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From Dugan O'Neil | Update to the SFU community: sustainability initiatives

September 29, 2021

This message is sent on behalf of Dugan O鈥橬eil, SFU鈥檚 vice-president, research and international. It has been sent to all faculty and staff.

Dear SFU staff and faculty,

I have some exciting updates to share with you regarding sustainability initiatives at the university. I am pleased to inform you that  (previously SFU Sustainability Office) has joined the Vice-President, Research and International (VPRI) portfolio (). Some teams within our portfolio have already been building strong partnerships over the last couple of years with SFU Sustainability around ,  and the . We have found these partnerships to be both productive and rewarding for those involved, and for 尤物视频 as a whole. On behalf of Executive Director, , we look forward to seeing that work deepen as we work together on sustainability priorities 尤物视频.

In addition, , has joined the VPRI portfolio. ACT is a state-of-the-art research-to-practice hub for climate change and sustainability solutions. ACT works across disciplines and sectors, advancing public and private sector partnerships by bringing leading experts from the academy, industry, NGOs and all levels of government together to co-create leading research for practice. Under new leadership, Executive Director, , will continue the work of Deborah Harford, enrolling diverse actors to advance practical and effective policy and professional norms that minimize climate risk and emissions, while catalyzing more systemic-level climate and sustainability solutions. ACT will work closely with SFU Sustainability and other members of the VPRI portfolio to elevate and amplify climate change and sustainability partnership and co-creation opportunities, promoting the strengths of SFU as a higher education leader in mobilizing relevant knowledge for sustainable practices across all sectors to help us all go further faster.

This is an exciting time, as SFU is redesigning our sustainability initiatives, strategies and resources. Part of the redesign is grounding this work in a wider framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A new SDGs project will have several announcements associated with it over the coming months, with the first being the launch of a project to map  across the university. The project is led by Executive Director, ,  and the project team includes members from SFU International, SFU Sustainability and VPRI administration. Through this project, we look at how the 17 SDGs align with鈥攐r are being contributed to by鈥攙arious types of core activities taking place at SFU, including: Research; Teaching & Learning; Operations; and Engagement. In the fall, key results of an initial scan of SDGs activity will be shared with the university community during the stakeholder engagement process to strengthen our understanding of SFU鈥檚 existing activity and our potential. SFU International will use the results to develop a Global Engagement Plan aligned with the SDGs, and SFU Sustainability will use the results for their sustainability planning and initiatives.

We are dedicated to collaborating and putting appropriate resources together to leverage and enhance sustainability research, partnerships, projects and initiatives that are happening across the university. You can expect to see further updates on SFU鈥檚 extensive work in SDGs, as the VPRI portfolio is working hard to share more with you in the coming months and throughout the next year.

Sincerely,

Dugan O鈥橬eil
Vice-President, Research and International and Professor of Physics
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vpri@sfu.ca