| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.67 |
| Liaison | Luc Surprenant |
| Submission Date | Dec. 23, 2022 |
Université de Montréal
PRE-2: Points of Distinction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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N/A |
Luc
Surprenant Consultant, Sustainable Development Vice rector's office, Finances and Infrastructures |
Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
The new Mil campus officially opened in 2020
The cornerstone of the new MIL campus, the Science Complex is the first phase in the deployment of this major university complex, located at the intersection of several Montréal neighbourhoods.
Studies
The first building on the MIL campus is home to four departments in the Faculty of Arts and Science: chemistry, physics, geography and biological sciences. The University plans to open two new wings in the coming years, to house the departments of mathematics and statistics and computer science and operations research.
The new pavilion has recieved LEED Gold certification.
Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Research
Air & Climate
Buildings
Energy
Waste
Water
Website URL where more information about the accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Name of a second highlighted sustainability program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
The starting point
Accelerating climate change, massive loss of biodiversity, depletion of natural resources: the question is no longer whether we are heading towards a profoundly different society, but whether this transition will be entirely undergone, or at least partially chosen.
From an ideal to be achieved, sustainable development has become for many a profound source of anxiety about our ability to actually get there. This growing sense of urgency contrasts sharply with the apparent inertia of our societies and the attitude of denial adopted by a considerable part of the population as well as decision makers.
In this context, and even more so today, the role of experts as well as that of citizens is called upon to change, with a more pronounced need to collectively regain leverage over our future. Both the promotion and the critical approach of ideal models of sustainability are no longer enough: we also need to better know and debate the possible transition pathways, formidable or desirable, that humanity will take to ensure its survival.
Energy, food, health, production and consumption modes, economic and cultural models: together, we must rethink everything.
Transition Pathways
Faced with the unprecedented ecological crisis facing humanity, the Université de Montreal and Space for Life have joined forces to propose Transition Pathways, a major project to engage the academic community, alongside other vital forces in society, in the necessary debate on the transition in Quebec.
Since 2019 and for the next few years, Transition Pathways (Chemins de transition) will mobilize the knowledge of several disciplines, and multiple actors, to collectively identify the paths that have the potential to lead Quebec society on a more desirable trajectory.
This work is structured around three major challenges:
How to feed more and more humans in health without depleting the earth's resources, in a context of climate change?
How to make the digital transition and the ecological transition converge?
How to live in Quebec in a sober and resilient way in a context of ecological transition?
Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Research
Campus Engagement
Public Engagement
Air & Climate
Buildings
Energy
Food & Dining
Grounds
Transportation
Website URL where more information about the second program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the second program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
Name of a third highlighted program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
Excerpt from the annual speech given by the Rector of the Université de Montréal in 2011.
"Mount Royal is inseparable from the history of Montreal and the Université de Montréal, which proudly bears its name beyond its borders. Our main campus is 60% green space and houses an entire ecosystem that the University is committed to protecting. That is why we plan our development in harmony with the geophysical conditions of the metropolis. And we embrace the principles of sustainable development that guide the management of major projects in our society.
The University is working not only to preserve Mount Royal, but also to enhance it.''
The Université de Montréal has adopted a nine-point Biodiversity Plan for 2012-2020.
Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Research
Grounds
Water
Website URL where more information about the third program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the third program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
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