www.humber.ca/sustainability @sustainhumber ocfma spring conference october 29, 2013 spencer wood,...
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www.humber.ca/sustainability @SustainHumber
OCFMA Spring ConferenceOctober 29, 2013
Spencer Wood, Associate Director Maintenance and OperationsLindsay Walker, Sustainability Manager
Sustainability“Meeting contemporary needs without compromising the ability of future generations to satisfy their needs.”
- UN World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987
In Humber’s 2013-2018 Strategic plan, Sustainability is one of our 6 values, and there is a success outcome:
“Humber has embraced a comprehensive sustainability strategy that is embedded in our integrated planning and resource allocation model”
Overview:Sustainability Engagement at Humber
Past
•Limited engagement and communication•Action Plan• Sustainability Committee• Operational changes• Some student involvement
Present
• Building engagement & communication
• STARS Silver• Curriculum• Partnerships
Future
• A culture of sustainability
• Sustainability Strategy
• New LRC building LEED Silver
Sustainability at Humber: PresentWe are Building Engagement through:
STARS Communication & Events
Curriculum & Partnerships
Sustainability at Humber: STARS• AASHE: Association for the Advancement of
Sustainability in Higher Education– Humber became a member in August 2012
• STARS: Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System– Widely adopted throughout North America– Provides a meaningful, transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges
and universities to measure their sustainability performance
You can only manage what you measure.
STARS: There are four main categories to earn credits
Education and Research
Co-Curricular EducationCurriculumResearch
Operations
Buildings ClimateDining Services Energy Grounds PurchasingTransportation Waste
Water
Planning, Administration & Engagement
Coordination & Planning Diversity and Affordability
Human ResourcesInvestment
Public Engagement
Innovation
These credits recognize: • Creative and innovative
strategies implemented on campuses
• Areas where a campus has exceeded credit criteria
Sustainability at Humber: STARS
BUILDINGENGAGEMENT
Sustainability at Humber: STARS
Makes information on what Humber does publicly available, easily accessible to everyone
See tangible work on the commitment Humber has made to sustainability
Raise awareness about sustainability throughout college
Sparks communication and collaboration throughout the college
Provides rigorous, nationally recognized assessment framework
Benchmark with peersSupports achievement of strategic goals
Use information from STARS results supporting information for new initiatives
Incorporate STARS initiatives into courses, projects
BUILDINGENGAGEMENT
Sustainability at Humber: STARS• What’s involved:
•1 full time staff – 6 months•1 full time workstudy student – 4 months•10 volunteers – 6 hours eachStaff time•AASHE membership•STARS membership•Launch events (food, marketing, etc.)Money•Launch Event•Updates•Awareness
Communication
•Need help and information from many departments•Build buy-in through communication and executive supportBuy-in•During process•For future questions•For future re-assessmentTracking
Sustainability at Humber: STARS• Some of the ‘tough’ stuff:– Curriculum inventory
• Student volunteers to read course outlines
– Yard waste numbers (we did track it previously)
– Vehicle mileage (we tracked, but it needed updating)
– “You don’t know (to ask) what you don’t know”
– Collecting student volunteer hours
– Getting others to understand the full breadth of sustainability – e.g. Human Rights
Sustainability at Humber: Curriculum and Partnerships
Approach: Act as a Catalyst
The more we communicate and engage, the more momentum grows, and the more we can do
Integrate with curriculum as
much as possible
Coordination with
Operations and reviewing
infrastructure
Engagement through events,
collaboration and
participation
Sustainability at Humber: Curriculum and Partnerships• Recycling and Waste Management – Curriculum Partnership: 2013 recycling campaign
created by graphic design students– Operations Partnership: Work
collaboratively with food services, cleaning and hauler
Sustainability at Humber: Curriculum• Now:– Business students researching on-site composting technologies
• Future:– SEBT students to do energy auditing– Event Planning students run events (?)
• Faculty connection:– Asking directly how sustainability could be integrated (through
Deans, Associate Deans)
Sustainability at Humber: Future
Create Sustainability Strategic Plan
Align with Humber’s Strategic
Plan, student and staff
input, findings
from STARS
Grow
Green Teams &
create suppor
t structur
e
Engagement
Continuous
Improvemen
t
Annual Sustainability
ReportMeasure: energy,
water, waste, engagement,
curriculum, etc.
Review Committee Structure
Thank you!
Questions?
To find out more go to our website, email us and follow us on twitter!
Website: www.humber.ca/sustainability
Email: [email protected]
@SustainHumber