Sustainability Steering Committee

Mission Statement:

McMaster University will apply its immense potential and use its creative and innovative campus community to advance sustainable operations and growth. McMaster is helping to shape the minds and values of a new generation of leaders and decision makers by integrating an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable consciousness into all aspects of the university lifecycle through innovation, communication, community engagement and implementation.

Guiding Principles:

Identify and establish sustainable objectives and goals

Provide a framework for developing sustainable procedures and initiatives

The committee’s authority comes from the Board of Governors through the Office of the Vice-President (Administration) in accordance with relevant legal and moral obligations. Those matters outside its jurisdiction will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Desired Outcomes:

Enhance the social health and wellbeing of the McMaster community as well as those external communities at the local and global level

Improve the quality of the natural environment on campus and decrease our environmental footprint at the local and global level