| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.78 |
| Liaison | Joseph Wasylycia-Leis |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Winnipeg
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Joseph
Wasylycia-Leis Campus Sustainability Coordinator Campus Sustainability Office |
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Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at students and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability? :
Yes
Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at employees and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Yes
1st Campaign
University of Winnipeg Plastic Bag Recycling Program
A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged:
A GESA EcoGrant was used in 2017 to buy 6 new bins where clean plastic shopping bags can be recycled by students, staff and the community. Bags are sorted and given to local food security group Winnipeg Harvest to hold emergency food kits. Bags not used for kits are recycled. 10 students have volunteered for the program since its inception.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
Over 5000 bags have been recycled through this program.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available:
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2nd Campaign
Divestment Consultation
A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged (2nd campaign):
Over the month of March and into early April 2016, The University of Winnipeg engaged in a campus-wide conversation about fossil fuel divestment. This was convened in large part due to student action and demand for University divestment. This conversation, which was part of an extensive risk assessment process, The UW invited students, faculty, staff, Board members, and members of our wider community to consider the issue of fossil fuel divestment from a variety of perspectives. 185 people were in attendance at three consultation events; 189 people responded via an online feedback form, and 593 people responded to a divestment survey.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
The University of Winnipeg Foundation adopted a Responsible Investment Policy in May 2017. This policy sets forth the commitment of the Foundation to manage the University’s endowment fund responsibly. While the fiduciary responsibility of the Foundation is to manage its assets to maximize the risk-adjusted financial return on endowed assets, this policy affords the foundation and its external investment managers the flexibility to pursue Responsible Investing while meeting its fiduciary responsibilities. The Foundation believes that incorporating the assessment of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions and encouraging investment managers to behave as active owners decreases the total risk of the portfolio and increases risk-adjusted returns.
In addition, the Foundation has introduced an alternative endowed fund which permits interested donors to have their contributions to the endowment fund invested in a fund which is divested of fossil fuel equities.
The University of Winnipeg Trusteed Pension Plan has adopted an ESG statement in its defined benefit investment policy, and has introduced an investment alternative for Defined Contribution Plan members which is divested of fossil fuel equities.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available (2nd campaign):
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