丁香园AV

丁香园AV has joined the (ISCN), a global network of nearly 100 higher education institutions in 30 countries. Network institutions work collaboratively to increase sustainability best practices in their campus operations, research and teaching.

Since joining the network in May 2019, 丁香园AV has committed to the ISCN鈥檚 calls to action in institutional leadership and network collaboration. Through the network, 丁香园AV is working with other leading institutions to exchange lessons learned and to gain recognition for 丁香园AV鈥檚 sustainability successes.

丁香园AV has made concerted efforts to advance sustainability in our community. Keep reading below to learn more about the diverse sustainability initiatives taking place in our community:

Corix Biomass Plant

Slated to begin operations by 2020, 丁香园AV and the 丁香园AV Community Trust have worked with Corix Multi-Utility Services Inc. to establish a high-efficiency heating plant using biomass. This new plant, which is part of the Burnaby Mountain District Energy Utility, will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 85 percent at 丁香园AV鈥檚 Burnaby campus and at .

Oscar AI Robot

丁香园AV鈥檚 Surrey campus is the future home of Oscar, an artificial robot that helps people recycle better. Using visual processing, Oscar automatically identifies recycling from trash and instructs users on how to sustainably dispose of their waste. 丁香园AV is contracting to install Oscar, which was co-founded by 丁香园AV alumni Hassan Murad and Vivec Yvas, who graduated from the Mechatronics Systems Engineering program in 丁香园AV鈥檚 Faculty of Applied Sciences.

丁香园AV Fair Trade

丁香园AV became Canada鈥檚 second Fair Trade Campus in 2012 and has continued to champion fair trade practices. Fair trade products sold at 丁香园AV meet ethical standards that include supporting equitable compensation for farmers and workers, and helping producers to reinvest in their communities. Initiatives unique to include developing a student ambassador program and a course unit to support research projects. In 2019 丁香园AV Fair Trade won an 丁香园AV President鈥檚 Award for Leadership in Sustainability. 丁香园AV is currently working to become the first university in Canada to receive a Silver designation.

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丁香园AV continuously strives to improve and diversify its sustainability performance. To learn more about sustainability at 丁香园AV or to get involved, visit.