sustainability @ mcgill

Sub-Committee on Environment

Working group of the Senate Committee on Physical Development

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Sustainability @ McGill

…not just another feel-good crunchy granolahead PR concept.

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Working group of the Senate Committee on Physical Development

Current situation Strategy support from above/below

TMI: message missing in transit

Inefficient resource use

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Working group of the Senate Committee on Physical Development

Experience Conferences

Benchmarking: other ivy league universities

Dialogue: students, alumni, industry professionals

Consultation re. upcoming public policies Observer status: UN COP (Montreal 2005)

Trees = !!

Cars = !!!

Clue

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Working group of the Senate Committee on Physical Development

Not only the right thing to do… Quality/Performance

Law Employee satisfaction/productivity

Make/save $ Efficient resource use Life cycle costing

Improvement in image Recruit world-class faculty and students

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Working group of the Senate Committee on Physical Development

Commitment Business as usual implement university

policies Environmental policy/actions in support Paper use policy

Rethink conference March 17 – The future is now Environmental initiatives on campus Master plan: consultation

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Working group of the Senate Committee on Physical Development

Quality & performance:Regulatory issues

Prior commitments Talloires Agreement, Halifax Declaration Environmental policy

Regulations: proactivity UN Decade Ratification of Kyoto Accord Provincial/municipal regulations

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Working group of the Senate Committee on Physical Development

Quality & performance:Marketability McGill: socially responsible

employer Attract similar EEs?

Green buildings + EE – current studies

Sustainability = industry priority Standard & Poor’s Business leaders’ manifesto

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Working group of the Senate Committee on Physical Development

Financial implications Energy Day experience Clean and Green Phase I results Recycling vs. Landfill E-billing/ pay stubs NPV: Life cycle costing

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Working group of the Senate Committee on Physical Development

Current situation Strategy support from above/below

TMI: message missing in transit

Inefficient resource use

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Working group of the Senate Committee on Physical Development

Solutions Strategy support from above/below

Multidirectional message flow b/t inter/intradepartmental units

Efficient resource use Rethink daily habits: consumption, transportation

MOARDs/McGill MarketPlace Help? www.mcgill.ca/rethink

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Working group of the Senate Committee on Physical Development

Now what? Business as usual implement university

policies Environmental policy/actions in support Paper use policy

Rethink conference March 17 – The future is now Environmental initiatives on campus Master plan: consultation

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Working group of the Senate Committee on Physical Development

If not now, then when?

If not us, then who?