OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2017 2018 - Humber College
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AS A COLLEGE,
WE ARE A CENTRAL PLACE
TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF
SUSTAINABILITY.
We are pleased to present the accomplishments of Year 4 of the
Humber Sustainability Plan 2014-2019. This document summarizes
the progress we have made on the targets and goals of the plan
between April 2017 – March 2018.
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PURPOSE
In the Humber Sustainability Plan 2014-2019 we
committed to report annually on our progress made
towards all the objectives, targets and metrics defined
within the plan. A team of Humber students from various
programs were selected to design
improvements for Building N in parallel
with the consulting team of industry
VISION: professionals. The student team benefitted
from regular meetings with the architects
SUSTAINABLE IN EVERYTHING WE DO and engineers to present their ideas and
designs and obtain ‘industry’ feedback.
CORE PRIORITIES RECOGNITION
CAMPUS LEARNING ENGAGEMENT
FOOTPRINT To ensure To create a safe and
To reduce our major sustainability is a healthy campus by
impacts and be learning outcome for encouraging a culture
all students. of sustainability. In 2017 Humber was named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for the third year
environmental stewards.
in a row. We were awarded Smart Commute’s (a program of Metrolinx) GOLD
Workplace for the third year in a row for our demonstrated support of sustainable
In 2017/2018 we continued our progress towards the objectives and targets of the transportation options for commuters. Smart Commute also recognized
three core priorities within the plan. The full framework and how we developed the Humber College as the 2017 Employer of the Year Award for the City of Toronto
core priorities can be seen in the full plan. and Region wide. Lakeshore campus was the first college in Ontario to receive
Fairtrade Campus designation.
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Recycling To reduce the volume of A: Increase waste diversion from 42% • Diversion rate is 72% (up from 63% in 2017)
CAMPUS and Waste waste generated and sent (2012/2013) to 70% by 2018/2019. • Overall Waste generated: 1,948 MT (2016) and 2,105 MT (2017)
FOOTPRINT Management to landfill as a result of • In 2017: 83.2MT of used furniture was donated to local
To reduce our major
impacts and be campus operations. B: Demonstrate ability to reduce charities or recycled if broken compared to 69MT in 2016
environmental stewards. overall waste generated on campus • Textbooks for Change partnership: We collected 3,743
by 2018/2019. textbooks; 1,287 were donated to East Africa, 1,513 were
affordably repurposed and 943 were recycled. In total,
we were able to help divert 9,287 lbs of waste from landfills
and save 112 trees through sequestered greenhouse
gas emissions
Sustainability To help students, staff and A: Decrease single-driver vehicles • 1645 VIP sales and 262 TTC post-secondary ID passes sold on
Transportation faculty reduce the impact coming to campus and increase campus in September 2018
our transportation has on travel to campus by transit, • Received Smart Commute Employer of the Year and are a Gold
our local communities. carpooling, biking and walking level employer
• Continued strategic planning for Metrolinx LRT to North Campus
B: Reduce traffic and parking • 50 Dropbikes (bike share service) brought to each North and
congestion on campus Lakeshore Campuses
• Enterprise CarShare Enterprise vehicles to North and Lakeshore
campuses
Energy and To reduce the energy A: Reduce total energy use by 40% by • 15.2% reduction in total building consumption per square
Climate Change needs required and the 2018/19 (using 2005/06 baseline). foot since 2005
carbon emissions created 50% reduction by 2023/24. • 31.9% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions per weighted
by the college. Be one of campus user since 2005
the most energy efficient B: Reduce Scope 1+2 CO2 emissions • Implementation of Phase 1 of Integrated Energy Master Plan
post-secondary institutions intensity by 40% by 2018/19 (using (IEMP), including:
in Canada 2005/06). 50% reduction by 2023/24. o Installing energy meters to track energy use by building
o 500,000 ft2 lighting upgrade with LED fixtures that are
C: Begin tracking Scope 3 CO2 controlled by occupancy and daylight sensors
emissions. o Building Envelope upgrades to several buildings at the
north campus
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Green Buildings To be recognized as a A: All new buildings and major retrofits • Construction of the new Centre for Technology Innovation
and Landscape leader in building flexible, are built to LEED Silver standards (CTI), targeting LEED Platinum certification and expected to
multi-use spaces which are or higher. be net-zero energy
sustainable in construction, • Construction of a new 8 storey Parking Structure with 700kW
and that enhance a of Solar Panels, covering the roof, south façade and part of
connection to and care the East facade. This is believed to be the largest installation
for the surrounding of solar on any one building at any academic institution in
environment. the province
• A major renovation to Building N, estimated to reduce
building energy consumption by 29% and GHG emissions
by over 40%
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plan developed by
the Arboretum
Water To reduce the water use A: Reduce total water use per full time • 59% reduction in potable water use per weighted campus
required by the college. student equivalent (FTE) by 40% by user (or 45% reduction per unit floor area) since 2005
Be one of the most water 2018/19 using 2005/6 baseline. 50% • A water project conducted as part of IEMP Phase 1 one
efficient colleges in Canada. reduction by 2023/24. included replacing urinals, upgrading toilets, faucets
and showers
B: Reduce the sale of water bottles on • Water refill stations across both campuses, over 5 million
campus by 2018/19. single use plastic bottles since 2013
Purchasing and To minimize the negative A: All printing/copy paper purchases • In January 2017 Humber’s Lakeshore campus became
Ethical Sourcing environmental, social are 100% FSC certified and 100% Fairtrade Campus designated. It is the first college in Ontario
and economic impacts of Post-Consumer Waste (PCW) by to achieve this designation
the college’s purchasing 2018/2019 • We partnered with Mohawk College and the Government
practices by embedding of Ontario to create an Ontario local food calendar and fact
sustainability into existing B: Increase percentage of sustainable sheet. In November 2017, we presented these materials at
sourcing procedures, food on campus the Canadian Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
supplier evaluation
criteria and procurement
decisions.
