SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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“THE MOMENT YOU STEP ON CAMPUS AS A NEW COMMUNITY MEMBER YOU GET INTRODUCED TO THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY AS A CORE VALUE ”
— Candace Le Roy , Director of Sustainability , Simon Fraser University addressing social inequities , racism , reconciliation and partnership with local Indigenous nations .
To implement SFU ’ s sustainability values , eight very committed professionals are led by Director of Sustainability Candace Le Roy – they provide planning , consultancy , and support services to SFU community members to help them develop , scale , or promote their sustainability work and lead sustainability projects across the university . It ’ s by no means an act of enacting top-down policies , she hastens to say . “ We recently finalised our 20-year Sustainability Vision , which identifies 20 strategic goals following a year-long community engagement progress involving all University stakeholder groups : thousands of people took part from students up to the Board . Everything we do in the Sustainability Office is in collaboration and partnership with the faculty , staff , students , and communities we are embedded in . Sustainability at SFU is a shared responsibility and a joint effort . Our office merely facilitates this joint effort so that it is coordinated , connected , and inclusive .”
AUGUST 2019