September 23 2015 Jim Gudjonson WELCOME TO TRU Overview MEET YOUR SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE WHAT WE DO COMPOSTING AND ZERO WASTE ENERGY GHG REDUCTIONS WHAT CAN YOU DO GETTING INVOLVED ID: 809372
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OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
September 23, 2015Jim Gudjonson
WELCOME TO TRU
Slide2Overview
MEET YOUR SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE
WHAT WE DO
COMPOSTING AND ZERO WASTEENERGY – GHG REDUCTIONS
WHAT CAN YOU DO - GETTING INVOLVED
MOVING FORWARD – THE PLAN
Slide3Who We Are
Jim Gudjonson
Director
James Gordon
Environmental
Programs
and Research Coordinator
Natalie Yao
Energy Specialist
Slide4OUR MISSION
To empower and inspire TRU students, faculty and staff to know that they can affect change and create a sustainable future
Slide5COMPOSTING AND ZERO WASTE
MOVING TOWARDS ZERO WASTE – 60-80 % DIVERSION RATES
TRU IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ZERO WASTE COUNCIL
MEET “TOM” - JORA COMMERCIAL COMPOSTER - 100 L PER DAY
Slide6ENERGY MANAGEMENT IMPACT
RESULTS - 2009-2015
Slide725 % REDUCTION TARGET – 2016
33% REDUCTION TARGET - 2022
Slide8How To Get Involved
SUSTAINABILITY GRANT FUND
- $100,000 AVAILABLE FOR TRU STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY “TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AT TRU”DETAILS ON OUR WEB
SITEENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE – MEETS 1ST WED EACH MONTH 4PM AT TRUSU
GF REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS
www.tru.ca/sustain
Slide9Campus Conservation Nationals – Jan - March
National Sweater Day – FebruaryTrash Bash – MayBike To Work Week – May
Casual Shirt Day - JuneGreen Golf - August
Electric Bike
Free for a week!
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Slide10STRATEGIC SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
PROVIDES FRAMEWORK
TO ALIGN DIVISIONAL AND DEPARTMENTAL GOALS WITH STRATEGIC PRIORITY “INCREASE SUSTAINABILITY”TRU REPORTS AND OFFSETS GHG EMMISIONS – CARBON NEUTRAL
TRU HAS ACHIEVED GOLD RATING – 3RD HIGHEST RANKING IN THE COUNTRY
Slide11STRATEGIC SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
Slide12Welcome to TRU!
Jim Gudjonson –
jgudjonson@tru.ca
local 7253
James Gordon
jgordon@tru.ca local 7153Natalie Yao nyao@tru.ca
local 7256
www.tru.ca/sustain