Help us make McGill a more sustainable place to work and study!
As the Sustainability Projects Fund turns 10 years old, we’d like to recall some of the SPF’s most popular projects, SP0186: Garden Inside 365, SP0210: Hydroponic McGill, and SP0155: McGill Spin Bike Gardens, by giving McGill staff, students and faculty groups the chance to win one for their space!
McGill Reporter | September 9, 2019
By: Kelsey Litwin
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McGill’s has won the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) Campus Sustainability Achievement Award for its sustainability engagement programs, together referred to as the Ladder of Engagement.
McGill Reporter | September 17, 2019
By: Kelsey Litwin
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This fall, nine faculty and department Frosh attained Gold-level Sustainable Event Certification.
“I wasn’t sure if we would be able to get certify because we’re so big – we’re 1,800 students,” said Grace Jumbo, Inclusivity and Equity Coordinator for Arts Frosh, which also marked McGill’s 150th certified Sustainable Event.
Internship Opportunity with McGill Office of Sustainability
POSITION: Graphic Design Intern (Communications Assistant C)
The Office of Sustainability is recruiting Sustainable Events Consultant for the 2019-2020 academic year!
As a volunteer with the Sustainable Events Consultant team, you will liaise with event organizers in the McGill community to ensure that they are organized in the most sustainable way possible. By utilizing both online and print resources, you will help event organizers gain access to knowledge about sustainable resources, and help ensure best practices at events.
McGill Reporter | July 17, 2019
By: Kelsey Litwin
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McGill was named the International Green Gown Award’s Sustainability Institution of the Year for its “ambitious yet realistic’ Vision 2020 Sustainability Strategy.
The recognition was presented at the awards ceremony at the UN High Level Political Forum in New York City on July 10.
McGill, as a member of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), is looking to appoint a SDG Campus Coordinator for the 2019-2020 academic year. The coordinator’s role will be to raise student awareness of the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), mobilise students/student clubs around the SDGs and act as a point of contact between McGill student body and the SDSN Youth. This will be primarily achieved through setting up a SDG Hub on campus, which will be managed by the SDG coordinator.
McGill Reporter | May 29, 2018
By: Kelsey Litwin
As McGill’s most recent crop of graduates cross the stage at their Convocation ceremonies, diplomas in hand, they prepare to embark on their next adventure.
McGill Reporter | May 28, 2019
By: Samantha Ling
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When thinking of scientific research, it is easy to picture the rapid advancements made towards advancing global knowledge in domains ranging from climate science to treating cancer.
The Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) is looking for a Post-Graduate Student Society representative to sit on its Governance Council (GC) starting in Summer/Fall 2019 for a two-year mandate.
McGill Reporter | April 18, 2019
By: Samantha Ling
McGill Reporter | April 3, 2019
By: Neal McDevitt
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At City Hall on Tuesday, Mayor Valérie Plante announced that her office is taking steps to reduce the impact that air travel by herself and city officials has on the environment – and she challenged all Montreal institutions to follow suit.
McGill Reporter | April 15, 2019
By: Kelsey Litwin
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For the second year in a row, McGill was named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers.
McGill Reporter | March 19, 2019
by: Shona Watt
The McGill-HEC Montreal Executive MBA program proved its dedication to its 10th Anniversary Celebration’s theme of Building Future-Readiness by becoming the University’s 100th Sustainable Event.
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