Business Chief USA – August 2019

—

Candace Le Roy,

Director of Sustainability,

Simon Fraser University

“ THE MOMENT

YOU STEP ON

CAMPUS AS A

NEW COMMUNITY

MEMBER YOU GET

INTRODUCED TO

THE CONCEPT OF

SUSTAINABILITY

AS A CORE VALUE”

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.”

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AUGUST 2019

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY