources needed to grow significantly. In Fall 2018 and Winter 2019, the certificate enrolment rate doubled, and two new faculties were brought into the program. More information can be found in the Annual Report, online here: https://www.ualberta.ca/sustainability/about/approach/annual-report.html

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBLE PARTY: Mike Versteege Manager Energy Management and Sustainable Operations Facilities & Operations