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Curriculum To demonstrate A: Develop sustainability learning • For the third year in a row, the Public Relations grad
LEARNING Integration educational leadership by outcomes for all programs. certificate students ran a vendor fair, and the first year it was
To ensure
sustainability is a embedding sustainability extended from the Lake to the North campus. Approximately
learning outcome for into teaching and learning B: Increase the number of courses 400 students, staff, faculty and community attended
all students. on campus. that are Sustainability Related (SR) or • Many applied research projects were conducted at the
Sustainability Focused (SF). Centre for Urban Ecology
• The Centre of Urban Ecology is revitalizing Humber’s Pond at
the North Campus where multiple programs were involved in
designs, building and monitoring the project
• Faculty ‘Sustainability Champions’ group was formed,
and development of a Sustainability Institutional Learning
Outcome began
Learning To (1) embed sustainability A: Increase students, staff and faculty • Hosted the Annual Humber Earth Week in March 2018.
outside the into student life and engagement in sustainability on Events included a mobile Fairtrade campus coffee cart,
classroom campus culture (2) campus. ‘Break the Cycle’ transportation fair and partnership with
demonstrate leadership WWF Shoreline clean up
in sustainability through • We hosted 2 Electric Vehicle test drive events at North and
co-curricular programming Lakeshore campuses in partnership with Plug’n Drive to help
(3) engage students educate students and staff about zero carbon commuting
outside the classroom in • Partnered with IDI for IDW week – 110 attendees
conversations and learning • The Centre of Urban Ecology and the Aboriginal Resource
about sustainability. Centre conduct joint restoration activities in the Arboretum at
North Campus and take care of our Medicine Wheel Garden
• Humber’s students won the grand prize in the first
annual WWF Canada’s Designing Change for a Living Planet
competition
Research To support best practices A: Track the number of research • 10 research projects conducted in 2017/18 related
in research projects related projects that are related to to sustainability
to sustainability. sustainability.
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ENGAGEMENT Social Equity and To (1) support and advance A: Increase number of people that • Over 6000 Humber community members participated in
Wellbeing diversity and affordability attend Center for Human Rights 47 education and training sessions held throughout the year
To create a safe and
healthy campus by on campus, (2) promote and Equity workshops, and complete to deepen the College’s understanding of equity, diversity
encouraging a culture equality, (3) champion training for Mental Health. and inclusion
of sustainability. innovative thinking and • Centre staff collaborated with Humber’s Centre for
programs and services B: Strong Health and Safety awareness Teaching & Learning to develop a comprehensive online
to heighten human rights and programs. training module: the Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence
and diversity awareness, Awareness training. Approximately 2,500 Humber
and (4) support work- employees have completed it since launching it in 2015.
life balance, physical • This past year, the Centre launched new training modules
and mental health and on the topics of Understanding Humber’s Accessibility
wellness, and safety. Policies and Social Media Accessibility
Outreach, Humber has integrated A: The Humber community knows • Created Campus Sustainable features maps
Awareness and sustainability into all areas what sustainability means and how • Created Sustainability Toolkit for Meetings and Events
Communication of the institution, and the college has embedded it into the • Produced 21 Sustainability News, Blog or highlights on
Humber Sustainability is Humber experience. our website
the hub for information, • March 2018 Earth Week was yet another successful year
initiatives and programming B: Have a Green Ambassador/Team in with great participation from all campuses
for sustainability on campus. every school and business unit of • Students reignited the IGNITE Sustainability Club at North
the college. and Lakeshore campuses. With approximately 40 members
across both campuses
C: Track on a college-wide basis • Increased social media reach
community service hours conducted - Twitter by 27%: 989 to 1,261
by students, staff and faculty. - Instagram by 183%; 105 to 298
- Facebook 168 followers
D: Continue to advance Humber’s • Website views increased by 54%: 14,566 (2016) to 22,490 (2017)
contributions to the community. • Mailing list increased 28%:
- 1,614 to 2,169 (student)
- 371 to 380 (staff)
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• 5th annual vegetarian day in October 2017. This year
included more internal and external partners and students
from the Food Supply and Technology course developed
an educational session, to engage fellow peers on
vegetarian diets
• Multiple workshops related to sustainability in academics,
Fairtrade, travel and fashion were offered at Humber’s
annual Showcase conference
• Humber partnered with WWF Canada as a pilot partner of
the new Living Planet @ Campus Program in Ontario
Investments To ensure that Humber A: To develop social and environmental • No changes occurred
College seeks investments criteria for investments by
that promote sustainability – 2018/2019 that are included as
socially and environmentally screens when Humber makes
responsible, ethical, strategic investments in industries,
impact and mission-related businesses, funds, and communities.
investments.
OVER 6000 HUMBER COMMUNITY MEMBERS
PARTICIPATED IN 47 EDUCATION AND TRAINING
SESSIONS HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO
DEEPEN THE COLLEGE’S UNDERSTANDING OF
EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
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