Hey Westerners!
I am proud to announce that Western has officially earned itself a Silver rating for its sustainability efforts on the STARS report. We are also the first university in Ontario to achieve the Silver rating using STARS' Version 1.1!!!
Some highlights of the report that Western is doing well in are:
- Management of campus grounds
- Waste management (e.g., hazardous and electronic wastes)
- Water management and consumption
- Undergraduate and graduate programs
- Its diversity and affordability
Some areas that require further development/improvement are:
- Sustainability-themed research and sustainability-focused/-related course availabilities
- Greenhouse gas emissions reduction
- Building operations and maintenance
- An employee and student sustainability educators program
- Lack of positive sustainability investments
It is important to note that the President's Advisory Council on Environment Sustainability is in the process of having a 10-year sustainability vision and 5-year action plan for Western prepared. Thus, this report could not have come at a better time!
For more details, check out the following link! You may find yourself learning a thing or two about Western that you did know before!
https://stars.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-western-ontario-on/report/2011-08-22/
The adventures of Western's first campus-wide sustainability report through the STARS program.
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