Human Resources and Infrastructure
Ambition
UTM will build sustainability into human resources and infrastructure management practices.
Goal 5.1
UTM will commit to a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reduction
- By 2030, UTM will meet or exceed its commitment to reduce GHG emissions by 37 per cent from 2005 levels. Concurrently, UTM will carry out a plan to create a carbon neutral campus before 2050
- By 2021, UTM will increase its use of renewable energy
Goal 5.2
UTM will continue applying a sustainability lens in building design and construction
- By 2030, UTM will design and construct new buildings to a minimum LEED Gold standard, with aims of achieving Platinum status, under the Canadian Green Building Council guidelines
Goal 5.3
UTM will incorporate a reduction program for Scope 3 emissions
- By 2025, UTM will create a mitigation program to reduce emissions from business-related air travel
Goal 5.4
UTM will protect natural habitats on campus
- By 2021, using recommendations of the campus Master Plan, UTM will identify strategies for landscape and storm water management
- By 2020, in collaboration with students and the Facilities Management team, UTM will assess campus spaces for vulnerable and endangered species
- By 2025, UTM will implement environmentally friendly alternatives to road salt