Environmental Goals

A – Reduce Our Ecological Footprint

AC S-E-E Environment

What it means at Algonquin:

Algonquin College develops strategies and action plans to track and reduce the College’s ecological footprint.

Why it’s important:

To demonstrate leadership in environmental stewardship, Algonquin College is committed to lowering its ecological footprint by managing such things as: carbon emissions, water consumption, waste, energy, and food consumption.

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B – Facilitate Debate on Environmental Issues

What it means at Algonquin:

In fostering dialogue and facilitating debate on environmental issues confronting the world, Algonquin College increases awareness in our community and encourages movement towards solutions.

Why it’s important:

The environment is under pressure on many fronts such as climate change, access to clean water, and contamination with toxins. It is incumbent on higher education to explore and debate these issues and to build the critical thinking skills in its graduates and its community necessary to face these challenges.

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C – Restore and Regenerate Our Environments

What it means at Algonquin:

Algonquin College researches new processes and innovative thinking related to restoring and regenerating the natural and built environments and implements them into curriculum, operations, and campus planning.

Why it’s important:

Algonquin College’s vision of sustainability is one of “striving to thrive” rather than “striving to survive”. We aspire to travel along the path of sustainability – progressing from “green” to “sustainable” , and then as we increase our understanding and abilities in applying innovative thinking and processes and move to “restorative”, “regenerative” and beyond.

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