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Sep 19, 2024 · By McGill Reporter Staff. September 19, 2024. “The New Vic remains our priority capital project,” said McGill Provost and Executive Vice-President, Christopher Manfredi Diamond Schmitt and Lemay Michaud Architectes. In 2023-24, the Government of Quebec changed tuition policy and its operating funding in a way that has a significant impact ...
From research to operations, sustainable solutions for local and global challenges are being innovated at all levels of our University. At the centre of these initiatives is the McGill University Climate & Sustainability Strategy 2020-2025, which invites all members of the McGill community to play a role in building a sustainable campus and world.
Strategic priority #1 Strategic priority #2 Strategic priority #3 Research We aim to pioneer in the field of disruption management by fostering a research ecosystem that encourages the exploration of resilient and adaptive business strategies within the Desautels Faculty. Recognizing the importance of bridging theoretical insights and real-world challenges, our goal is to cultivate a vibrant ...
- A New Long-Term Target
- The Eight Categories and Flagship Actions
- Consultation Process
With the release of the Strategy, McGill has committed to becoming zero-waste by 2035. This third long-term target set out in the new Strategy came to fruition during the targeted and community consultations, exemplifying the community’s ambition to ramp up the University’s sustainability efforts, and ensuring alignment with the latest in climate s...
A vast, community-wide consultation process led to the development of eight new categories, each of which are headlined by a flagship action. Amongst the 62 actions highlighted in the Strategy, the eight flagship actions stand out due to their level of ambition, potential to mobilize various stakeholders, and contribution to the category objective ...
From January 2020 onwards, the Office of Sustainability led an extensive consultation process to engage with the McGill community in the planning and drafting of the Strategy. Beginning with targeted consultations involving subject matter experts in January and February, and moving to public consultations in March through to the fall – which pivote...
Oct 8, 2024 · The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in climate action is facilitating resource management, infrastructure design and urban development, but what are the implications of employing it for our most pressing environmental challenges? The 11th Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering, Energy, and Design, “AI and Sustainability: Balancing Innovation with Planetary and Social Well-being ...
Dec 15, 2023 · Following a major 49% reduction of the McGill Investment Pool (MIP) listed equity portfolio’s carbon footprint between 2019 and 2022, the Board of Governors has approved Phase 2 of the University’s socially responsible investing (SRI) strategy. The new eight-point plancomes after the April 2023 announcement that the University had surpassed ...
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Aug 8, 2024 · McGill said it will likely have to cut renovation and construction costs by half, resulting in cancelled projects, as the university derives most of its infrastructure funding from the government.
