Our role
Georgian College takes environmental issues seriously. Official policy requires us to keep environmental concerns in mind in everything we do. That ranges from curriculum and classrooms to products we purchase and how we deal with our waste. Among the College’s 12 core principles is that “we strive to conduct all our activities in an environmentally considerate way.”
Created in 2007, the College’s Environmental Sustainability Committee leads the way in making sure that Georgian steadily makes progress on these issues and more.
Georgian’s official environmental mission statement:
As a leading post-secondary educational institution and responsible corporate citizen, Georgian College is committed to practicing environmental sustainability through education and corporate practices and balancing future growth with the protection of the environment.
Our guiding principles:
Georgian College commits to promote, practice and pursue excellence in environmental sustainability through:
- compliance with applicable laws and requirements
- conservation of natural resources and the prevention of pollution
- continuous improvement to maintain the highest environmental standards and practices.
Recent News
Reduce the juice: It’s Energy Conservation Week in Ontario
May 18 to 22 is Energy Conservation week in Ontario and at Georgian College.
Across all campuses, Physical Resources staff will be taking the lead in dimming or shutting off non-essential lighting in such area as hallways, to help in the campaign. All staff and students also have their part to play.
Every day this week, practical tips that everyone can put to use right in the office are being e-mailed to all staff. Please try to do your part.
Physical Resources will be monitoring hydro use and should be able to tell at the end of the week how much less “juice” the college has been able to use.
For more tips on how to save energy at work and at home be sure to check out energyconservationweek.ca, which has a list of 100 ideas. There’s something for everyone.
Posted: Fri, 15/05/09
Mark Earth Day with campus clean-up April 22
Employees and students alike are invited to celebrate Earth Day April 22 by helping to clean up the Barrie, Orillia and Midland campuses.
At the Barrie Campus, as a reward for pitching in to help make the campus more beautiful for spring, the College’s Environmental Sustainability Committee is offering all participants a free lunch.
Here’s all you need to do:
• Organize your friends and colleagues to take part.
• Bring along gloves, rakes and shovels if you have them
• If you’d like to start with lunch, please RSVP to earthday@georgianc.on.ca (if you’d like a vegetarian meal, be sure to note this in your e-mail). Note: RSVP before Monday at noon.
• Show up at the Alumni Courtyard at 12:30 p.m. ready to eat and ready to pitch in for the afternoon.
Orillia Campus:
A campus clean-up day is also planned, including a lunch for participants. Check with Angela Foster for details.
Midland Campus:
Clean-up day is in the works. Check with campus administration for details.
Owen Sound Campus:
Staff and student representatives will be handing out Georgian eco shopping bags at a local supermarket. Check with campus administration for details.
Posted: Tue, 14/04/09
