About the UC Sustainability Office
The UC Sustainability Office is an on-campus hub for individuals and groups interested in how they can create positive change and promote sustainable practices within the University of Canterbury and wider community. The Sustainability Office organizes events, communicates pathways for change, promotes sustainability and supports a network of individuals and working groups across campus and wider community. We are a resource for staff, students and the wider community who want to connect with sustainable-minded others and create change in their own lives and spaces.
UC Sustainability Office roles are:
- To help people see how sustainability relates to their area of work, research, studies and their wider lives.
- To act as a catalyst for the University in pursuing its charter intentions regarding sustainability and environmental leadership.
- To foster a culture of people prepared to make a difference in creating socio-ecologically sustainable societies.
- To value, recognise and reward people for sustainable efforts and participation.
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Komiti Toitū | Sustainability Committee
The purpose of the Komiti Toitū | Sustainability Committee is to promote Sustainability in University of Canterbury curriculum and research. Membership is for a two-year term.
Current membership of the Committee:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Professor Jan Evans-Freeman | Pro-Vice-Chancellor Sustainability (ex-officio, Chair) |
| Dr Matt Morris | Sustainability Advisor (ex-officio) |
| Professor Bronwyn Hayward | Faculty of Arts representative |
| Dr Joya Kemper | Faculty of Business representative |
| Dr Veronica O’Toole | Faculty of Education representative |
| Dr Ricardo Bello Mendoza | Faculty of Engineering representative |
| Associate Professor Arindam Basu | Faculty of Health representative |
| Associate Professor Andrew Simpson | Faculty of Law representative |
| Professor Sally Gaw | Faculty of Science representative |
| Associate Professor Travis Horton | Academic representative of Academic Board |
| TBA | Academic representative of Academic Board |
| Engagement Officer | UCSA representative |
| Matthew Scobie | Māori Interests representative |
| TBA | Pasifika Interests representative |
| Committee Secretary | Sustainability Projects Coordinator |
Sustainability Programme Board
The purpose of the Board provides advice and insights on current campus projects concerned with Sustainability. Membership is based on the skillset required for each project. Membership is for a two-year term.
Current membership of the Board:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Professor Jan Evans-Freeman | Pro-Vice-Chancellor Sustainability (Chair) |
| Elizabeth Brown | Ngāi Tūāhuriri Representative |
| Professor Markus Milne | Air Travel representative |
| Associate Professor David Evison | Carbon reduction representative |
| Dr Edward Challies | Water representative |
| Nick Hughes | Facilities Management representative |
| Steve Frodsham | Industry Partnerships representative |
| Michael Oulsnam | IT representative |
| TBA | Student representative |
| In Attendance | |
| Dr Matt Morris | Sustainability Advisor |
| Committee Secretary | Sustainability Projects Coordinator |