Business Chief USA – August 2019

ne can’t help thinking that the sustain-

ability team at Simon Fraser University

(SFU) have some of the best jobs in the

world. Most of the world’s young people, at least,

are now swinging behind the awareness that we

are living during a time of climate crisis and that

time is running out to change our behaviour if we

are to avoid or mitigate the consequences of

biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change.

That awareness is not unique to SFU, of course,

but few higher education institutions have

embraced sustainability principles so intelligently

or realistically. The Province of British Columbia is

committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions

to 80% below 2007 levels by 2050 and, in 2011,

its capital Vancouver, home to SFU, set the goal of

becoming the greenest city in the world by 2020.

SFU is a partner in these broader goals.

The University itself has adopted sustainability

as one of its six core values, which means it is

embedded in the fabric of the institution and the

day-to-day decisions taken by every department.

O

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY’S

SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE IS

A FOCUS OF ACTION AT THE

INTERSECTION OF PLANETARY

REGENERATION, HUMAN

HEALTH, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY