UdeM commitments related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
POVERTY
Objective 1 : Eradication of poverty
- Support the retention and success of students with vulnerability factors;
- Use products and services that follow sustainable development standards;
- Use more suppliers from the social economy;
- Offer healthy and responsible products on our campuses;
- Fight against food insecurity;
- Support the members of the UdeM community.
HUNGER AND FOOD
Objective 2 : Fight against hunger
- Use products and services that follow sustainable development standards;
- Offer healthy and responsible products on our campuses;
- Increase the food and product offer on our campuses;
- Fight against food insecurity.
HEALTH
Objective 3 : Good health and well-being
Plan and maintain landscaping to reduce environmental impact;
- Offer healthy and responsible products on our campuses;
- Offer a healthy living environment and promote the well-being of all;
- Support the members of the UdeM community.
EDUCATION
Objectif 4 : Access to quality education
- Increase and ensure the integration of sustainable development in classes and study programs;
- Create a structure that promotes learning and teaching of the principles of sustainable development;
- Increase and ensure the integration of sustainable development in the research themes;
- Plan and maintain landscaping to reduce environmental impact;
- Create habitats and protect biodiversity while encouraging social interaction;
- Support UdeM community members;
- Stimulate UdeM’s commitment.
GENDER EQUALITY
Objective 5 : Gender equality
- Identify and break down barriers to an equitable access to higher learning;
- Support the retention and success of students with vulnerability factors;
- Ensure the preparation of students from all disciplines to interact and work in various contexts and diversities;
- Make the University an inclusive work environment that represents the diversity of the community that it serves;
- Make the University an inclusive living environment, free from discrimination and representing the various diversities of the community;
- Diversify excellence and promote equity and inclusion in research;
- Increase partnerships with vulnerable groups and get the graduate students and funders more involved.
WATER
Objective 6 : Access to safe water and sanitation
Here are the actions that UdeM and its community are implementing to reduce water consumption.
ENERGY
Objective 7 : Reliable, sustainable and modern energies at an affordable cost
Here are the actions that UdeM and its community are implementing to improve the energy efficiency of installations, equipment, and material.
WORK AND ECONOMY
Objectif 8 : Access to decent jobs
- Support the consideration of ESG factors in the management of the donation fund portfolio;
- Reduce the carbon footprint of the donation fund portfolio;
- Use products and services that follow sustainable development standards;
- Support UdeM community members.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Objective 9 : Building resilient infrastructure, promoting sustainable industrialization that benefits everyone, and fostering innovation
- Have a leading edge in terms of sustainable development encouraging innovation;
- Obtain a Gold environmental certification or the equivalent for all new construction on the University sites;
- Manage building function and maintenance in a sustainable manner;
- Execute environmentally friendly construction, renovation and building design.
REDUCED INEQUALITIES
Objective 10 : Reduced inequalities
- Identify and break down barriers to an equitable access to higher learning;
- Support the retention and success of students with vulnerability factors;
- Ensure the preparation of students from all disciplines to interact and work in various contexts and diversities;
- Make the University an inclusive work environment that represents the diversity of the community that it serves;
- Make the University an inclusive living environment, free from discrimination and representing the various diversities of the community;
- Diversify excellence and promote equity and inclusion in research;
- Increase partnerships with vulnerable groups and get the graduate students and funders more involved;
- Use more suppliers from the social economy;
- Support UdeM community members.
CITIES
Objective 11 : Sustainable cities and communities
- Improve the energy efficiency of installations, equipment, and material;
- Manage building function and maintenance in a sustainable manner;
- Re-use and adapt historical buildings;
- Increase the modal share of active and public transportation;
- Plan and maintain landscaping to reduce environmental impact;
- Create habitats and protect biodiversity while encouraging social interaction;
- Actively take part in the Mount Royal conservation effort;
- Use products and services that follow sustainable development standards;
- Offer a healthy living environment and promote the well-being of all.
CONSUMPTION
Objectifve 12 : Responsable production and consumption
- Improve the energy efficiency of installations, equipment, and material;
- Reduce the production and quantity of residual materials to be sent to landfills;
- Manage building function and maintenance in a sustainable manner;
- Increase the modal share of active and public transportation;
- Plan and maintain landscaping to reduce environmental impact;
- Create habitats and protect biodiversity while encouraging social interaction;
- Use products and services that follow sustainable development standards;
- Use more suppliers from the social economy;
- Dispose of surplus property using a process that favors circular economy;
- Offer healthy and responsible products on our campuses;
- Reduce the environmental footprint of food and practices;
- Offer a healthy living environment and promote the well-being of all.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Objective 13 : Measures related to the fight against climate change
- Reduce our GHG emissions;
- Reduce the carbon footprint of the donation fund portfolio;
- Improve the energy efficiency of installations, equipment, and material;
- Manage building function and maintenance in a sustainable manner;
- Re-use and adapt historical buildings;
- Increase the modal share of active and public transportation;
- Increase the number of green and efficient vehicles;
- Reduce the repercussions of business traveling;
- Plan and maintain landscaping to reduce environmental impact.
MARINE LIFE
Objective 14 : Conserve and sustainably use the oceans and seas for sustainable development
- Offer healthy and responsible products on our campuses;
- Reduce the environmental footprint of food and practices.
BIODIVERSITY
Objective 15 : Earth life
- Plan and maintain landscaping to reduce environmental impact;
- Actively take part in the Mount Royal conservation effort;
- Create habitats and protect biodiversity while encouraging social interaction;
- Use products and services that follow sustainable development standards;
- Increase the food and product offer on our campuses.
PEACE AND JUSTICE
Objective 16 : Peace, justice, and efficient institutions
- Reinforce leadership and governance to promote the integration and advancement of sustainable development at the University;
- Identify and break down barriers to an equitable access to higher learning;
- Support the retention and success of students with vulnerability factors;
- Ensure the preparation of students from all disciplines to interact and work in various contexts and diversities;
- Make the University an inclusive work environment that represents the diversity of the community that it serves;
- Make the University an inclusive living environment, free from discrimination and representing the various diversities of the community;
- Diversify excellence and promote equity and inclusion in research;
- Increase partnerships with vulnerable groups and get the graduate students and funders more involved;
- Use products and services that follow sustainable development standards;
- Use more suppliers from the social economy.
GLOBAL PARTNERS
Objective 17 : Partnerships for the realization of objectives
- Reinforce leadership and governance to promote the integration and advancement of sustainable development at the University;
- Disseminate and make known our sustainable development practices;
- Plan and maintain landscaping to reduce environmental impact;
- Create habitats and protect biodiversity while encouraging social interaction;
- Support UdeM community members;
- Stimulate UdeM’s commitment;
- Support a relationship of exchanges with the community;
- Maintain exchanges with local and international players;
- Support outreach and dissemination of culture on our campuses and beyond;
- Promote sustainable development through philanthropy.