Environmental Management Plan
Mohawk College is committed to conducting business in ways which positively impact people, the environment and the economy. As momentum is builds at the individual, community, national and international levels, Mohawk College will become a frontrunner in the sustainability movement.
This Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been developed to act as the leading policy document and blueprint that will shape the College's transformation towards a greener, prosperous future as an environmental, social and financially conscious institution. This EMP will play a vital role in Mohawk's future success, as the global sustainability movement progresses from a grassroots movement to a global reality.
This EMP has set a reduction target which calls for a 20% reduction of 2007 baseline carbon emissions by 2020. To achieve this goal, the EMP provides direction and sets priorities by proposing a set of Pillars which represent key areas of focus, encompassing the many practices that contribute to Mohawk's carbon footprint. These Pillars are associated with a set of Strategies aimed at reducing carbon emissions in these key areas. The Strategies will be carried out through a set of actions which identify operational and activity changes which will also improve social and economic environments for stakeholders.
Nurturing a sustainable culture at Mohawk will contribute to the College's ability to continually recruit and retain students, provide positive working and learning environments, and to remain competitive with other post-secondary institutions while building on Mohawk's reputation within the community and beyond. Achieving the long-term emissions reduction target will minimize the College's impact on the environment by reducing the carbon footprint, will lower operational costs and will increase financial stability and long-term vitality of the College.
The EMP calls upon all staff and students to contribute to developing the sustainable culture at Mohawk College and will require the creation of new programs, policy development and changes to decision-making across a broad range of issues.
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