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Sustainability @ McGill

Sustainability @ McGill. …not just another feel-good crunchy granolahead PR concept. Current situation. Strategy support from above/below TMI: message missing in transit Inefficient resource use. Clue. Trees = !! Cars =  !!!. Experience. Conferences

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Sustainability @ McGill

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  1. Sustainability @ McGill …not just another feel-good crunchy granolahead PR concept.

  2. Current situation • Strategy support from above/below • TMI: message missing in transit • Inefficient resource use

  3. Clue Trees = !! Cars = !!! Experience • Conferences • Benchmarking: other ivy league universities • Dialogue: students, alumni, industry professionals • Consultation re. upcoming public policies • Observer status: UN COP (Montreal 2005)

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Quality & performance:Regulatory issues • Prior commitments • Talloires Agreement, Halifax Declaration • Environmental policy • Regulations: proactivity • UN Decade • Ratification of Kyoto Accord • Provincial/municipal regulations

  7. Quality & performance:Marketability • McGill: socially responsible employer • Attract similar EEs? • Green buildings + EE – current studies • Sustainability = industry priority • Standard & Poor’s • Business leaders’ manifesto

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

  9. Current situation • Strategy support from above/below • TMI: message missing in transit • Inefficient resource use

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. If not now, then when? If not us, then who?

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