Business Chief USA August 2019

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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“THE MOMENT
YOU STEP ON
CAMPUS AS A
NEW COMMUNITY
MEMBER YOU GET
INTRODUCED TO
THE CONCEPT OF
SUSTAINABILITY
AS A CORE VALUE”
—
Candace Le Roy,
Director of Sustainability,
Simon Fraser University
addressing social inequities, racism,
reconciliation and partnership with
local Indigenous nations.
To implement SFU’s sustainability
values, eight very committed
professionals are led by Director of
Sustainability Candace Le Roy – they
provide planning, consultancy, and
support services to SFU community
members to help them develop, scale,
or promote their sustainability work
and lead sustainability projects across
the university. It’s by no means an act
of enacting top-down policies, she
hastens to say. “We recently finalised
our 20-year Sustainability Vision,
which identifies 20 strategic goals
following a year-long community
engagement progress involving
all University stakeholder groups:
thousands of people took part from
students up to the Board. Everything
we do in the Sustainability Office
is in collaboration and partnership
with the faculty, staff, students, and
communities we are embedded in.
Sustainability at SFU is a shared
responsibility and a joint effort.
Our office merely facilitates this joint
effort so that it is coordinated,
connected, and inclusive.”
AUGUST 2019