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Science North
Contact:
Emma Meadows
Staff Scientist, Climate Action
emma.meadows@sciencenorth.ca
Region Served:
Sudbury, Ontario
Website:
www.sciencenorth.ca
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Our Climate Quest
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Focus Area: Internal and External Engagement
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Internal and External Engagement
Create an employee incentivization program for reducing emissions
Establish a green team to support employee-related climate action
Educate visitors on the impacts of food choices and waste on climate change
Teach facts and best practices to mitigate and reduce global climate change
Additional Goals for This Institution
Buildings and Energy
Water
Food Service
Transportation
Offset carbon for all work-related staff travel (by end of 2028)
Incentivize employees to carpool, bike, bus or otherwise forgo single-occupant car transportation
Waste
Eliminate all single-use plastic in food service, horticulture, gift shop, and all other facilities and operations (by end of 2028)
Compost 100% of food waste (by end of 2028)
Eliminate the sale and use of bottled water
Recycle or reuse all recyclable materials including metals, glass, and plastic (by end of 2028)
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