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Sustainability

Sustainability

Governance

The Governance Framework provides strategic direction in integrating sustainability within Concordia's decision-making process.

Framework structure

In 2013, members of the President’s Executive Group of Concordia drafted a Sustainability Governance Framework (SGF) to provide strategic direction in institutionalizing sustainability within the university’s decision-making process. The Sustainability Governance Framework was composed of the Sustainability Steering Committee and three sub-committees.

In 2022, a process began to revise the Sustainability Governance Framework and an interim structure was put in place. The interim SGF is made up of the Sustainability Action Plan Committee which reports to the Sustainability Advisory Committee.

Sustainability Advisory Committee

Key functions

Conducts strategic planning and develops recommendations with respect to policy and plans, including resource allocations and reporting. 

Chair

Michael Di Grappa, Vice-President, Services and Sustainability   

Members

  • Maria Chitoroaga, Sustainability Coordinator, Concordia Student Union
  • Anne Whitelaw, Provost & Vice-President, Academic Affairs
  • Liz Miller, Professor, Communication Studies
  • Dominique Bérubé, Vice-President, Research & Graduate Studies
  • Paul Chesser, Vice-President, Advancement & External Relations
  • Philippe Beauregard, Chief Communications Officer
  • Pietro Gasparrini, Director, Environmental Health and Safety / Office of Sustainability

Sustainability Action Plan Committee

Key functions

Establishes consistent oversight and collaboration on the Sustainability Action Plan and its related programs and projects.

Chair

Pietro Gasparrini, Director, Environmental Health & Safety / Office of Sustainability

Members

  • Amr Addas, Adjunct Professor, Department of Finance

  • Brett Cox, Sustainability in Research Coordinator, Office of Research 
    Stream representative, Sustainability in Research Plan

  • Carole Brazeau, Indigenous Curriculum and Pedagogy Advisor, Centre for Teaching and Learning

  • Caroline Bogner, Senior Director, Procurement Services

  • Cassandra Lamontagne, Sustainability Manager, Office of Sustainability

  • Daniel Bartlett, Communications Advisor, Institutional Affairs, Institutional Communications

  • Dominique Dumont, Director, Facilities Management Strategic Planning & Development

  • Elsa Younes, VP Internal Affairs, Engineering and Computer Science Association (ECA)

  • Faisal Shennib, Environmental Specialist, Office of Sustainability 
    Stream representative, Zero Waste Plan

  • Fuzhan Nasiri, Associate Professor, Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • Grace-Amanda Jones, Student, Arts and Science Federation of Associations (ASFA)

  • Iqbal Hussain, Funding and Finance Coordinator, Sustainability Action Fund

  • Jason Ens, Exec. Director, Academic Policy and Planning, Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic

  • Joshua Chalifour, Digital Scholarship Librarian, Library

  • Julie Johnston, Manager, Curriculum Innovation and Development, VPITL 
    Stream representative, Sustainability in Curriculum Plan

  • Leisha LeCouvie, Senior Director, Alumni Relations, Office of the VP, University Advancement

  • Maddison Schmitt, Student, Fine Arts Student Association (FASA)

  • Maha Fakih, Advisor, Sustainability and Investment

  • Maria Chitoroaga, Sustainability Coordinator, Concordia Student Union

  • Mohammed Arbaaz Parvez, Student, Graduate Student Association (GSA)

  • Noah Thompson, Student, Commerce and Administration Students’ Association (CASA)

  • Oliver De Volpi, Manager, Food Services 
    Stream representative, Sustainable Food Systems Plan

  • Paige Keleher, External Coordinator, Sustainable Concordia

  • Pascale Biron, Professor, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment

  • pk Langshaw, Professor and Chair, Department of Design and Computational Arts

  • Rachel Berger, Associate Dean, Academic Programs and Development, Graduate Studies

  • Rebecca Tittler, Coordinator, Loyola Sustainability Research Centre / Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability 
    Professor, Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability / Department of Biology / Department of Geography, Planning & Environment

  • Rocio Carvajo Lucena, Facilities Planner- Architect, Space and Development 
    Stream representative, Climate Action Plan

  • Sarah Caille, Director, Hospitality Concordia

 
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