How To Guide - Integrating sustainability
While mainstreaming environmental management into campus operations (outlined above) is a key first step, environmental sustainability can only be achieved when everyone is involved. This means integrating sustainable practices into all campus sectors and activities; campus operations must be tied into the fabric of, and supported by, the campus community, including general staff, researchers and students.
Identify actions that the university can take to better integrate sustainability into all campus activities in the following subcategories (and consider areas of overlap):
- Mainstream environmental management into contracts and build a relationship with contract staff
- Allow operational staff to share their expertise through participation in teaching activities
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- Identify sustainability-related research taking place, and work towards applying the results on campus and/or collaborating with researchers to tailor the research to campus needs
- Develop and fund new research projects tailored to campus sustainability needs
- Create sustainability-related course options and academic programs
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- Support specific student-led sustainability-related organizations, programs and other endeavours
- Establish fellowships/internships
- Provide incentive by acknowledging success and contribution through awards, public recognition
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