| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 72.00 |
| Liaison | Jessica Krejcik |
| Submission Date | Dec. 22, 2021 |
Concordia University
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Cassandra
Lamontagne Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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1st Partnership
Sustainability Living Labs at Batiment 7
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Yes
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Multi-year or ongoing
Which of the following best describes the partnership?:
Sustainability-related
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? :
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
In August 2018, Concordia finalized a partnership with Bâtiment 7, a resident-led initiative in Pointe-SaintCharles. Located on former CN lands, this heritage industrial site has been reclaimed and is now emerging as a unique model of collectively governed, citizen-led community organizing. Home to 16 locally led initiatives, Bâtiment 7 includes a broad range of community-run cooperative businesses and arts and non-profit organizations.
In September 2019, the Sustainability Action Fund partnered with the Office of Community Engagement to form a new program: Sustainability Living Labs at Bâtiment 7. The space will now be able to benefit from the support and leadership of Concordia students who wish to apply their interest in social and environmental issues outside of the classroom. The students first participate in an ideation session enable potential participants to learn more about the sustainability needs and goals of Pointe-Saint-Charles residents. Students can then connect with others who are interested in designing solutions-based sustainability projects for the coming year.
https://www.concordia.ca/news/stories/2019/09/09/concordia-students-team-up-with-batiment-7-in-the-name-of-sustainability.html
https://www.concordia.ca/about/community/office/projects/living-labs.html
In September 2019, the Sustainability Action Fund partnered with the Office of Community Engagement to form a new program: Sustainability Living Labs at Bâtiment 7. The space will now be able to benefit from the support and leadership of Concordia students who wish to apply their interest in social and environmental issues outside of the classroom. The students first participate in an ideation session enable potential participants to learn more about the sustainability needs and goals of Pointe-Saint-Charles residents. Students can then connect with others who are interested in designing solutions-based sustainability projects for the coming year.
https://www.concordia.ca/news/stories/2019/09/09/concordia-students-team-up-with-batiment-7-in-the-name-of-sustainability.html
https://www.concordia.ca/about/community/office/projects/living-labs.html
2nd Partnership
WWF Living Planet @ Campus program
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Yes
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Multi-year or ongoing
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
Sustainability-focused
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
No
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Concordia partnered with WWF-Canada to join the Living Planet @ Campus program, aimed at providing professional development, education, and engagement opportunities related to sustainability, biodiversity, and conservation. We have begun to provide progamming in fulfillment of the partnership and will be sending a team of students to this years' Designing Change for a Living Planet conference and competition.
https://www.concordia.ca/about/sustainability/get-involved/wwf-living-planet.html
https://www.concordia.ca/news/stories/2020/08/26/concordia-and-wwf-canada-sign-a-new-partnership-agreement.html
https://www.concordia.ca/about/sustainability/get-involved/wwf-living-planet.html
https://www.concordia.ca/news/stories/2020/08/26/concordia-and-wwf-canada-sign-a-new-partnership-agreement.html
3rd Partnership
La Tablée des Chefs
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Yes
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Multi-year or ongoing
Which of the following best describes the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Sustainability-focused
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
The university has a contract with the Montreal non-profit La Tablee des Chefs to collect surplus food from campus events and redistribute them to local community organizations that provide meals to people who are in a situation of food insecurity. The voices of this vulnerable population are represented through the partnership of La Tablee des Chefs with local community organizations.
Concordia's partnership with La Tablee des Chefs started with Hospitality Concordia - Conference Services in 2018 and has expanded to include student groups, such as the Concordia Student Union, Engineering & Computer Science Association, student-managed cafes, among others. In 2019, the university donated over 7,100 portions to local shelters through La Tablee des Chefs program. Staff and student food waste coordinators are currently working to expand campus participation in the program further by engaging with alumni event planners, student groups and tenants.
https://www.tableedeschefs.org/en/
Concordia's partnership with La Tablee des Chefs started with Hospitality Concordia - Conference Services in 2018 and has expanded to include student groups, such as the Concordia Student Union, Engineering & Computer Science Association, student-managed cafes, among others. In 2019, the university donated over 7,100 portions to local shelters through La Tablee des Chefs program. Staff and student food waste coordinators are currently working to expand campus participation in the program further by engaging with alumni event planners, student groups and tenants.
https://www.tableedeschefs.org/en/
Optional Fields
The SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation supports existing and emerging social transformation initiatives that unite the efforts of Concordians and their partners with the goal of creating a more just, inclusive, and broadly prosperous Montreal.Social Transformation is defined through this program as an intentional process of systemic change to address not only the symptoms but the root causes of inequity, injustice and unsustainability.
https://www.concordia.ca/about/shift.html
https://www.concordia.ca/about/shift.html
Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
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