Sustainability in Research at Concordia: A panel discussion

In November 2020, Concordia launched its first-ever Sustainability Action Plan. The five-year Plan was developed over a period of two years with the participation of students, faculty, and staff, and represents an ambitious new vision for sustainability at Concordia. Through its five stream topics of Food, Waste, Climate Change, Research, and Curriculum, the plan will contribute significantly to Concordia’s newly-committed efforts to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Following the initial launch event, we are offering our community members the opportunity to learn more about each of the stream topics through Q&A panel events dedicated to Climate, Food, Waste, Research, and Curriculum.

The second event of this series focuses on the Sustainability in Research Plan, which presents a forward-thinking vision for increasing the volume, impact, and support for interdisciplinary sustainability research at Concordia—while minimizing its ecological footprint.

Join Carmela Cucuzzella, Jim Grant, Monica Mulrennan, and Shannon Lloyd as they discuss the Sustainability in Research Plan and its implications for Concordia in a live Q&A event. There will be no formal presentation or introduction, so we invite you to familiarize yourself with the Sustainability in Research Plan and come prepared with your questions for our panellists!

How can you participate? Register for the Zoom webinar or watch live on our Facebook. 

Have questions? Send them to info.4@concordia.ca

The Sustainability Action Plan panel event series is organized by the Office of Sustainability in collaboration with the Concordia Student Union.

Panelists 

Carmela Cucuzzella
Associate Professor, Design and Computation Arts
Concordia University Research Chair in Integrated Design, Ecology, and Sustainability (IDEAS) for the Built Environment

Jim Grant (Sustainability in Research Plan Committee Member)
Professor, Biology
Co-Director, Loyola Sustainability Research Centre
Principal, Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability

Monica Mulrennan
Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment
Associate Vice-President Research, Development and Outreach, Office of the VP, Research and Graduate Studies

Shannon Lloyd (Sustainability in Research Plan Committee Member)
Assistant Professor, Management

Moderator

Rebecca Tittler (Sustainability in Research Plan Coordinator)
Part-time Faculty, Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability & Biology
Coordinator, Loyola Sustainability Research Centre & Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability