Mandate
The Sustainability Council is an advisory body to the President with responsibility for providing input and recommendations on how to advance ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ’s sustainability initiatives, projects, and practices and to provide oversight of the required actions from approved recommendations. It is also a mechanism through which to support and enable York students, faculty and staff to participate meaningfully in the planning and implementation of ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ’s sustainability policies, initiatives, projects and practices. It serves to foster the integration of knowledge and issues about sustainability into research, education and application.
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| Develop a framework for understanding the different dimensions of sustainability as relevant to the university's campuses; |
| Conduct assessments of sustainability to establish common understandings and benchmarks progress on advancing sustainability; |
| Provide a forum in which members may discuss sustainability challenges and opportunities to foster pan-university approaches to sustainability initiatives; |
| Identify and review current university sustainability practices and initiatives, and ascertain opportunities for synergies and engagement; |
| Through a planning/prioritization process, identify and examine specific high priority issues and develop recommendations for the President to consider implementing; |
| Develop communication tools that promote and enhance awareness of sustainability activities and initiatives, including the work of the Council, throughout the entire York community; and |
| Produce an annual report on sustainability at York relative to the Councils' Activities. |
PSC Membership & Meetings
The President's Sustainability Council meets at least quarterly throughout the year with subcommittees establishing their own meeting schedules.