ݮƵ Releases 2021 Sustainability Report

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

This article originally appeared in the Daily Bulletin.

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The President’s Advisory Committee on EnvironmentalSustainabilityhas released the2021 EnvironmentalSustainabilityReport, which tracks progress, celebrates successes, and highlights improvement areas over the past year. The seventh annualreportmonitors the implementation of objectives from ݮƵ’s EnvironmentalSustainabilityStrategy and the󾱴ڳ:Neutral climate action plan.

“Obviously, the past two years have seen significant disruption to the campus,” says Mat Thijssen, Director ofSustainability. “The 2021 reporttracks how we are implementing ݮƵ’ssustainabilitycommitments, and provides context on how the pandemic has both opened new opportunities and intensified some challenges.”

Thereportfeatures case studies on varioussustainabilitytopics, as well as key performance indicators tied to ݮƵ’s objectives. It also updates the interactive datasets which allow users to explore more information on performance on areas such as carbon emissions, waste, and water, as well as teaching and research activity.

Read the fullsustainabilityreporton theSustainabilityOffice webpage, and register for theannual Eco-Summit, next Wednesday, November 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., which will more formally present some of the updates and case studies.