Sustainability at MUN
Sustainability at MUN
Sustainable Development Goals
Presentation
The Sustainability Office, a unit of the Department of Facilities Management, was created in January 2007, with the hiring of the University’s first Sustainability Co-ordinator. In April 2007, the Advisory Committee on Sustainability (ACS) was formed. This committee provided a link from faculty, staff and students to the Sustainability Office. In December 2012, the Vice-Presidents' Council (VPC) established a new committee called the University Sustainability Committee (USC).
Objectives
The Sustainability Co-ordinator’s role is to:
- work with Memorial’s University Sustainability Committee (the USC)
- determine priorities for sustainability initiatives
- develop, promote and implement sustainability initiatives
- act as point of contact for inquiries and input from staff, faculty and students
- compile information on current sustainability initiatives at MUN; and
- research sustainability issues and potential initiatives.
Main Activities
MUN commits itself to the following sustainability initiatives: water initiatives, recycling and waste reduction, energy reduction, educational initiatives, sustainable transportation, and paper initiatives.
Contact
E-Mail: sustain@mun.ca
INGO with UNESCO Associate Status / ECOSOC Consutative Status