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Sustainability Governance Framework

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 to provide strategic direction in institutionalizing sustainability within the university’s decision-making process.

The Sustainability Governance Framework is composed of the Sustainability Steering Committee and three sub-committees. Each committee consists of representatives from students, staff and faculty members

A visual representation of the Sustainability Governance Framework is available here.

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

Secretary: Rosa Gullo, Assistant to the Director, Environmental Health & Safety / Office of Sustainability

Members:

Amy Nguyen, Sustainability Coordinator, Concordia Student Union
Anne Whitelaw, Provost & Vice-President, Academic Affairs
Liz Miller, Professor, Communication Studies
Paula Wood-Adams, 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
Sabrina Lavoie, Executive Director Budget Planning/Business Development

Each sub-committee consists of representatives from different departments/units/groups of students, staff, and faculty members.

Operational and Environmental Sustainability (OES) sub-committee

Key functions: Advises on energy and resource management, environmental sustainability, and environmental safety.

Membership

Teaching, Learning and Research Sustainability (TLRS) sub-committee

Key functions: Advises and promotes teaching, learning and research sustainability activities.

Membership

Campus Sustainability Engagement (CSE) sub-committee

Key functions: Promotes engagement within the university community and coordinates internal sustainability initiatives and activities.

Membership