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According to the BC Ministry of Advanced Education, [1] the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design is "devoted to excellence and innovation in visual arts, media arts and design. Founded in 1925, Emily Carr Institute is one of the oldest post-secondary institutions in B.C. It is recognized internationally as a leader in fine art, media and design education. Its main campus is in the heart of Vancouver on Granville Island."

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Contents 1 External Climate Change Commitments 2 Beyond Carbon Neutral Planning Contacts 3 Carbon Neutral and Beyond-Carbon Neutral Planning Initiatives 3.1 Policy 3.2 Institutional Structure 3.3 GHG Inventory 3.4 Buildings 3.5 Energy 3.6 Transportation 3.7 Food 3.8 Waste 3.9 Purchasing 3.10 Investments 3.11 Budgeting 3.12 Offsets 3.13 Education and Research 3.14 Civic and Community Engagement 3.15 Other

External Climate Change Commitments

• Campus Sustainability Assessment Framework (CSAF) (Owens and Moore, 2008 ^[1]).
• Talloires Declaration

Beyond Carbon Neutral Planning Contacts

Sustainability Working Group (SWiG)

The Sustainability Working Group (SWiG) was started in the fall of 2006 to begin addressing some of the unsustainable practices of the institution. At this time, their president signed the Talloires Declaration - the first art insitute in Canada to pledge such a commitment to sustainability.

Since then, SWiG has taken on a number of initiatives, including the [SYC Campus Tools|Campus Sustainability Assessment Framework] (CSAF) for credit. Spring 2007 saw the group focusing on the waste indicators of the CSAF. They managed to create a great visual display of the group as they did the waste audit, drawing in curious passers-by as they worked! Check out the pictures of the Waste Audit. By using the results from this research and the public interest generated by the event, they are now working with the Board of Governors to initiate long-lasting initiatives or policy to reduce waste and create alternative waste streams such as composting at the school Goals for the year:

• Establish Curriculum/courses that include CSAF indicators, establishing baselines
• Lobby ECI admin to establish institute-wide sustainability projects, policy and sustainability coordinator or office

Campaigns:

• Waste reduction, on-campus composting program

• Network Liason(s) :Juan, Philippa, Lori

Carbon Neutral and Beyond-Carbon Neutral Planning Initiatives

Policy

Institutional Structure

GHG Inventory

Buildings

• A lighting retrofit program provided more effective lighting for art students while saving the institute $10,000 / year and reducing lighting energy use by 50% (Owens and Moore, 2008 ^[1]).

Energy

Transportation

Food

Waste

Purchasing

Investments

Budgeting

Offsets

Education and Research

• Emily Carr is a participant in [www.learningcity.gnwc.ca The Learning City project] on creating classrooms that engage with sustainability and other real world problems (Owens and Moore, 2008. ^[1]).
• Courses in education for sustainability and green design are offered (Owens and Moore, 2008. ^[1]).

Civic and Community Engagement

Other

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Owens, Cameron, and Moore, Janet. 2008. Taking Stock 2008: The current state of sustainability in BC Universities and Colleges. Walking the Talk - BC Working Group and Network on Sustainability Education. http://www.walkingthetalk.bc.ca/files/TakingStock2008_0.pdfAccessed August 2008.